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Woolworths Pursues Servo IPO After New Caltex Deal

Roma Christian July 5, 2018 No Comments

Woolworths has today signed a 15-year wholesale fuel supply deal and ‘strategic alliance’ with Caltex, as the retail conglomerate looks to either an IPO, or separate sale for its service…

Federal Govt Signs $1bn IBM Deal

Athina Mallis July 5, 2018 No Comments

The federal government has inked a five-year deal with IBM for $1bn for the computing giant to provide hardware, software and cloud solutions to all major government agencies. This is…

Samsung’s Q2 Profit Flags On Lacklustre Galaxy Sales

Computer Daily News July 5, 2018 No Comments

Samsung Electronics is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than a year for its second quarter, after experiencing lacklustre sales of its premium Galaxy smartphones. Analysts expect…

Oz IoT Outfit Rides With Vodafone

Computer Daily News July 5, 2018 No Comments

ASX-listed IoT company CCP Technologies, which specialises in critical control point monitoring, has signed a global services agreement with Vodafone under which CCP’s NB-IoT devices will operate across Vodafone’s global…

Millennials Turn Off TV and Switch To Internet For News

Athina Mallis July 4, 2018 No Comments

A new study shows millennials are turning to the internet to get their news rather than switching on the TV with their older counterparts heavily relying on TV news. According…

Department Stores Lead Retail Sales Spike

Roma Christian July 4, 2018 No Comments

The ABS’ latest numbers reveal retail sales jumped 0.4% to $26.67 billion in May – beating forecasts for a 0.3% increase. The news marks better-than-expected retail sales for two straight months.…

Winning Appliances Acquire Michael’s Appliance Centre

Roma Christian July 4, 2018 No Comments

Winning Appliances has acquired Melbourne-based Michael’s Appliance Centre – a deal which will see owner, Michael Wood, become an ambassador for the John Winning owned company. The acquisition retires Mr…

Spotify Users Demand Refund For Drake Over-Promotion

Athina Mallis July 4, 2018 No Comments

Spotify Premium subscribers are irate for the over promotion of Canadian rapper Drake’s new album asking for refunds stating it was basically advertising. Last Friday, Drake’s album was released and…

Amazon Prime Day Australia Launching July 16th

Roma Christian July 3, 2018 No Comments

Amazon has announced it’s launching the inaugural Australian ‘Prime Day’ on July 16th 12pm AEST. For 36 hours, Aussie Prime members can access massive discounts on consumer electronics, appliances, fashion,…

ACCC Warns Facebook, Google Data Collection A Major Issue

Roma Christian July 3, 2018 No Comments

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, affirms analysing the societal impact of digital platforms (such as Facebook and Google) is a “vital” for Australia and the world – news which comes as…