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COVID Fuels $7m In Aussie Losses To Online Shopping Scams

Jake Nelson November 24, 2020 No Comments

More than $7 million has been lost to online shopping scams this year, prompting the ACCC to warn Australians ahead of the holiday season. Losses to these scams jumped by…

Kogan Sales Figures Won’t Hold Up Post Pandemic, Warns Morningstar

Jake Nelson November 23, 2020 No Comments

Kogan shares have been “materially overvalued”, a financial services firm has warned, with investors wrongly expecting the current online sales surge to last. Morningstar believes that Kogan’s current high sales…

E-tailers Commit To Crackdown On Dodgy Unsafe Products

Jake Nelson November 23, 2020 No Comments

Four e-commerce giants have signed on to a voluntary pledge to improve product safety, driven by the ACCC. Amazon Australia, eBay, AliExpress, and Catch have all thrown their weight behind…

Lenovo Slashes 20% Off Everything In Its eBay Store

Jake Nelson November 17, 2020 No Comments

Lenovo Australia is offering 20 per cent off all products in its eBay store in a limited-time promotion. Using the code PLENO20, customers can claim discounts of up to $1000…

Aussies Warned On PayPal Scam

Computer Daily News November 16, 2020 No Comments

SYDNEY: Australians have been warned of another PayPal scam creeping into their inboxes. Mailguard, an e-mail security outfit, warns of a malicious e-mail that looks like it’s from the global…

$27bn Fine Possible As EU Puts Amazon In Competition Crosshairs

Jake Nelson November 11, 2020 No Comments

Amazon could be slugged with a fine in excess of $27 billion AUD in Europe, as the European Commission charges the ecommerce giant with abusing its power as an online…

OZ Consumers Back Brands That Deliver Immersive Content Online

Jake Nelson November 4, 2020 No Comments

Almost seven in 10 Australian consumers say they would buy more from brands that use “immersive technologies” such as 3D content, interactive tours similar to what the Syndigo content management…

Firm Who Collects OZ Data ‘Unlawfully’ Facing $36M Fine

David Richards October 28, 2020 No Comments

North Sydney-based credit reference agency Experian, who has been caught out ‘unlawfully’ collecting consumer information and then selling it to consumer technology lifestyle fashion, food and retail companies, has been…

JB Hi Fi Boss Raises Concerns About Online & COVID-19

David Richards October 21, 2020 No Comments

JB Hi-Fi chief executive Richard Murray claims 80% of their customers start their journey online. Last month JB Hi Fi attracted 25.6 million visitors to their web site according to…

MSI Subsidiary Caught Flogging NVIDIA 3080 GPUs At Huge Markup

Jake Nelson October 8, 2020 No Comments

MSI has been forced to rap its own subsidiary over the knuckles after Starlit Partner was caught selling MSI-branded RTX 3080 GPUs for around double NVIDIA’s suggested price. Users spotted…