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JB Hi-Fi half-year profit up 86 per cent despite temporary store closures
JB Hi-Fi has seen net profit jump 86 per cent to AU$317.7 million during the first half of 2021 off the back of strong online sales and a well-executed Black Friday promotional period.
According to the busi...
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Apple Singapore’s floating store opens at Marina Bay
Apple’s most ambitious store project yet will open its doors to the public this Thursday, a round structure that appears...
Sep 12, 2020

Home PC market surges during lockdowns
New Zealand’s PC market has recorded approximately 40 per cent growth due to increasing notebooks demand during lockdown...
Sep 9, 2020

Harvey Norman posts nearly 20 per cent increase in full-year profit
Furniture chain benefits from people upgrading their homes during lockdown.
Aug 31, 2020

JB Hi-Fi defies virus and supply issues to deliver strong full year result
In an environment that has seen many of its contemporaries struggle, JB Hi-Fi has flourished.
Aug 17, 2020

Apple commits to reach carbon neutrality by 2030
Tech firm will remove 75 per cent of total footprint, and offset remaining 25 per cent, within ten years.
Jul 22, 2020

JB Hi-Fi sales spike 20 per cent during lockdown
JB Hi-Fi grows in Australia, but struggles in New Zealand.
Jun 15, 2020

Harvey Norman’s mixed results show impact of store closures
In Australia, where stores remained open, sales were up over 17 per cent, but in markets that forced stores to close, sa...
Jun 10, 2020

Smith’s City enters receivership to side step shareholders in sale
Decision will leaves Smiths City shares with zero value.
May 26, 2020

Smiths City waits for shareholders to approve sale of business
Update on sale of major furniture and electronics retailer.
May 21, 2020

Smiths City to sell retail, finance operations for $60 million
A quarter of staff will lose their jobs and some stores will close under the Polar Capital deal.
May 19, 2020

Apple releases budget $399 iPhone SE
Apple offers a relatively cheaper version of its iPhone as the coronavirus hobbles the global economy.
Apr 16, 2020

Harvey Norman execs take pay cut, cancel dividend as crisis worsens
Executive team to take 20 per cent pay cut for the next three months.
Apr 3, 2020

Retail is detail and JB Hi-Fi is the master
There's never been a better time to take a closer look at successful retailers.
Mar 18, 2020

JB Hi-Fi record half unaffected by Christmas slowdown
Electronics retailer avoids slower Christmas trade experienced by several other retailers.
Feb 11, 2020

Robust spending on electronics boosted September quarter’s retail sales
Electrical and electronic goods retailing had the largest rise of all 15 retail industries in the recent quarter.
Nov 28, 2019