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Aveling Homes Fined $380K For Misleading Review Sites

Roma Christian November 30, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has fined West Australian-based Aveling Homes $380,000 for misleading conduct related to two online review websites. Group Sales and Marketing Manager, Sean Quartermaine, has been penalised $25,000 for…

Amazon’s Cyber Monday Sale Was Its Biggest Sales Day In History

Roma Christian November 30, 2017 No Comments

Ahead of its Australian launch, Amazon has confirmed its recent “Cyber Monday” sale was its “single biggest shopping day worldwide”, and the “biggest day ever for small businesses” selling on its…

Smartphone Users Dominate Black Friday, Mobile Shopping Soars

Roma Christian November 30, 2017 No Comments

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has revealed that smartphones are now the “most used device” for Black Friday shopping, notching 41% of consumer usage. Consumer technology also nabbed the most popular…

ACCC Gives Support Of OfficeMax Sale To Winc/Staples

Roma Christian November 30, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has officially given its support for the proposed purchase of OfficeMax by Platinum Equity (owner of Winc i.e. formerly Staples). The news follows the regulator’s recent announcement which offered support…

ACCC Won’t Protect Retailers From Amazon, Warns Of Anti-Competitive Behaviour

Roma Christian November 30, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has warned retailers and suppliers to remain compliant with local competition laws as they work to combat Amazon’s impact – adding it won’t protect “uncompetitive” companies against competition from the e-commerce…

Former Android Head Left Due To Sexual Misconduct Claims

Athina Mallis November 30, 2017 No Comments

Word has come out that Andy Rubin, former head of Google’s Android business left the company three years ago due to an accusation of inappropriate behaviour. The breaking of this…

eBay Google Assistant App Launches Ahead Of Amazon Australia

Roma Christian November 29, 2017 No Comments

eBay has released its latest innovation ahead of Amazon Australia, a revolutionary app integration of its Online Marketplace with Google Assistant. The new Google Assistant app will allow Australian consumers to…

Apple Leads Q3 Smartphone Sales, Samsung Closely Behind

Roma Christian November 29, 2017 No Comments

Californian-based Apple has maintained its position as the smartphone market leader, nabbing the top position for Q3 smartphone sales – Samsung, meanwhile, is making strides to close the gap. Strategy Analytics’…

Amazon Offers Cloud AI

Computer Daily News November 29, 2017 No Comments

Amazon.com’s cloud unit dominates the market for computing power delivered over the Internet, but has been lagging in offering artificial intelligence tools. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has, however, now added…

Harvey Norman & JB Hi Fi Set To Have Good Christmas, Worth A Punt

David Richards November 29, 2017 No Comments

Serious questions are being asked as to whether Black Friday sales weeks out from the peak Christmas New Year buying period will impact traditional sales for CE and appliance retailers…