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Fab50: Smeg Icon Gets Fat

Staff Writers August 1, 2013 No Comments

Called the FAB50, the latest Smeg has 75 per cent more capacity than the original FAB28, so suitable for big families. The retro fridge has a massive 473 litres gross…

Online Sales Slump, Technology To Blame?

Staff Writers August 1, 2013 No Comments

Online sales slowed to 14% yoy in June – hitting $13.9 billion in the twelve months to June 2013. June’s Internet sales were equivalent to 6.2% of the traditional bricks…

Inside Dick Smith ‘Flagship’: In Pictures

Staff Writers August 1, 2013 No Comments

There are three store-in-stores in the new Dick Smith Sydney Central flagship store in Westfield – Samsung, Sony, and Apple, a first for the retailer. “We kept it fairly quiet…

Aggressive Dick Smith ‘10% Online Sales’ By 2014

Staff Writers August 1, 2013 No Comments

Dick Smith has an online mission. Online sales are currently sitting at 4% (including ‘click n collect), but the ambitious retailer wants to grow…

Vodafone Cut Roaming Rip-Off

Staff Writers July 31, 2013 No Comments

Vodafone plans to let customers “Roam Like Home” in UK, USA & NZ for $5 per day, it announced today. The telcos’ customers can use their existing call, text and…

Govt Urged To ‘Free Geoblocks’, Promote Grey Market

July 31, 2013 No Comments

“The Committee concluded that many IT products are more expensive in Australia because of regional pricing strategies implemented by major vendors and copyright holders,” the parlimentary report into IT pricing,…

We’re Up: Woolies Web Sales Soar

Staff Writers July 31, 2013 No Comments

It did not give a dollar figure for the online sales, or reveal the proportion played in its total sales of $59 billion, up just 4.3 percent. The Woolworths group…

4K For $5K! Bargain TCL 65″ 4K TV

Staff Writers July 31, 2013 No Comments

AS tipped by Channel News, TCL has unveiled a 65-inch LED 4K Ultra High Definition TV at a bargain price of $4999, which raises the gauntlet to the likes of…

HTC: ‘One’ Not Enough, Q3 Crash

Staff Writers July 31, 2013 No Comments

HTC forecasts 3Q sales to slump as much as 30% to NT$50-NT$60 billion, according to financials released yesterday, which showed second-quarter sales of NT$70.7 bn (A$2.6bn), net profit NT$1.25m. …

Dick Smith “Unique” Store Opens

Staff Writers July 30, 2013 No Comments

Dick Smith’s brand new ‘Sydney Central’ store is to be unveiled to media tomorrow. It will open to the public the following day, Thursday 01 August. The new concept store…