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Indian Retail Group Runs Ruler Over The Good Guys

David Richards June 28, 2016 No Comments

A large Indian retail group who several months ago ran a ruler over the Dick Smith operation is now in discussions with the owners of The Good Guys according to…

Acer Faces Brexit Challenge Claims CEO

David Richards June 27, 2016 No Comments

DIGITIMES: Acer CEO Jason Chen has claimed that the UK’s departure from the EU will weaken demand in the Europe market because of weakened consumer confidence and exchange rate fluctuations.…

Google To Launch Own Branded Smartphone, Take Over Design

David Richards June 27, 2016 No Comments

Google is set to shake up the smartphone market with the big search Company set to release their own Google branded smartphone. The move is set to hurt several struggling…

Netflix Tipped To Overtake Foxtel As Fetch TV Starts Box War

David Richards June 27, 2016 No Comments

Foxtel who are struggling to grow sales, following the disastrous launch of their “New” Q3 set top boxwhich was launched, in response to the arrival of Netflix, is now facing…

Masters Set To Disrupt Market With Massive Liquidation Sale In December

David Richards June 27, 2016 No Comments

Woolworths is planning to dump millions of dollars’ worth of discounted Masters, stock into the Australian market over the months of November and December, in a move that could disrupt…

EXCLUSIVE: Sharp Subsidaries Face The Axe Distributor Model Mooted For OZ

David Richards June 26, 2016 No Comments

Foxconn Technology has said that they are set to close “inefficient” Sharp subsidiaries, ChannelNews understands that Australian operation will survive for six months before a decision is made on its…

Skullcandy Headphones Sold Will It Lead To Another Distributor Swap?

David Richards June 26, 2016 No Comments

Headphone maker Skullcandy whose products are distributed by Byron Bay based distributor Seabreeze Oz has been sold for $236M. The buyer of the brand whose products are ranged at JB…

Where The OZ Appliance Market Is Going

David Richards June 24, 2016 No Comments

A detailed analysis of the Australian appliance market by the Citi Equities team claims that the “Appliance tailwind for electronics retailers is fading”. They claim that while the fundamentals of…

EXCLUSIVE: Confirmed Amazon Prime To Take On Netflix Q1 2017 In OZ

David Richards June 23, 2016 No Comments

Amazon Prime Video will launch in Australia in the second quarter of 2017 according to local sources, however the battle will be all about content and the rights that both…

The Good Guys Set To Be A Major Threat For Both JB Hi Fi & Harvey Norman Claims New Report

David Richards June 23, 2016 No Comments

The pressure on Harvey Norman is “Intensifying” while The Good Guys is set to become an even more aggressive appliance retailer when sold, according to a new Citi retail report.…