OZ Consumers Back Brands That Deliver Immersive Content Online
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November 4, 2020
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Almost seven in 10 Australian consumers say they would buy more from brands that use “immersive technologies” such as 3D content, interactive... Read More
Big Stock Issues Loom As Victorians Go Shopping Crazy
As Victorians flock into retail stores several looming problems are set to potentially crimp sales right across Australia. They include stock supply,... Read More
Firm Who Collects OZ Data ‘Unlawfully’ Facing $36M Fine
North Sydney-based credit reference agency Experian, who has been caught out ‘unlawfully’ collecting consumer information and then selling it to consumer technology... Read More
Questions Raised After Telsyte Spruiks Apple Over Android Devices
Local research group Telsyte who don’t have access to information on the sell through of smartphones from Australia’s #1 reseller JB Hi... Read More
Officeworks Tipped To Deliver Record Numbers Catch A New Contributor For Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers are tipped to report record revenues tomorrow across both Bunnings and Officeworks with some insiders tipping revenue growth at Officeworks of... Read More
Apple On A Roll As Stock Climbs 80% & Sales Surge
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said that store closures related to the Covid-19 pandemic are weighing on sales of the... Read More
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Consumer electronics, audio and appliance distributors are facing new supply issue with Chinese factories now demanding “cash up front”, at the same... Read More
Go Pro Boss Sells Out & Moves On
The last year has been an up and down affair for Go Pro shareholders now it’s been revealed that founder Nick Woodman... Read More
Sharp Wants To Float Dynabook PC business
Sharp who are currently cranking up their appliance sales in Australia is now looking to go public with the setting up of... Read More
Harris Scarfe CE & Appliance Suppliers Set To Only Get Cents But 5 Week Owner Gets $70M
Several appliance and CE distributors are set to only get between 1.3¢ and 20.5¢ in the dollar under a proposed deed of... Read More
New GFK COVID-19 Service But Don’t Bank On Accurate OZ Data
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April 8, 2020
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European research group GFK has established a dedicated online resource centre to try and flog COVID-19 data, the only problem is that... Read More
Harvey Norman CEO Talks Up Stock Levels & Coronavirus Impact
While husband Gerry Harvey is banging on about being 70, not scared of Coronavirus, while also scouting for new opportunities, wife and... Read More
OZ Dollar Falls Below $0.60 Westpac Claims ‘Technical Recession’ Consumers Still Spending
The Australian dollar has fallen below $0.60 due to the Coronavirus and the slump in share values in Australia, and while goods... Read More
Kogan Slammed In Federal Court Over Dodgy Discounts
Online retailer Kogan is again in the cross hairs of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission this time over allegedly dodgy discount... Read More
UPDATED: ‘Bugger Coronavirus” Attitude By NSW 2020 Hi Fi Show Organiser, Brands Now Pulling Out
Several brands have contacted ChannelNews to say that they are pulling out of the Sydney Hi Fi 2020 show scheduled for April.... Read More
Millennials Most Gullible When It Comes To A Scam
Millennials who love telling others how they should be running their lives in todays high tech world have proved to be the... Read More
Equifax Data Heist, Huawei Linked Chinese Army Officers Accused
Officers in the People’s Liberation Army’s 54th Research Institute, an key department of the Chinese military has been accused of stealing information... Read More
UPDATE: JB Hi Fi Share Up 14.54% After Record Result, The Good Guys Also Deliver
JB Hi-Fi shares have climbed 14.54% in early trading after the consumer electronics and appliance retailer reported that revenues are up 5.1%... Read More
JVC Jumps On Air Purifying Your Car
JVC is looking to jump in the air purifying market with the unveiling of its HEPA filter cupholder-mounted air purification system –... Read More
‘Alexa, Let’s Share A Coke’
Coca Cola Australia has teamed up Amazon to share a Coke with Alexa, offering Aussie customers a personalised bottle. Australians can now... Read More
Dyson Wants A$962 For Flexible Candle Light
Dyson is charging a massive A$962 for its brand new Lightcycle Morph lamp that according to the company focuses on personal lighting,... Read More
Optoma To Unveil The QUADzilla + 4K Gaming Projector For Oz
World-leading projector brand Optoma is set to unveil an expanded range of Optoma QUAD all-in-one LED display solutions, with the flagship QUADzilla... Read More
COMMENT: Red Cross Using Social Media Spin Doctors To Screw Bushfire Victims
Social media, new apps and pop up web sites, has allowed organisations such as the Red Cross to raise money quickly when... Read More
Loewe Comeback Set For IFA 2020
Making their glorious return to the consumer electronics market is German TV and Hi-Fi electronics Loewe who is looking to present a... Read More
