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Aldi To Trial Home Delivery

David Richards August 15, 2017 No Comments

German grocery chain Aldi who have been stripping consumer electronics and appliance sales from mass retailers is looking at how well a new US delivery services goes before they consider…

Microsoft Responds To Surface “Complete Dud” Claims

David Richards August 15, 2017 No Comments

Plagued with Surface reliability issues Microsoft is now facing problems with retailers in Australia, who are now recommending products from Acer, Lenovo and Dell over the Microsoft made notebooks. A…

COMMENT: Smart Effect, Why There Is More Upside Tipped For JB Hi Fi

David Richards August 14, 2017 No Comments

Sales growth for JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys is looking good but I suspect more is set to come in the next few quarter as JB Hi Fi…

Are Consumers Being “Ripped Off” By Google Home

David Richards August 14, 2017 No Comments

In Australia Google Home, which has extremely limited devices that connect with the recently launched home speaker, is selling for $199, in the US, giant retailer Lowes is selling the…

Amazon Looking At Sport Sponsorship & Ticketing A Move That Could Hurt Harvey Norman

David Richards August 14, 2017 No Comments

Amazon is looking to move into the Australian ticketing market while also becoming a major sports sponsor, a move that could seriously hurt Ticketmaster who have often been accused of…

Fake Beats Headphones Being Returned To Retailers As “Original”.

David Richards August 11, 2017 No Comments

Fake Beats headphones, is believed to have cost Apple tens of thousands of dollars after it was discovered that consumers were buying a new original pair from a retailer, then…

EXCLUSIVE:New Big Brand Distributor Aqipa Closes Door To New Business

David Richards August 10, 2017 No Comments

Four months after opening their doors in Australia European distributor Aqipa Gear Guru, which is a joint venture operation with two former Convoy executives Cameron Greig and Sohan Karunaratne is…

Security Vulnerabilities Found In Solar Panels

David Richards August 9, 2017 No Comments

Thousands of Australian homes that use solar panels and connect back to the electricity grid could be targeted by hackers a Dutch researcher has said. Willem Westerhof found 17 vulnerabilities…

Bandwidth To Act As Barrier To VR Growth

David Richards August 9, 2017 No Comments

3D was a dismal failure for retailers and their reluctance to back VR so far appears to be justified. A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that data consumption by…

Ambertech Shares Fall After Company Announces Loss

David Richards August 9, 2017 No Comments

Sydney-based Ambertech, who back in June, failed to tell the market that they had lost key consumer accounts has announced that they are facing losses of up to $800,000 and…