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GST Probes Big Retail In Wake Of Borders, Colorado Collapse

GST investigation has now opened a bag of worms, including the fact retailers here enjoy far higher profits than foreign rivals. The government investigation into retailers GST claims has led...

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Online Transactions Gaining Traction Says ACMA

More and more Australian consumers are purchasing goods or services online, with ACMA finding that close to 90 per cent of household Internet users in Australia have engaged in one...

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Smartphones Set To Drive Mobile Shopping: Survey

Nearly half of smartphone users say they have already, or soon will, use their phones to do mobile shopping, and 53 percent also use, or intend to use their smartphones...

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JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman Vulnerable From Online Trading, Warns Analyst

Retailers including JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman are set to make major financial losses as the growth of online rivals continues, warns Morgan Stanley.

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CE & IT Retailers Set To Be Stripped Of Customers

Consumer electronics and high end Hi Fi retailers who don't have online shopping operations are in for a tough 2011, according to new research which reveals that Internet shopping is...

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Bing, Can Someone Find Us An Ad Agency

Microsoft Australia, who has under 8% of the search market in Australia but growing marketshare for their Bing search engine in the USA, is looking for a local advertising agency...

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Airlines Operating Into OZ Forced To Change Online Pricing

Eight major airlines operating into Australia have been forced to change the way that they advertise airfares following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Qantas is not...

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Facebook Gets Serious: Unleash Deals To Rival Groupon

First there was Jump on It, Groupon and Deals. Now Facebook is looking to jump on the bargain bandwagon and launch a similar service from their ubiquitous social networking site.

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Harvey Norman & Co GST Campaign A Dead Duck?

Oz retailers more expensive than online EVEN after GST difference, Federal Commission finds. And it seems moving the threshold is more trouble than its worth.

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Bye Middle Man: JVC Sells Direct Online

Japanese giant is selling direct to the consumer on new bells and whistles website.

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