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Australians Prefer Online Shopping, Retail Vacancy Climbs

Roma Christian November 16, 2017 No Comments

Latest findings from independent market research firm, Ipsos, has confirmed what most commentators already know – the rise in online shopping is directly concurrent with the decline in the “presence and…

ANZ Opens Android Wallet

Computer Daily News November 16, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – More than two million customers from the ANZ Bank and eight credit unions will soon be able to make mobile payments via Android smartphones and other gadgets, electronic…

Mastercard Plans Oz Global Hub

Computer Daily News November 16, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Mastercard is setting up a new global tech hub and “innovation centre” in the inner Sydney suburb of St Leonards – one of five such centres Mastercard is…

ACCC Gives Green Light For OfficeMax & COS Sale

Roma Christian November 16, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has given its blessing and decided not to oppose the proposed acquisition of OfficeMax by Complete Office Supplies (COS). Both OfficeMax and COS are suppliers of office-based products to…

HP Ready To Roll With Amazon

Roma Christian November 16, 2017 No Comments

Amazon is gradually rolling out products on its Australian website, and now the e-commerce giant has added a suite of consumer electronics, including eighty computer-related items from HP. Market commentators…

ASA Wants Gerry Harvey Kicked Off Harvey Norman’s Board

Roma Christian November 15, 2017 No Comments

The Australian Shareholders Association (ASA) has called for Harvey Norman’s Executive Chairman, Gerry Harvey, to be kicked off the retailer’s board, following allegations that Mr Harvey responded with “hostility” at…

MS Doles Out Partner Gongs

Computer Daily News November 15, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Microsoft has doled out gongs to a number of its Australian user groups at its annual Microsoft Summit, which opened in Sydney yesterday. Winners include Advance Computing, GIS…

Bunnings Offloads Four Sites For Over $180M

Roma Christian November 14, 2017 No Comments

Hardware giant, Bunnings, has sold four sites across Australia and New Zealand to CBRE Global Investors, for more than $180 million via its sale and leaseback program. Facilitated by JLL,…

New Broadcast Message Capability For Google Voice

Staff Writers November 14, 2017 No Comments

In what was a US feature only Google is now letting Australian users of their new Google Voice product do a broadcast message. The powered speakers let users send a message to…

Smartphone Pay To Overtake Pay-Wave Cards, Says Cardmaker

Computer Daily News November 14, 2017 No Comments

SYDNEY – Forget your old pay-wave plastic bank card: increasingly Australians will instead be pay-waving their smartphones, according to Garry Lyons, chief innovation officer at Mastercard. Consumers will also be able…