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Daniel Bertuccio Resigns From Worldwide Appliances For Role At Ilve

David Richards November 17, 2025 No Comments

Daniel Bertuccio has announced his resignation from Worldwide Appliances, the distributor that has spent 2025 aggressively expanding its portfolio of premium appliance brands in the Australian market. Bertuccio,…

Valve’s New Steam Machine Could Shake Up Console Market, Threaten Sony and Microsoft But Good News For Retailers

David Richards November 17, 2025 No Comments

Valve is gearing up to re-enter the living-room hardware market with a new Steam Machine platform, leveraging advances in chipsets and AI-driven software. The move comes as Microsoft struggles to…

Australian Retailers Monitor UK In Store Facial Recognition Trial At Major Supermarket

David Richards November 16, 2025 No Comments

Major Australian retailers — including Wesfarmers-owned chains such as Officeworks, Bunnings and Kmart, as well as The Good Guys and JB Hi-Fi — are watching closely as UK supermarkets and…

Masimo Wins A$93 Million Verdict Against Serial Patent Thief Apple

David Richards November 16, 2025 No Comments

A U.S. federal jury has ordered Apple to pay A$93 million to medical technology company Masimo, the former owner of Sound United, after finding that the tech giant infringed patented…

Gerry Harvey’s “Australian Legal System F*%ked” Comments Could Cost Harvey Norman Millions in Penalty Case

David Richards November 15, 2025 No Comments

Federal Court proceedings over misleading advertising could see Harvey Norman and its financier Latitude Finance face hefty fines, as the fallout from controversial remarks by Chairman Gerry Harvey continues. The…

Retailers Need To Take Notice Of Dodgy Harvey Norman Latitude Marketing As They Face $85M Fine

David Richards November 15, 2025 No Comments

For years, regulators and consumer advocates have raised concerns about the way major Australian retailers promote “interest-free” finance, now Harvey Norman is facing a multi million dollar hit to the…

Samsung Exits Show Floor At CES As They Go After New B2b Markets

David Richards November 14, 2025 No Comments

Samsung is set to skip exhibiting on the the CES 2026 show floor for the first time, while Harman International, owner of JBL, has pulled out of the event entirely.…

OZ Market Delivers Growth For Disney + AS US Market Tanks

David Richards November 14, 2025 No Comments

Australians have taken to the Disney+ channel with gusto — Disney reports that its global streaming‑base grew by 12.4 million over the previous quarter to reach 196 million combined subscribers…

The House of Marley’s Australian Marketing Appears to Have Stalled If Any At All

David Richards November 14, 2025 No Comments

The House of Marley brand appears to have quietly wound back its investment in the Australian market, despite its long-standing positioning as a champion of sustainable audio products. A review…

Australians Blocked From Buying Sony’s Cut-Price PS5 With A Return To Region Locking

David Richards November 13, 2025 No Comments

Sony Interactive Entertainment — currently facing accusations in Australia of price-fixing PlayStation games — has stirred new controversy after launching a cut-price same version as Australia PlayStation 5 in Japan…