National Retail Association Merger Axed
The National Retail Association (NRA) has axed its proposed merger with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), ceasing nine months of negotiation over... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Credit Tax Cuts For Sales Boost
JB Hi-Fi Chief Executive, Richard Murray, has attributed recent government tax cuts for further boosting electronics sales – benefiting consumer confidence. Speaking... Read More
IFA 2019: LG Tease New Multi-Screen Phone
LG Electronics has teased its next multi-screen phone for IFA 2019, hot off the heels of its dual-screen V50 ThinQ 5G. Revealed... Read More
ACCC Green Lights Wesfarmers’ Catch Group Buy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not block Wesfarmer’s proposed $230 million purchase of online retailer, Catch Group, with market... Read More
Epson ANZ MD Retires, GM Promoted
Epson ANZ Managing Director, Bruno Turcato, will retire next month after 16 years at the helm, succeeded by sales and marketing General... Read More
Foxconn Eyes $8.8B China Sale
One of Apple’s main assemblers of its iPhone, Taiwan’s Foxconn, is exploring the sale of its new US$8.8 billion display panel factory... Read More
Smartphone Sales To Drop 2.5% In 2019
Global smartphone sales are forecast to drop 2.5% year-on-year in 2019, with 5G handsets tipped to spark a rebound in 2020 –... Read More
June Retail Sales Up, Electronics Strong
Australian retail sales jumped a sharp 0.4% in June, beating economist expectations for a 0.3% lift – buoyed by income tax cuts... Read More
Zip Shares Up 4% After Big W Deal
Buy-now-pay-later platform, Zip Co Limited, has signed up discount department store, Big W, just a few months after on-boarding rival retailer Kmart... Read More
Samsung Q2 Profit Tumbles 56% YoY
Samsung Electronics has fared a significant a 55.6% year-on-year drop in Q2 operating profit, citing falling memory chip prices. It’s the second... Read More









