BREAKING NEWS: The Good Guys Snares Hisense Exec For Major Role
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June 29, 2021
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The Good Guys has appointed Hisense Australia GM Tania Garonzi as its new Merchandise Director, replacing Biag Capasso as he moves into... Read More
Unico Pro Three-In-One AC System Now 20% Off At The Good Guys
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June 28, 2021
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The Good Guys is offering 20 per cent off an Italian-designed Unico Pro AC system which, unlike split system, incorporates a revolutionary... Read More
Breaking: Biag Capasso Named MD Of The Good Guys
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May 4, 2021
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As tipped by ChannelNews, JB Hi-Fi has appointed Biag Capasso as the new Managing Director of The Good Guys. Capasso has been... Read More
Loewe TVs, Speakers Arrive At The Good Guys
Loewe TVs and speaker systems have officially arrived at The Good Guys, with the Bild TV range and Klang speakers now on... Read More
Good Guys eBay Sale Slashes 15% Off Everything
The Good Guys is offering 15 per cent off storewide to customers on its eBay storefront for a limited time. Using the... Read More
Olimpia Splendid Launches Wi-Fi Portable AC At The Good Guys
Olimpia Splendid is bringing its new range of portable air conditioners exclusively to The Good Guys this month, including two models with... Read More
What Will Be Bose’s Next Move, The Good Guys?
The big US sound brand has shut 19 shops in Australia, now they have moved to selling their headphones on Catch despite... Read More
Midea Appliance Prices Questioned As They Try To Take On Local Retailers
Serious questions are being asked as to how successful Chinese whitegoods manufacturer Midea will be in Australia with the Company claiming that... Read More
Black Friday A Major Success For Oz
Australian shoppers spent massive amounts in this year’s Black Friday – more than doubling last year’s sales numbers – giving credence to... Read More
The Good Guys Offers Up To 30% Off For Black Friday
The Good Guys is offering consumers savings of up to 30% across its range of products, including computer and laptops, home entertainment,... Read More
Lenovo’s Smart Display 7 Lands In Oz
Two months since first announced, Lenovo’s Smart Display 7 with Google Assistant is now available in Australian shores with listings being made... Read More
Massive 85-Inch Hisense ULED Smart TV In Oz
Hisense is offering Australia consumers a massive 85-inch ULED Smart TV with its Full Array Backlight technology for less than $5k. Available... Read More
JB Hi Fi Shares Surge 8% After Sales Update
JB Hi-Fi shares have surged over 8% today after the Company announced that they have lifted total sales growth from 4.7 per... Read More
Concern Over JB Hi Fi Exec Pay Packets
Despite JB Hi-Fi executives delivering record share growth it appears that some are not happy about the pay package handed out to... Read More
Marshall Announce Wireless Google Assistant Headphones
Marshall has announced a re-engineered upgrade to their Marshall Major III Bluetooth Wireless Headphones adding integrated Google Assistant functionality, double the battery... Read More
Hisense To Release 100″ Laser TV For A$20,000
Following its unveiling at CES 2019, Hisense’s 100-inch laser 4K TV with an innovative dual laser projector and all in one speaker... Read More
Fitbit Release ‘Versa 2’ With Alexa In Oz
Following last month’s unveiling, Fitbit has now released its new Versa 2 smartwatch in Australia, available from JB Hi-Fi and Good Guys... Read More
Hisense Launch New Custom Oz AirCon Range
Hisense has developed a range of brand new air-conditioning units designed specifically for the Australian climate. Introduced at IFA 2019, the new... Read More
JB Hi Fi Weighs Up Options After Retail Association Merger Collapse
JB Hi Fi is today assessing their options after the collapse of the proposed merger between the Australian Retailers Association and the... Read More
JB HI FI, New Store Layouts, House Brand TVs To Drive Future Growth
JB Hi Fi is looking to the future with new store layouts and instore merchandising being tested at a series of stores... Read More
JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman Shares Defy Retail Gloom
While retail doomsayers continue to wax lyrical on waning sales, consumer electronics retailers are quietly climbing on the share market. As pointed... Read More
Cameron Trainor Returns As JB Hi-Fi Managing Director
JB Hi-Fi has reappointed Cameron Trainor as its Managing Director, who returns after spending a year as the consumer electronics retailer’s Merchandise... Read More
Samsung Australia Expand Refrigerator Range
Samsung Electronics Australia has expanded its refrigerator range with the introduction of a new Side-by-Side and upgraded French Door models which deliver... Read More
Is Amazon As Big As They Claim? Some Say No, As Sales Fall
When Amazon arrived in Australia it was supposed to be instant gloom for retailers such as JB Hi Fi and Harvey Norman... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: The Good Guys Drop Whirlpool As Arisit Take Over Distribution
US appliance giant Whirlpool has appointed the Gerry Harvey owned distributor Arisit to sell their products in Australia while The Good Guys... Read More
New SmartHouse TV & Entertainment Buying Guide
4 Square Media has published its new SmartHouse: TV & Entertainment Buyer’s Guide, offering consumers a unique insight into premium, ‘affordable premium’... Read More
Harvey Norman Crank Up 2nds World Stores & Managers Named
Harvey Norman has moved quickly to crank up their newly aquired 2nds World operation with distributors and brands being asked to supply... Read More
COMMENT: What Now For Retailers After Labor Humiliation?
