EXCLUSIVE Laser Corporation Vs The Crest Company Employee Stoush, ‘Not About JB Hi Fi’
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October 19, 2020
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Sydney based distributor Laser Corporation is facing potential legal action after they allegedly poached three staff from Brisbane based distributor The Crest... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Delonghi Appoints New Marketing Director
George O’Neill has been appointed as the new Marketing Director at Delonghi ANZ. O’Neill has a proven pedigree when it comes to... Read More
Serious Questions Raised Over Future Of Australian Computer Society
Serious questions are being asked about the future of the Australian Computer Society and their cosy relationship with the Australian Federal Government... Read More
Premium Appliance & CE Brands Set To Be Hit By Closure Of 10 David Jones Stores
David Jones is set close up to 10 upmarket stores in a move that is set to impact brands and distributors selling... Read More
Dell Moves To Cut Staff As Debt Rises To Over $46 Billion
Dell Technologies whose PC’s and Alienware gaming machines are sold online and at JB Hi Fi has moved to sack staff in... Read More
Did Cost Cutting Play A role in Electrolux Sacking Of Doyle
When John Featherstone came on board as the head of Electrolux Australia questions were raised as to why the acting GM Michael... Read More
No Office Shiro Wobbles, COVID Costs Cut Boosts Profits, Sales Down
NSW based distributor Shriro who are currently without a head office or showroom has reported a 3.2% fall in Australian revenues, overall... Read More
COVID: 70% In TAS, VIC & NSW Have Changed Employment
According to Roy Morgan research, two-thirds of working Australians have had to change their employment due to the COVID-19 crisis, and this... Read More
Victoria’s Stage 4 Causes Payroll Jobs Drop
Payroll jobs have fallen by almost three per cent in Victoria, and one per cent nationally, over the month to August 8... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Electrolux Facing Legal Action Over Sales Director Dumping
Michael Doyle the highly popular former Director of Sales at Electrolux is facing a legal fight with the Swedish appliance Company after... Read More
Sennheiser Set To Be Affected By COVID-19 Questions Over Accounts Structure
German sound brand Sennheiser who last year restructured their management team with the axing of key staff, after losses of $780,000 have... Read More
Internal Spat Boils Over At Electrolux, After CEO With Limited Appliance Experience Appointed
It has taken six months for John Featherstone who late last year was appointed CEO of Electrolux to have a falling out... Read More
Employment Rate Continues To Improve With More Part-Time Work
Employment in Australia increased by 114,700 people between June and July, though this was more part-time employment (71,200 people) than full-time employment... Read More
Jobs Fall In Vic, But Hold Steady In Other States
According to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the number of payroll jobs nationwide remained steady through... Read More
Jobseekers Flock To Freelancer
SYDNEY: Young Australians – the hardest hit sector for mass layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic – have been flocking to Freelancer.com, according... Read More
Gov Claims Covid ‘Success’ Will Attract Big Movie Makers To Oz
CANBEERA: Australia’s relative success in managing Covid-19 is being promoted by the Morrison Government as an incentive to attract more international makers... Read More
BritBox Gears Up For 2020 Oz Launch, Builds Out Local Team
The video streaming service BritBox – a joint venture between BBC Studios and ITV – is gearing up to launch in Australia... Read More
Microsoft PR Agency Dumps Staff As WPP Struggle
Ogilvy PR or as they like to be called today OPR, has over the year handled some of Australia’s biggest consumer electronic... Read More
Job Vacancies Fall By A Record 43%
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the number of job vacancies in the country fell by 43% in the May... Read More
LG Appoints Former Pana Exec, New Home Entertainment Manager
LG Electronics Australia has appointed former Panasonic executive Joshua Marshall as the new General Manager for Home Entertainment. Previously, the position had... Read More
Serious Questions Being Asked About Big W Future After Target Chainsaw Carve Out
Serious questions are being asked about the future of Big W following the decision by Wesfarmers to take a chainsaw to Target... Read More
What Happened To Harvey Norman’s Paul English? The Nine Network Know
Paul English the former Executive General Manager of the Harvey Norman owned Domayne has just popped up on one of the most... Read More
No Evidence Of COVID -19 Problem At JB Hi Fi, As Best Buy Lays Off 50,000
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April 16, 2020
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Best Buy the biggest CE and appliance Company in the world whose sales have fallen over 5% in stores but are surging... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Sharp Appoints New CEO Questions Over Future Of TV’s & Microwaves
Japanese Company Sharp Australia has appointed a new CEO as the Company looks for new business opportunities in Australia. Mr Tim Ko... Read More
CE Retailers Shift Stock As After Easter Uncertainty Takes Hold
