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JB Hi Rocks Despite Tough Trading Conditions

JB Hi Fi is set to rock with the Company forecasting sales growth of 28% running into the last quarter of 2008. This is despite what JB Hi-Fi chief executive...

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Flat Panel TVs Blamed For Grim Harvey Norman Warning

Harvey Norman is struggling, company chairman Gerry Harvey has claimed with a 30% fall in TV values identified as a major contributor to the groups problems.

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Vendors Hurting Ingram Micro As Retailers Buy Direct

Major vendors are bypassing billion dollar distributor Ingram Micro to go direct to mass retailers this has forced the Company to slash costs, retrench people and offer extended credit to...

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Dick Smith Close 8 Stores

Dick Smith has been forced to close eight stores in Christchurch New Zealand after a 6.5 earthquake just before 1pm NZ time today. This was followed by constant aftershocks, some...

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Electronic Coupons Could Help Whinging Retailers

Consumer Electronics retailers in Australia who claim that they are being hurt by a flight to overseas web sites by consumers may soon be able to take advantage of new...

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Oops: Expedia Promotes Fallen NZ City

Travel giant Expedia tries to drum up travel trips to NZ, while an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale devastates its second largest city of Christchurch.

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Union Peddling Lies & Untruths Over A380 Incident Claims Qantas

The union representing Qantas Licenced Aircraft Engineers appear to have had a lapse in intelligence after they started peddling fear and untruths about the recent Qantas A 330 incident over...

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Samsung OZ Announce Major Marketing Restructure

UPDATED: A major marketing restructure is tipped to be announced by Samsung later today that will see Lambro Skropidis take over all marketing roles in the Company under a centralised...

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eBooks Fail To Save Angus & Robertson & Borders

Australian book chains Angus & Robertson and Borders have been placed into administration only hours after Borders in the USA was placed into Chapter 11. Neither company has a relationship...

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Pioneer’s Mass Marketing Mistake

Spotty-faced 18-year-old resellers are not the right people to sell $12,000 Pioneer plasma TVs, claims one of Australia's leading marketing experts.

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