B&O Struggle To Shift Inventory As Losses Mount
Consumers are walking away from buying overpriced Bang & Olufsen headphones and TV’s with the Danish Company reporting another bad quarter and... Read More
LG To Reveal Home-Connected, Cordless Cleaning Range At CES 2020
LG Electronics has revealed a new comprehensive cordless, home-connected cleaning product range, set to be released at CES in 2020. The range... Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Loewe Is Back TV’s Sound & Smartphones & Appliances In 2021
European TV brand Loewe is back bigger and better than ever before according to management at the restructured Company who have also... Read More
Netflix Shares Spike Despite Streaming Wars
Netflix shares have jumped 3.4% despite international heavyweights joining the streaming wars. It comes after Netflix’s own data revealed strong competition following... Read More
Electrolux Share Plunge Due To Production Problems, Retailers Cancel Orders
Giant Swedish appliance Company Electrolux who in Australia also sell AEG, Frigidaire, Westinghouse and Zanussi appliances is struggling with the NSW based... Read More
Oppo Big Loser In 5G Smartphone Market As Samsung Soar
Oppo is the big loser in the 5G handset market with Samsung snaring the lions share followed by LG. A new research... Read More
Fitbit Google Deal Could Get Scuttled As US Agencies Fight
The US Department of Justice could scuttle the $3 Billion acquisition of Fitbit by Google over data security concerns. The department is... Read More
Aqipa Takes Devialet’s Phantom On The Road
For the first time ever in Australia, Aquipa is taking its ‘Devialet Phantom’ fully immersive experience on the road to the general... Read More
ACCC Wary Of Loyalty Scheme Data Practices
The National Watchdog is raising the alarm on loyalty schemes citing concerns over the amount of data collected from consumers with the... Read More
Chadstone $685 Million Retail Expansion
Previously the home of national retail giant JB Hi-Fi, the Chadstone shopping mall will see a $685 million expansion adding 43,000 square metres... Read More
#BuyFromTheBush With PayPal
With Black Friday on our doorstep and Cyber Monday not too long after that, PayPal wants to encourage Australian shoppers to #BuyFromTheBush... Read More
Samsung Drops It’s Third 5G Handset For Oz
What is tipped to be Australia’s first sub-$1000 5G phone has just been unveiled by Samsung with the South Korean company announcing... Read More
Vodafone Team Up With Amazon Prime In Time For Christmas
Vodafone and Amazon Australia are teaming up to give customers more value with 12 months of Amazon Prime for free when they... Read More
All I Want For Christmas Are Officeworks Gifts
Officeworks is coming into its Christmas campaign telling all of Australia that no one does Christmas quite like the office supply store,... Read More
Battle Lines Drawn Between Amazon & Retailers Over Black Friday
A head-on battle between local retailers and Amazon is set to play out again next week as Black Friday looms. Some observers... Read More
More People Buying Samsung Smartphones Than Apple iPhones
Samsung is storming ahead in the smartphone market with sales climbing 24% in Q3 and 11% during the past 12 months. In... Read More
Oz Social Commerce Still On The Rise
Since social media platforms began adding purchase links to posts four years ago, millions of consumers have taken up the convenience and... Read More
Amazon Takes On Grocery Delivery With Oz Subscription Service
Amazon Australia has launched its new ‘Subscribe and Save’ program, enabling automates scheduled repeat free deliveries on products customers routinely buy with... Read More
Belkin On A Roll After Foxconn Acquisition
Belkin has been around for decades, bags, cables, IOT devices keyboards, mice, they have had a crack at everything, but all that... Read More
Fitbit Vs Apple: The Health Wars
Fitbit is reportedly developing a similar method to Apple’s ECG app that is capable of detecting heart rhythms in partnership with major... Read More
Oppo Get Knickers In A Twist Over Realme Only Want ‘Positive PR’
Chinese phone brand Oppo who are trying to enter the cheap end of the Australian smartphone market with Realme a 100% Oppo... Read More
Fortnite Returns From The Dead
After Epic Games spread fear among its tens of millions of fans that the epic Fortnite may be over, the shoot ’em... Read More
Bunnings To Sell Appliances In New MarketLink Operation
Bunnings is set to take a leaf out of Amazon’s playbook by launching their own marketplace which has already attracted the interests... Read More
Specialist Audio Channel In Crisis As Credit Card Rates Soar & Dollar Falls
The specialist audio channel is in crisis according to distributors that ChannelNews has spoken to with the fall in the Australian dollar... Read More
Microsoft Unveil Wireless Buds And Refresh Surface Laptops
Microsoft has announced a refresh to its Surface Laptop lineup, including a brand new ARM-based 2-in-1 laptop plus its first entrant into... Read More
LG Expand Into True Wireless Earbud Market With Tone+ Free
LG has taken on the likes of Apple and Samsung following the unveiling of its Tone+ Free true wireless earbuds releasing in... Read More
