JB Hi-Fi reports $116.4m in profit
ASX-listed retailer, JB Hi-Fi (ASX:JBH), has announced a net profit after tax (NPAT) of $116.4 million for its end-of-year financial results, which ended June 30.
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Dick Smith to open in David Jones
Electronics retailer, Dick Smith, has entered a Retail Brand Management Agreement with Australian department store, David Jones, which will see it operate the electronics department in 30 of the latter’s stores across the country.
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Adobe announces new version of Creative Cloud
Creative solutions vendor, Adobe, has launched a new version of Creative Cloud that enables creative teams to purchase membership of a single desktop application like Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC or any other of the entire collection of CC desktop applications.
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IN PICTURES: Dick Smith opens Sydney Central store (+19 PHOTOS)
Retailer, Dick Smith, has opened a new Sydney Central store, on the ground floor of the Westfield Sydney. Dick Smith A/NZ CEO, Nick Abboud, gave the media an overview of the company’s business strategy over the last six months, and some insight into its vision over the next year.
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Dick Smith embarks on ambitious growth strategy
Retailer, Dick Smith, has announced ambitious growth plans for A/NZ that include opening 77 new stores in the next three years.
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Starbucks dumps AT&T for Google in Wi-Fi swap
Starbucks says that it will drop AT&T as a wireless partner in favor of Google, boasting that the change will provide a 10-fold speed boost to the millions of users that use the coffee chain's free Wi-Fi every day.
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It's Change Your Ringtone Day, says Kogan
Are you one of those people who has never changed your mobile ringtone since the first day you bought it? Well, you are not alone.
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EatNow and OrderMate team up with PayPal
PayPal Australia has secured local partnerships with EatNow, Catch Group’s online and mobile take-away ordering site, and hospitality point-of-sale (POS) provider, OrderMate.
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Australian online shopping market grows: Frost & Sullivan
The online shopping market in Australia is growing strongly and will account for seven per cent of all retail sales by end of 2013, according to independent research firm, Frost & Sullivan.
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Channel chat: Blackman looks ahead
Retail Express founder and managing director, Aaron Blackman, on the trends impacting on the software vendor for the reail space and future plans
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Mobile payments battle brews around small shops in big countries
While mobile payments transform financial life in many less developed countries, retailers and payment providers in the U.S. and Europe are still trying to find the right incentives to drive adoption.
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Kogan accuses Harvey of fear-mongering over impact of dollar drop on online retail
Let the retail wars begin (again). And they begin online with a blast for bricks and mortar giant, Gerry Harvey, from online mogul, Ruslan Kogan.
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$93m lost to scammers in 2012
According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Targeting Scams report, $93 million was reported lost in Australia last year.
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Rackspace unveils local hybrid Cloud
Open Cloud company, Rackspace Hosting, has launched Australia’s first public Cloud based on OpenStack to give local business full access to its hybrid Cloud offering.
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Best Buy gets the best of Microsoft in Windows Store deal
While Microsoft gained space in 600 Best Buy stores yesterday, the electronics retailer got the better end of the deal, an analyst said.
