Copyright © 2008 4 Square Media http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:53:00 GMT Retailers on www.channelnews.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/D5F5D2P5 First it was Apple shops now Microsoft has moved into the retail space with the opening of a new online retail operation in the US. The store will sell everything from the ill fated Vista operating system to Zune players and keyboards. It is not known whether the Company plans to open their own online store in Australia. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:53:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/D5F5D2P5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081116075421b28d5.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/F8G6P9C7 In an ominous move for music retailers and the likes of JB Hi Fi who stock large quantities of music the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart in the USA is significantly downsizing shelf space for music CDs while increasing availability of Blu-ray. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:42:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/F8G6P9C7 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008110707484360e10.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/F3T3Q4P3 Elly Valas a leading US retail consultant and the co-author of Guerrilla Retailing has warned Australia retailers that despite an economic downturn they must not become complacent and if anything they should increase their level of service and “spend more on marketing”. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:54:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/F3T3Q4P3 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080710081227176db.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/G2J6L3G2 In a report released by Google Australia it was revealed that 50 per cent of Australian shoppers research their purchases online before going to the store to buy- a phenomenon that is happening across the developed world. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:39:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/News/Business_News/G2J6L3G2 Branko Miletic http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200804081043084067e.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/G3A8U2V5 Samsung Electronics Australia warns retailers and customers that there are two Samsung consumer promotions running through the first quarter 2008, one on LCD TVs and one on the Samsung K3 MP3 player. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:50:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/G3A8U2V5 Sarah Falson http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200802140251453e77b.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/C8K3W8J5 Harvey Norman’s new OFIS chain of office goods stores, which will eventually go up against Woolworths’ OfficeWorks, has appointed Trend Micro Internet Security manufacturer, Manaccom, as its preferred software supplier when the first of the OFIS stores open in March. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:43:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/C8K3W8J5 Sarah Falson http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080214024455012ff.png http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/M5R4P2U8 Winning electronics retailer, JB Hi-Fi, says it expects to better its sales result for the 2007 financial year, which reached an incredible $1.7 billion, with the company forecasting $1.8 billion and net profit after tax of up to $60 million. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:09:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/M5R4P2U8 Sarah Falson http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20080212010044c7808.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appointment_And_Jobs/Resellers/K9Q5E6Q3 Australia’s third-largest retailer, JB Hi-Fi, says it will open five new stores in Australia and New Zealand this year, after announcing a jump in net profit after tax for the half-year ending 31 December of 60 per cent – the company’s highest-ever sales growth. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:54:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appointment_And_Jobs/Resellers/K9Q5E6Q3 Sarah Falson http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008021212460057323.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appointment_And_Jobs/Resellers/R4V3P3F5 New Zealand’s largest whitegoods and appliances manufacturer, Fisher & Paykel, is set to open its controversial new manufacturing facility in Thailand this March, after laying off hundreds of jobs in its home country last year to make way for the new plant. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:35:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Appointment_And_Jobs/Resellers/R4V3P3F5 Sarah Falson http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200802121240439092f.jpg http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/B6D7T3W6 JB Hi-Fi has recorded a massive 50 per cent increase in sales in the six months leading up to Christmas 2007 from the same period the year before, with CEO Richard Uechtritz attributing the success to strong buying power and a unique store model that includes a new roll-out of IT and computer products across Australia. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:19:00 GMT http://www.channelnews.com.au/Content_And_Management/Retailers/B6D7T3W6 Sarah Falson http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2008021212202205d83.jpg