Retailers and suppliers are today breathing a sigh of relief after Labor failed dismally to deliver their policies that could have wreaked... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Bidders For 2nds World Exposed 15 New Stores Coming
When billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey scooped up 2nds World last week after the liquidators were bought in, he bought to a halt... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Small CE & Appliance Distributors Facing Balance Sheet Probe
Suppliers to appliance and consumer electronics retailers, are set to face new balance sheet analysis as questions are raised about the ability... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Soniq ‘Bitter’ After JB Hi Fi Drop Brand
In a major shakeup of their TV offerings, JB Hi Fi is believed to have dumped the Soniq brand with management at... Read More
Crunch Time Looming For Brands At JB Hi Fi As Margins Get Squeezed
In a few weeks’ time JB Hi Fi will move from their Chadstone headquarters to a new operational centre in South Melbourne,... Read More
COMMENT: Where Do The Good Guys Go From Here?
The Good Guys under the stewardship of Terry Smart the former CEO of JB Hi Fi is finally getting it’s mojo back... Read More
Brands Working with Amazon To Expand CE & Appliance Categories
Amazon is set to expand their appliances and consumer electronics sales in Australia after they initially took “tentative” steps to evaluate the... Read More
Find The Perfect Cabinet For Your TV
Corp and Co’s range of stylish television cabinets, desks, and lighting are the perfect additions to your home, and perfectly suited to... Read More
CE & Appliance Retailers Facing Tough Future Warns UBS
Investment Bank UBS has warned Australian retailers who are facing a tough reporting season that they must invest in price, range and... Read More
CES 2019: Marley & Jam Set To Grow Sound Offering In 2019
According to Michael Tapp the General Manager at Homedics the distributor of House Of Marley, Sol Republic and Jam sound gear Australia... Read More
Serious Questions Raised Over TEAC Inter Company Loans, Will ASIC Investigate?
Australian retailers who stock TEAC products are today questioning the long term future of the business after the Company reported a loss... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: More Executives Quit Powermove, Brands Set To Be Next
Adelaide based distributor Powermove has lost another senior executive the third in the last two months, the Company is also facing the... Read More
JB Hi Fi Reduce Debt Levels As Harvey Norman Increases Theirs
As Harvey Norman moves to increase its debit levels JB Hi Fi has moved to reduce their liabilities. Over the past year,... Read More
CE Retailers Facing Threat, From Apple Amazon Deal
Australian retailers who sell Apple products are facing a real threat after Amazon cut a deal with Apple to range their PC’s... Read More
Dyson Has Major Legal Win Over Vac Sucking Power
Arch rival of LG Bosch and Electrolux and a legal combatant Dyson has won a major legal fight in Europe over the... Read More
Container Door, A Brash Kiwi Upstarts Thinks $140M Revenue Over 3 Years Will Hurt Australian Retailers
Brash New Zealand upstart Container Door, believes that they can strip revenue from Australian retailers by making consumers wait days, if not... Read More
Gerry Harvey Has A Crack At JB HI Fi Online, Claims Amazon Will Have To Open Stores
Harvey Norman Chairman Gerry Harvey who has spent the long weekend spruiking his new Auburn NSW store which has cost suppliers millions,... Read More
THe Good Guys Stores Sold
After netting $850M from the sale of The Good Guys to JB Hi Fi the Melbourne based Muir Family have now sold... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Revenue Up, Margins Squeezed
Despite a tough retail climate and the growth of Amazon Australia, JB Hi-Fi has post a stellar 12.3% lift in full-year group... Read More
The Good Guys & JB Hi Fi Get Plugged In
Plug, a brand-new consumer electronics and appliance magazine has gone live in Australia, with both The Good Guys, JB Hi Fi and... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: “High Flying” Kaiser Baas Goes Bust With $3.8m In Liabilities
12 months ago, Evan Kourambas was bragging about how well his Kaiser Baas business was doing, today the Melbourne based distributor is... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: IDC Mobile Reports Challenged As Big Vendors Walk Away
Serious questions have been raised about the quality of IDC mobile phone data that was released earlier this week, with one major... Read More
COMMENT: Why JB Hi Fi Is The Best Retail Group In Australia
JB Hi Fi has demonstrated with today’s results that they are the best mass retailer in Australia. Sales are up 41% and... Read More