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Australian Retailers To Spend $1.6B On IT In 2017

Jon Bragg March 21, 2017 No Comments

Australian retailer IT spending is expected to reach US$1.24 billion ($1.6 billion) in 2017, as local retailers invest more in technology to remain competitive. According to data from IDC, retailers…

Harvey Norman Share Take A Battering As Ackery + Page Sell Down Shareholding

David Richards March 21, 2017 No Comments

Harvey Norman shares are taking a battering, after it was revealed that both Katie Page and the head of consumer electronics and electrical David Ackery, an 11-year veteran at the…

EXCLUSIVE: David Jones To Get Back Into CE Looking For Buyer

David Richards March 20, 2017 No Comments

David Jones is looking to get back into the consumer electronics and audio market, following a disastrous relationship with Dick Smith who was placed into liquidation with debts of over…

Online Shopping Scams On The Rise

Jon Bragg March 20, 2017 No Comments

More than 1,000 reports of online shopping scams have been received by the ACCC since the start of 2017, after reports increased by 120% in the past three years. Almost half of the…

Former Dick Smith Directors To Appear In Court Over Dodgy Rebate Practices

David Richards March 20, 2017 No Comments

16 months after Dick Smith collapsed with debts of over $400M, the directors of the Company have been served notices to appear in the Supreme Court over allegations that they…

Myer Inks Online Pay-Later System

Computer Daily News March 16, 2017 No Comments

Myer is set to allow online shoppers to buy now and pay later after it signed a two-year deal with listed payments facilitator Afterpay. The two-year partnership with Afterpay will…

Apple Guilty Of iPhone Price-Fixing In Russia

Jon Bragg March 15, 2017 No Comments

A Russian watchdog has found Apple guilty of fixing the price of iPhones sold at Russian retailers. The country’s Federal Antimonopoly Service said Apple’s Russian subsidiary had forced 16 retailers to keep…

EXCLUSIVE: BSR To Open New Betta Company Owned Store

David Richards March 15, 2017 No Comments

The BSR Group who operate the Betta Electrical retail stores is set to open a series of Company owned stores in an effort to improve training, instore merchandising and the…

False Advertising Charges Filed Against Bunnings

Fergus Halliday March 7, 2017 No Comments

Bunnings has pleaded not guilty to 45 charges of false and misleading advertising filed against it by a New Zealand regulator. The New Zealand Commerce Commission has alleged that the home…

Nintendo Switch, Retailers Waiting For Stock, Questions Raised Over Battery Life + Future

David Richards March 3, 2017 No Comments

With the Nintendo Switch set to go on sale today in Australia, several retailers still don’t have stock. Attempts by ChannelNews to contact Nintendo Australia staff in an effort to…