Canberra Plans E-Vehicle Push
CANBERRA: Electric vehicles will get a big push from the Federal Government’s plans to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Businesses will... Read More
Race For David Jones’ Coveted CBD Retail Spaces Heats Up
The race to secure two of David Jones’ coveted CBD retail spaces is heating up as more groups join the bidding war.... Read More
TikTok Fights Back Against Approaching Ban In Court
TikTok has asked a US judge for an injunction against its upcoming ban on September 27, saying the executive order violates its... Read More
Wesfarmers Calls For Reform To Beat Oz Recession
Wesfarmers Chairman, Michael Chaney, has urged politicians to put aside their differences and focus on passing industrial relations and tax reform which... Read More
Apple Ramps Up Mini-LED iPad Pro Production
Renowned Apple commentator, Ming-Chi Kuo, predicts the iPad Pro will be its first to harness mini-LED technology – launching to consumers much... Read More
Retailers Face Massive Peak Period Stock Problems, Ports A Major Issue
CE and appliance retailers who leave their peak period ordering till late or are taking a precautionary approach to COVID-19 stock levels,... Read More
Vodafone Launch Mobile Speed Tier Plans With Infinite Data
Vodafone has launched its new mobile speed tier plans, offering consumers infinite data on three different tiers – Lite, Super and Ultra... Read More
Aussies Want More Click & Collect, Better Retail Websites
The coronavirus pandemic has further shift buying behaviour, with 1-in-2 Aussie shoppers calling for more click and collect services, plus more detailed... Read More
Aussies Embrace Tech At Historic Rate During COVID19
Aussie businesses have embraced technology at a historic rate during the coronavirus crisis, implementing as much new technology in the last year... Read More
Cyber-Security Staff Shortages Hit Work-From-Home Scene
SYDNEY: Australian IT leaders say they are struggling to find skilled cyber-security professionals as they look to support the recent shift to... Read More
Oz Retail Turnover Takes A Drop, Or Maybe Not: Stats’ Puzzle
CANBERRA: Australian retail turnover fell 4.2 percent in August, according to the latest survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Stats). But,... Read More
Kmart Calls In The Bots For New Home-Shopping Drive
MELBOURNE: Kmart Australia is looking to embrace augmented reality and artificial intelligence operations to power a system that promises to allow would-be... Read More
Google Adds Coronavirus Data To Maps
Google Maps is adding data about COVID-19 cases, allowing users to make informed decisions about coronavirus risk in daily activities. The new... Read More
Sonos OZ Struggles With Profits As Insiders Sell Down Their Stock Holdings
What do Sonos insiders know? According to analysts Sonos insiders have decreased the amount of stock they own where it now only... Read More
Google Pixel 5 Will Be Premium Mid-Range 5G Device
Specs and renders for Google’s new Pixel 5 smartphone have leaked, confirming it as a premium mid-range device with 5G and wireless... Read More
Myer Directors Slashed, Fees Cut, Following Shareholder Revolt
Following weeks of intense shareholder pressure, struggling department store Myer has bowed to pressure by reducing its board numbers and slashing director... Read More
ACCC Snares Global Competition Advocacy Award
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has received recognition on a global scale, picking up an award from the International Competition... Read More
Kayo Pushes Foxtel Sports To Record Subscribers
Premium pay-TV provider, Foxtel Group, has reportedly notched a record number of sports subscribers, with streaming service Kayo accelerating uptake following the... Read More
Are Shoppers Buying The Wrong Xbox?
Confusion appears to be reigning at Amazon with the current-generation Xbox One X console rocketing up the sales charts as pre-orders open... Read More
Shopify Says ‘Rogue’ Staffers Stole Sensitive Data From Merchants
Ecommerce company Shopify has revealed a shocking data breach which saw two of its employees steal sensitive data from merchants, exposing the... Read More
Oz Online Shopping On Track To Hit 20% Of Total Sales
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Chief Executive, Paul Zahra, expects online sales to hit around 20% of total retail sales in the... Read More
Huawei Cuts 1000 Aussie Jobs Amid US Trade Tensions
Huawei is set to cut over 1,000 jobs from its Aussie subsidiary, as the Chinese tech giant continues to wrestle trade tensions... Read More
As Brands Move To Syndigo Google Shows How Rich Media Works Inside Google Shopping
As more brands switch to using the US Syndigo system to deliver content to retailer web sites such as JB Hi Fi... Read More
Rebranded Google TV Coming To Chromecast: Leaks
Google looks set to release its first Chromecast with built-in Google TV, according to leaked marketing renders. In the images obtained by... Read More
New Amazon Echo Devices Coming This Week?
