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Best Consumer Electronics Retailer In OZ Named

David Richards April 15, 2010 No Comments

The Good Guys has beaten out both JB Hi Fi and Harvey Norman by a big margin to win the 2010 People’s Choice Award for Best Retailer in the appliance,…

EXCLUSIVE: Another Retail Group Dumps GFK

David Richards February 28, 2010 No Comments

“The move by JB Hi-Fi and Retravision WA is set to affect the accuracy of the data that GFK is currently selling in Australia,” the marketing director of a major…

GFK Responds To JB Hi-Fi Dumping As Market Goes Soft

David Richards February 9, 2010 No Comments

This week JB Hi-Fi reported record sales and profits as well as the appointment of Terry Smart as its new CEO. Smart claims that it is “business as usual” and…

PC Sales To Grow Say Gartner

Staff Writers November 24, 2009 No Comments

Researcher Gartner has backtracked on its forecast of declining personal computer sales, instead predicting modest gains globally.Gartner now predicts worldwide PC shipments will total 298.9 million units this year, a…

OZ Technology Market Booming Claims GFK

David Richards November 16, 2009 No Comments

So far this year, Australians have spent $13.8 billion on technical consumer goods – an 8.4% growth on 2008. Contributing to this growth is research which shows that the global…

Canon A Little Late With Consumer Report

September 15, 2009 No Comments

Canon’s latest Consumer Digital Lifestyle Index (CDLI) found total unit sales of digital lifestyle products grew 8.4 percent to 5.9 million units in the six months to June 30. Revenue…

Westpac Forecasts Interest Rates To Rise 3%

David Richards August 27, 2009 No Comments

In a new report to Westpac Private Banking customers he said that Westpac has revised up their forecasts for the economy. That upward revision has been mainly due to a…

Consumer Confidence Up Spending On The Way Back

David Richards July 30, 2009 No Comments

Consumer electronic vendors are set to reap the benefits of an increase in consumer confidence running into the peak Xmas New year buying period claim researchers. According to Roy Morgan…

Now Is A Good Time To Buy Gadget Gear & Appliances

Staff Writers July 12, 2009 No Comments

Australian are being urged to buy consumer electronics and appliances after a leading research Company Roy Morgan revealed that for the first time in 18 months, a majority of Australians…

OZ Retail Booms AS CE Drives Employment

David Richards June 29, 2009 No Comments

The Australian Retailers Index has revealed a 24 percent jump in confidence among SME retailers over the past quarter, with confidence rising to its highest level since August 2008. Backing…