Consumer electronics and appliance retailers are moving to shift millions of dollars’ worth of stock sitting in empty stores to online warehouses,... Read More
VIC Gov’s ‘Working For Victoria Fund’ Expects To Place 2500 Workers By The End Of The Week
The Victorian government’s $500 million ‘Working for Victoria Fund’ – which aims to find employment for people who have lost work due... Read More
Distributor Dicker Data Appoints New Head Of AV & New Business Development Manager For AV
Dicker Data – Australia’s largest locally owned and operated technology hardware, software and cloud distributor – has announced the appointment of two... Read More
Has Harvey Norman Revenues Started To Slump? Their Shares Have
Has Harvey Norman revenues slumped, following the ill-fated appearance of Chairman Gerry Harvey on 60 Minutes, who after bragging about his recent... Read More
Despite Forecasting Rising Unemployment, Westpac Expects Jobs To Increase In Some Sectors
Westpac has forecast that there will be major job losses in the June quarter as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, estimating... Read More
Harvey Norman Shares Thumped, Directors Salaries Cut, Dividends Revoked
As JB Hi Fi shares climbed 2.3% Thursday, Harvey Norman shares were nosediving falling 7% after management revoked the $0.12 cent dividend... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Marketing Director Quits Netgear For Key Distributor Role
Andrew Tyler the Marketing Manager Netgear has quit after 18 months to join Sydney based distributor Panmi the distributor of the popular... Read More
$130 Billion Package Designed To Save Distributors & Retailers Announced
The Prime Minister has unveiled a $130 billion economic package but to get access to this distributors and small retailers will have... Read More
BREAKING NEWS:Winnings Stores Close Appliances Online Booming
Leading specialist appliance retailer has moved to close their 22 showrooms, staff working for the Companies online operation Appliances Online will not... Read More
UPDATED:David Jones Tipped To Follow Myer & Close Down Stores
Myer has jumped the gun and announced that they are set to start closing all stores from this weekend, David Jones is... Read More
UPDATED: Retailers Face Close Down PM, QBE Tipped To Cut Insurance Risk
Despite pleas to both Federal and State Governments consumer electronics and appliance retail stores face being shut down from Monday of next... Read More
Woolworths To Hire 20,000 In The Next Month
The Woolworths Group has announced it will hire up to 20,000 new staff over the next month to cope with the unprecedented... Read More
Government Hiring During Downturn: ‘Thousands Of Jobs’ On Offer
As the retail and hospitality sectors stand down hundreds of thousands of employees, state governments are trying to hire more people and... Read More
JB Hi Fi Closes Stores As Premier Sack 9,000 No Rent To Be Paid
JB Hi-Fi has temporarily closed its New Zealand business while retail Group Premier Investments has moved to sack 9,000 people. The JB... Read More
Centrelink Lines Longer Than Ever
Last night Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a new round of businesses that would have to close their doors, and today the... Read More
Oz In Lockdown: What The Transition To Food Delivery Means For Jobs & Businesses
With the government restricting restaurants and cafes to takeaway and home deliveries only, restaurants are seeking out food delivery options, which could... Read More
OZ Dollar Falls Below $0.60 Westpac Claims ‘Technical Recession’ Consumers Still Spending
The Australian dollar has fallen below $0.60 due to the Coronavirus and the slump in share values in Australia, and while goods... Read More
Jabra Marketing Director Out
Sid Rashid the Marketing Manager at Jabra has suddenly left the Company after just 18 months in the job. He joins a... Read More
Workers Fear Coronavirus After Vodafone Head Office Evacuated
Australians are becoming concerned about Coronavirus as several big Companies let their staff work from home. New gloBAL research reveals that more... Read More
AAP Newswire Service Closes After 85 Years
After 85 years of operation, news agency Australian Associated Press, whose 180 journalists provide a significant amount of the nation’s daily news... Read More
Leading IT Consultancy Expands To Australia
This week will see one of UK’s leading IT consultancies, Waterstons, launch two new Australian offices in a move to gain market... Read More
B&W Failed To Tell Local Management Of CEO Restructure
Senior management at Bowers & Wilkins Australia were not told that global directors had quit the UK Company or that a turnaround... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: Major Shake Up At Bowers & Wilkins As CEO Exits
A major shakeup has rocked high end Hi Fi Company Bowers & Wilkins with two senior executives exiting the Company. Gideon Yu,... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Panasonic Axes State Managers After TV Exit
Panasonic Australia has moved to retrench State Managers after earlier this month announcing the Japanese Companies exit from the TV and home... Read More
New LG Electronics MD Named
As exclusively reported by ChannelNews back in December 2019, LG Australia who recently lost their GM of Marketing and their Home Entertainment... Read More
Coronavirus Set To Cost Qantas $150 Million
Iconic Australian airline Qantas has announced it will slash flights across Asia as the coronavirus outbreak continues to damage airlines globally. The... Read More
