Category : Retailing

Harvey Norman joins recycling scheme

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Harvey Norman is providing free recycling drop-off points for televisions at 140 of its stores as part of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, the Hon Amanda Rishworth said it is great Harvey Norman are partners in the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, as it assists people around Australia to have Continue Reading


Small was beautiful at the International Design Awards

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It was an interesting night at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal for the 2013 International Design Awards. A compact film quality video camera, called Blackmagic took out the Design Award of the Year and best in category for consumer electronics, beating some worthy competition that included the BlueAnt Ribbon stereo Bluetooth streamer and Hive Wi-Fi security camera, also designed in Australia. Continue Reading


Homewares and appliances make up large share of online sales

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Australians continue to spend big online with National Australia Bank’s (NAB) latest Online Retail Sales Index showing yet another increase. Australians spent a total of $13.5 billion in the year to April 2013, up from $11.2 billion from the same period last year. Online sales were equivalent to 6 per cent of traditional retailing spending for the year to March Continue Reading


ACMA warns Vodafone about advertising breach

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority has issued a formal warming to Vodafone for breaching the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code (TCP Code). According to ACMA, Vodafone failed to prominently display its standard charges for a mobile phone offer which was advertised in Melbourne’s Herald Sun on April 18, 2013. Providers who have text based advertisements which offer ‘included value’, such Continue Reading


Authenticateit and combat counterfeiting

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It is estimated by 2015 counterfeiting will cost businesses $1.5 trillion globally. Currently it’s costing the global economy over $250 billion annually. But a new patent-pending ‘track and trace’ app system has been launched to prevent this problem. Authenticateit empower brands to track and trace their products throughout the supply chain, prevent unauthorised distribution, grey importing and allows retailers to Continue Reading


Small, high priced tech slows down sector decline rate

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Following dismal declines in 2012, the consumer electronics sector rate of decline slowed through the past three quarters, according to the GfK TEMAX Australia report for Q1, 2013. For the past three quarter, the CE rate of decline was -28 per cent in Q3, 2013, -19 per cent in Q4, 2013 and -12 per cent in Q1, 2013. “With interest Continue Reading


Gerry’s wealth grows

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While it has been all doom and gloom, retail made it to fifth position as one of the most wealthiest industries in Australia. According to the 30th anniversary BRW Rich 200 list, 27 of Australia’s most wealthiest people are in retail. This is an increase on last year when there were only 20 from the retail sector. Making it to Continue Reading


Bringing technology to the floor

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Helping retailers create an omni-channel experience within a bricks and mortar space continues to be a focus for HP with belief that technology is a key driver to helping boost sales. Speaking to TT, HP retail solutions market development manager, David Choi, said in order for retailers to win customers over, particularly in the current soft retail environment where consumers Continue Reading


Acer offers free one year accidental damage protection

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It’s not uncommon for retailers to find themselves in a situation where they have a customer who have accidentally damaged their electronic product and want the retailers do something to help fix it. Now, Acer Australia is offering for a limited time for free comprehensive on year accidental damage insurance on all notebook and tablet product purchases. Additionally, customers are Continue Reading


New ISO standards to improve consumer safety

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GS1 Australia has welcomed the release of the new ISO standards for Consumer Product Safety (ISO 10377) and Consumer Product Recall (ISO 10393). These two new ISO Standards, developed in parallel and with the contribution of GS1 and RQA Product Risk Institute, provide practical guidance to suppliers of consumer products in assessing and managing the safety of the consumer products Continue Reading


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