Sony Kiosk opens in Westfield Parramatta
Consumer and home electronics vendor, Sony Australia, will soon be opening a new Sony kiosk in Parramatta’s Westfield Shopping Centre, near Sydney.
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yARN: Bricks and clicks
One of the ways that ‘real world’ retailers are trying to play to their strengths is by allowing customers to order online and then collect the goods from a convenient branch.
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Aopen takes Blocks Global platform on board
Digital signage and appliance computing manufacturer, Aopen, has entered a new agreement to market and support Blocks Global’s white label eCommerce and mCommerce platform through its own OpenService initiative.
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ACCC review leads some businesses to amend unfair contracts
Some businesses have amended or removed certain terms from consumer contracts following a review by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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Big Data from Abuzz critical for retail industry
Abuzz claims its interactive touch screen Wayfinder kiosks have reached critical mass, and the Big Data mapping collected from the machines can become a game-changer for the retail industry.
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Network Neighborhood COO Eiselt lands at CSW-IT
Former Network Neighborhood chief operating officer, Hanspeter Eiselt, has landed at Melbourne-based online reseller CSW-IT, part of City Software Group.
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Optus refreshes its retail presence
Optus has refreshed its retail presence in Australia, opening 10 ‘yes’ pilot stores across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in March.
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Adobe builds on enterprise push
Digital marketing and media solutions vendor, [[xref:http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/adobe|Adobe|All on Adobe]], is pursuing greater penetration in the enterprise market with its Marketing Cloud solution through a new partnership with Stonebridge Systems.
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Australia to be the first entry point for MasterPass launch
MasterCard has unveiled its own suite of digital wallet technology, MasterPass, which unifies multiple payment methods, from plastic cards to digital wallets, for simplified transactions for merchants and customers.
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Etsy gets crafty with big data
Handmade marketplace Etsy has grown to 800,000 sellers and 40+ million monthly visitors. All that activity generates enormous quantities of data, which Etsy uses to drive site improvements.
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Banks heads up LG Electronics mobile division
LG Electronics Australia has appointed Jonathan Banks to head up its mobile division, replacing Ben Glimmerveen who recently returned to LG UK.
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Australian video game sales surpass $1 billion in 2012
The video game industry in Australia netted $1.161 billion in revenue last year, according to the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (iGEA).
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Japanese ad platform mixes image recognition, GPS, time data
One of Japan's largest ad agencies will soon launch a new ad platform that mixes image recognition software with GPS and time data from smartphones to link consumers with product information.
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JB Hi-Fi's NPAT up at $82.1 million in first half
JB Hi-Fi has posted a net profit after tax of $82.1 million in the first half but the company’s comparable store sales declined 3.5 per cent.
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Restaurant operator automates but doesn't cut staff
An airport restaurant operator invests heavily in automation -- but doesn't use that as a rationale for cutting staff.
