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Apple Extends AppleCare+ Offer After Sluggish Sales

Roma Christian August 18, 2020 No Comments

Apple has extended the timeframe for consumers to access its premium technical support offering, AppleCare+, reportedly due to a slowdown in sales. The initiative also seeks to lift digital services…

JB HiFi Online Smashes Competition

David Richards August 17, 2020 No Comments

JB Hi Fi was the best performing consumer electronics and appliance retailer in Australia during the past six months significantly outperformed Kogan, Catch, Big W, and archrival Harvey Norman according…

Kogan.com’s ‘E-commerce Revolution’, Sales Up 39.3% In FY20

Elise Reid August 17, 2020 No Comments

Kogan.com’s sales increased by 39.3% in FY20 to hit $768.9 million, with gross profit growing at a similar rate of 39.6%, to $126.5 million. The e-commerce retailer was also able…

The Good Guys Sales Surge 11.2% As People Upgrade Appliances & Entertainment

Elise Reid August 17, 2020 No Comments

Sales at The Good Guys have surged during COVID-19 lockdowns – the retailer’s total sales grew by 11.2% in FY20 to $2.39 billion, and increased even more sharply in the…

BREAKING NEWS:COVID-19 Delivers Record Numbers For JB Hi Fi

David Richards August 17, 2020 No Comments

JB Hi-Fi Limited has reported an 11.6% increase in sales to $7.9 billion, EBIT is up 33.2% to $332.7 million (Statutory NPAT up 21.0% to $302.3M. The retailer delivered $600m…

Lenovo & HP Account For Half Of Global Notebook Sales

Elise Reid August 17, 2020 No Comments

According to Q2 2020 figures from Strategy Analytics, global notebook shipments surged under COVID-19 lockdowns, growing by 27% year-on-year (y-o-y) to hit 54.2 million. Combined, Lenovo (25%) and HP (24.8%)…

What’s Next For JB Hi Fi?

David Richards August 17, 2020 No Comments

JB Hi Fi is on a roll but the big question is how long it will last as their shares climb to $47.41 ahead of today’s financial results for the…

EXCLUSIVE:Aqipa Roll Out SAP System That Delivers Trading Marketplaces For Brands & Retailers

David Richards August 17, 2020 No Comments

COVID-19 has delivered a “huge opportunity” for Melbourne based distributor AQIPA, after their parent Company rolled out a multimillion dollar global SAP program, that went live weeks out from the…

Lenovo’s Online Sales Up 53% During COVID

Elise Reid August 14, 2020 No Comments

Lenovo’s revenue rose by 7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the second quarter of the year to reach US$13.3 billion, despite the challenging global environment. The company’s pre-tax income increased even more…

Fortnite Developer Sues Apple

Elise Reid August 14, 2020 No Comments

Epic Games has filed a new civil lawsuit against Apple in the US, after the game developer’s popular game ‘Fortnite’ was pulled from the App Store. The lawsuit alleges that…