David Richards – Page 38

Why Microsoft’s Ambitions Is A Real Risk For Australians As One Country Turns Them Off

David Richards May 18, 2026 No Comments

When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella toured Australia to boast about the tech giant’s massive local investments, his pitch focused heavily on the future of innovation: bigger AI models and trillion-parameter…

Australia’s Booming Appliance And Homewares Market Is About To Get a Major New Information Source

David Richards May 17, 2026 No Comments

The publishers behind SmartHouse and ChannelNews, Brand Noise and 4Square Media Australia’s leading news platforms for consumer technology, entertainment and appliances, are launching an aggressive expansion into the fast-growing consumer…

REVIEW: The Big Flooring Trend Today Is Composite Floors Which The New Tineco Steam Mop Is A Monty For

David Richards May 17, 2026 No Comments

The trend in modern or renovated Australian houses and apartments today is hybrid or composite flooring and engineered timber look products, rather than traditional solid hardwood alone, and this has…

Oh Dear Optus CEO Believes They Have Fixed Their Problems, Maybe Someone Should Tell Him

David Richards May 15, 2026 No Comments

Optus is once again attempting to rebuild trust in a brand now synonymous with crisis, dysfunction and corporate failure, launching a multimillion-dollar national advertising blitz at the very moment customers…

Netgear Investing In Stripping Share Away From Retailers As Consumer Sales Slump

David Richards May 15, 2026 No Comments

Netgear’s consumer business is continuing to slide, with the networking Company attempting to dress up a near 10% collapse in consumer revenue as an “intentional strategy” rather than a growing…

New Authority COFOSS Issue Blunt Warning To Government & Appliance Industy

David Richards May 14, 2026 No Comments

Australia’s biggest appliance and consumer electronics brands have issued a blunt warning to governments: fragmented state regulations and political inaction are driving up costs for consumers while crippling national sustainability…

Coles Exposed Over ‘Fake Discounts’ in Landmark Court Ruling, Woolworths Could Be Next

David Richards May 14, 2026 No Comments

Australia’s supermarket giants are under mounting pressure after Coles was found by the Federal Court to have misled consumers through a widespread fake discounting scheme that exploited shoppers already struggling…

De’Longhi Australia Defies Retail Headwinds with Record $221M Revenue Surge

David Richards May 14, 2026 No Comments

In a year defined by inflationary pressures and tightening household budgets, De’Longhi Australia has proved that the morning caffeine ritual remains “recession-proof.” The Italian-owned appliance titan has delivered a blistering…

Miele OZ Profits Fall Revenues Up As Company Restructures Globally

David Richards May 13, 2026 No Comments

Miele has reported softer profits despite higher revenues in Australia, as discounting and mounting pressure in the premium appliance sector continue to weigh on margins. The German appliance manufacturer posted…

Notebook War Breaks Out As Google Takes On Windows OS & Dodgy MS 365

David Richards May 13, 2026 No Comments

CE retailers could emerge as the big winners in a high end notebook war now breaking out between Microsoft and Google, as consumers fed up with Windows problems and unreliable…