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Lenovo Appoints New Asia Pacific Marketing Head

Athina Mallis June 7, 2018 No Comments

Lenovo has appointed its new head of marketing for Asia Pacific, Bhaskar Choudhuri who was previously the head of marketing for the tech company’s Indian branch. Choudhuri is taking over…

Connected Media Snares Origin Acoustics ANZ Distribution

Roma Christian June 7, 2018 No Comments

Architectural audio manufacturer, Origin Acoustics, has ceased its relationship with Synergy Custom, appointing Connected Media as its new Australian and New Zealand distributor from June 11th. The news ends a…

Gerry Harvey Scoops Up $3.7 Million Macquarie Notes

Roma Christian June 7, 2018 No Comments

Gerry Harvey has reportedly scooped up $3.7 million of Macquarie notes, following the bank’s $1 billion hybrid raising this morning – a move labelled ‘unusual’ by some commentators. As per The…

Wesfarmers To Open Data Analytics Centre For Retail Growth

Roma Christian June 7, 2018 No Comments

Disclosed at its annual investors presentation, Wesfarmers has announced it’s ramping up digital capabilities, with several new data projects set to increase growth at Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Officeworks. Claimed…

Amazon Sends Return Policy Abusers To Jail

Athina Mallis June 7, 2018 No Comments

To those who think they can outsmart Amazon’s return policy, think again as three people in the US are heading to prison for defrauding Amazon. The three individuals defrauded the…

Godfreys Warns Cash Flow Problems Amid Review

Roma Christian June 7, 2018 No Comments

Struggling vacuum cleaner retailer, Godfreys, has warned “cash flow challenges” are likely, following a preliminary financial review by new management. New Chief Executive, John Hardy, and his recently appointed leadership…

NBN To Create 80,000 New Businesses By 2021

Roma Christian June 7, 2018 No Comments

The NBN Co asserts Australia is “in the grip” of a “nation-wide digital transformation”, with the “nbn effect” tipped to create up to 80,000 new businesses by 2021. Combining positive business…

HTC Revenues Plummet 46% YOY

Roma Christian June 7, 2018 No Comments

Taiwanese-based HTC has continued its losing streak, posting a whopping 46% drop in May revenues to NT$2.45 billion (~€70m) versus the same period last year (NT$4.53 billion/~€130m). For the period January…

Fintech Moneylender Delays Float As ASX Raises Concerns

Computer Daily News June 7, 2018 No Comments

Fintech lending outfit Prospa – which had launched a $146 million stockmarket float plan – yesterday missed its date with destiny on the ASX, when the stock exchange persuaded it…

Major Data Breach: Coles, OzPost, AGL Shutter Job Sites

Computer Daily News June 7, 2018 No Comments

Major Australian businesses, including Coles, Australia Post, Telstra and AGL, shut their jobs Web sites yesterday after Aussie human resources outfit PageUp revealed that it had suffered a data breach…