Amazon is reportedly set to unveil new Echo-branded smart home devices on September 24, with a hardware event tipped to debut several... Read More
US, China May Block TikTok Deal
Wrangling is continuing over the future of TikTok in the US, with President Trump now insisting that he won’t approve any deal... Read More
Next Census: Stats Names The Day
CANBERRA: The Australian Bureau of Statistics, or Stats, has set the data for Australia’s next census: August 10 next year. And there... Read More
Government To Invest $1.9bn In ‘New, Emerging Technologies’
CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced the Federal Government is sinking $1.9 billion into new and emerging technologies as part of... Read More
Praise COVID-19 Gerry Harvey Is Ec-stat-ic
Harvey Norman is on a roll and Chairman Gerry Harvey is ecstatic claiming he has never seen trading conditions like it before... Read More
Apple Expands Online Presence Into India
Apple is banking on the burgeoning Indian market as it expands its online store into the subcontinent. India’s middle class is growing,... Read More
Walmart Abandons In-Store PlayStation 5 Pre-Orders
Retailer giant Walmart sold out of its PlayStation 5 pre-orders in record time, with the consoles out of stock online after only... Read More
Harvey Norman OZ Sales Up 33% *Profits Up 185%
Like JB Hi Fi Harvey Norman is experiencing a sales boom with the Company reporting a 33.8% lift in their Australian sales... Read More
TikTok And WeChat Receive Stays Of Execution
An eleventh-hour thumbs-up from President Donald Trump has potentially saved TikTok from shutting down in the US, while a court injunction has... Read More
Apple Stock Sinks Lower
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple’s recent unveilings of its latest technological achievements weren’t enough to stop the iPhone maker’s shares from plunging 22.6 percent... Read More
CE & Appliance Retailers Facing Triple Whammy This Christmas, Dan Andrew Slammed
CE and appliance retailers are facing a triple whammy this Christmas with sales tipped to be impacted by a shortage of processors,... Read More
Scalpers Storm NVIDIA Store To Buy Out New GPU
Scalpers have snapped up massive numbers of the new NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics cards, with some selling for hundreds or thousands of... Read More
Big COVID Gains For Home Fitness
Home fitness companies are attracting plenty of capital during COVID-19, with two of them – Zwift and Tonal – recently raising a... Read More
Webcentral To Stay Aussie Owned
In a surprise turnaround, Melbourne-based Webcentral looks set to remain in Australian hands, with 5G Networks now the favoured offer to take... Read More
Harvey Norman Expands Property Footprint During COVID-19
Harvey Norman is planning a major property expansion according to Colliers International executives. The property Companies Mark Yazbeck revealed this week that... Read More
Nintendo Ends 3DS Production
Nintendo has killed its successful 3DS family of handheld gaming consoles after nine years of production, leaving the Switch as its sole... Read More
Premium Appliance & CE Brands Set To Be Hit By Closure Of 10 David Jones Stores
David Jones is set close up to 10 upmarket stores in a move that is set to impact brands and distributors selling... Read More
Telstra, Optus And Vodafone TPG, Facing Bleak Retail Future
Carriers in Australia are facing a bleak future with Telstra, Vodafone TPG and Optus facing the real possibility that their future is... Read More
NSW Stadiums Given All-Clear To Increase Crowd Numbers
In good news for televised sport that could spur TV sales, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has given the green light for major... Read More
Samsung Set To Seize 80% Of Foldable Phone Market
Samsung is forecast to snare up to 80% of the global foldable phone market this year, according to a new supply chain... Read More
Lew Reignites Myer Management Assault
Myer majority shareholder, Solomon Lew, has reignited his assault on the embattled department store, with reports suggesting he is lobbying for a... Read More
Google Sued For $3.3 Billion
LONDON: A European campaign group is suing Google for up to US$3.3 billion over claims that YouTube breaks EU data protection laws... Read More
CSIRO tips opportunities to lead post-Covid economic recovery
CANBERRA: Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has highlighted opportunities for key industries to leverage science and technology and help restore economic growth... Read More
Government, Telstra Join Forces In Bid To Shut Down Scammers
CANBERRA: Telstra has joined forces with the Australian Government to co-launch a cyber-defence program, aimed at identifying and shutting down scammers pretending... Read More
Yanks Boost Offer For Webcentral
MELBOURNE: The battle to acquire Melbourne-based and ASX-listed digital services company Webcentral continued yesterday, with Florida, USA-based technology company Web.com upping its offer for... Read More
Ruslan Rakes It In During August
MELBOURNE: Kogan has been rustlin’ up a lot of customers as a result of Covid19 gaining the largest monthly increase of new... Read More