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Harvey Norman Gets Million In Government COVID-19 Handouts

David Richards April 13, 2020 No Comments

Harvey Norman has been handed a massive NZ$12.7 million in Government handouts following the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The New Zealand Government has also handed out millions to Noel Leeming…

Is Kogan Set To Top The NSW COVID-19 Name & Shame List

David Richards April 13, 2020 No Comments

Is Kogan set to make the COVID-19 name and shame list after they were caught out price gouging goods including hand sanitisers. The threat of Kogan making the list is…

CE Retailers Shift Stock As After Easter Uncertainty Takes Hold

David Richards April 13, 2020 No Comments

Consumer electronics and appliance retailers are moving to shift millions of dollars’ worth of stock sitting in empty stores to online warehouses, one retail group has also moved to facilitate…

Cloud, Smartphone Sales Boom As Asia–Tech Rises, Post-Virus

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SHANGHAI/SEOUL: Smartphone sales in China are rising again as COVID-19 cases there decline and global demand for chips used in work-from-home networks surges. All indications are that Asian tech outfits…

COVID-19, Sales Surge CE Retailers Close CBD Shops Some Doing Better Than Others

David Richards April 9, 2020 No Comments

Australia’s share market has been a bit stronger than expected today climbing 2.2% in early trading, retailers such as JB Hi Fi, Wesfarmers and Woolworths who own Big W, are…

Start-Ups Abandon Hot Desking

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Australian start-ups are looking to exit their hot-desking contracts as the coronavirus sets in. A number of independent Australian co-working spaces have been forced to close after failing to keep…

COVID-19 Lockdown Sets The Stage For The Spread Video Gaming Addictions

Elise Reid April 9, 2020 No Comments

With people being encouraged to stay home as much as possible, experts are expecting video game addictions to spread worldwide. Bloomberg reported that psychiatrists have already witnessed a spike in…

Harris Scarfe CE & Appliance Suppliers Set To Only Get Cents But 5 Week Owner Gets $70M

David Richards April 9, 2020 No Comments

Several appliance and CE distributors are set to only get between 1.3¢ and 20.5¢ in the dollar under a proposed deed of company arrangement for the failed Harris Scarfe, Allegro…

Sweden Boozes On As Oz, Other Nations Close Up

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY/STOCKHOLM: Not every nation across the globe is taking the very strict type of response to the coronavirus as Australia, France and Britain, to name a few. In free-thinking Sweden…

Working From Home Tipped To Become Permanent For Many

Computer Daily News April 9, 2020 No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY: Globally, four out of five people’s jobs are being hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a total of 81 percent of the global workforce of 3.3 billion people…