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LIFX Smart Home Product Recalled

Jake Nelson February 18, 2021 No Comments

A product recall has been issued for an LIFX smart switch, which is sold at JB Hi-Fi, due to fire risk. The black and white models of the LIFX Switch,…

Expensive Wellness Brand Therabody Picked Up By CE Retailers

April Glover February 18, 2021 No Comments

Leading tech wellness brand Therabody, which sells Theragun massage devices from retailers such as JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and Bing Lee, has raised equity from over 100 celebrity investors. Therabody…

Target Finally Gets Traction But Still Behind Kmart

Jake Nelson February 18, 2021 No Comments

Kmart and Target have posted increased revenue and profits in the second half of 2020, with Target sales going up even as stores are shuttered or converted to Kmart outlets.…

Officeworks Sales Up 23%, New Push Into Education Market

David Richards February 18, 2021 No Comments

Australia’s leading office supply and B2b retailer Officeworks has delivered sales growth of 23% as consumers move to working from home and business upgrades employee notebooks. Reporting today owner Wesfarmers…

Catch Reels In Big Bucks For Wesfarmers

Jake Nelson February 18, 2021 No Comments

Wesfarmers-owned online retailer Catch has surged over the six months to December 31, more than doubling its revenue year over year and spurring Wesfarmers to $2 billion in online sales…

$22.7 Million: ATO Hands Down Record Fine For Tax Rort

Computer Daily News February 17, 2021 No Comments

SYDNEY: A former tax agent has copped a massive penalty for scamming clients into claiming oversized tax offsets using a research and development ruse. Last week, Sydney-based Paul Bogiatto was…

Defence Renews Storage Deal With Chinese Outfit

Computer Daily News February 17, 2021 No Comments

CANBERRA: The Australian Defence Department has flown under the radar in extending a contract with a Chinese-owned company to continue storing data in its Sydney facilities. For a decade sensitive…

IoT Developer Raises $21 Million

Computer Daily News February 17, 2021 No Comments

BRISBANE: Australian Internet of Things (IoT) software developer Canopy Tools has raised $21 million ahead of a planned float in 2022. The funds will be used to boost growth of…

Harvey Norman Now Stocking Entry-Level Oppo Smartphones

April Glover February 16, 2021 No Comments

Chinese smartphone marker Oppo is now being flogged in Harvey Norman, less than a year after the retailer dumped the top-end Oppo 5G model from its range. The retail agreement…

JB Hi-Fi Boss Warns TV Stock Shortages Aren’t Going Away

April Glover February 16, 2021 No Comments

JB Hi-Fi boss Richard Murray has warned TVs and other electronics will suffer indefinite stock shortages in Australia as unprecedented demand and pandemic supply delays continue to plague the industry.…