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OZ Retail Brands Score Big Including Harvey Norman

David Richards February 22, 2012 No Comments

According to the 2012 Best Retail Brands report released this week, Woolworths comes in number one, Harvey Norman 3rd, Myer 4th and David Jones 5th. It’s not known how the…

REVEALED: iPad Worst Enemy…iPhone 4S

Staff Writers February 20, 2012 No Comments

That’s according to new figures from analysts IHS, which show Apple’s grand share of the tab pie has dropped to 57% in Q4 – down from highs of around 73%…

Government Spends Millions On Science To Inspire Apathetic Aussies

Staff Writers January 25, 2012 No Comments

Minister for Science and Research, Senator Chris Evans, announced the ‘Inspiring Australia’ grants last week, spruiking it as an opportunity to spark social interest in science. “To be most effective…

Report: Ultrabooks Grow Three Times Quicker Than Tablets

Staff Writers January 24, 2012 No Comments

Shipments of Intel’s Ultrabooks are forecast to grow at more than three times the rate of tablets over the next five years, according to analyst Juniper Research’s forecast. Tablets still…

OZ Mobile Phone Market Set To Grow 127%

Staff Writers December 1, 2011 No Comments

A rise in bring-your-own-devices (BYOD) plans, along with SIMs covering multiple consumer devices and some 3 million machine-to-machine (M2M) mobile subscriptions will take Australia’s mobile services skyward, the market research…

20% SMBs Fear They’re Under Skilled

Staff Writers August 19, 2011 No Comments

Telstra’s survey of territory winners and finalists of its 2011 Business Awards found almost one in five Australian businesses listed skill shortages as their biggest concern, while higher business costs,…

Online Buying Grows 72% In The Last Quarter

David Richards July 18, 2011 No Comments

A new study has revealed that the online buying groups market grew from $71.8 million in Q1 2011 to $123.9 million in Q2 2011, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 72%. The…

GFK Set To Be Restructured

David Richards July 18, 2011 No Comments

The move comes as organisations question the integrity and accuracy of GFK data especially in consumer electronics and IT markets after JB Hi Fi and Retravision WA, stopped the German…

Surprise Retail Sales Lift But CE Dips Again

Staff Writers June 2, 2011 No Comments

This jump (seasonally adjusted) marks the biggest lift in sales so far this year – and was higher than the forecasted a 0.4 percent increase. The retail hike, which has…

A 35% Margin Is Okay Anything Above That & Retailers Are Stuffed Say Consumers

David Richards May 24, 2011 No Comments

The Institute said that the online retail boom is overwhelmingly being driven by people wanting to save money despite concerns it hurts local jobs, the research study by the Australian…