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Harvey halts Australian store openings in favour of overseas expansion

In light of the current retail climate, Gerry Harvey has said there is "no incentive" to open new Harveys stores in Australia. Instead, the focus will shift towards the profitable overseas market.

Mon 09/01/2012 12:00:00 / Read More »

Harvey Norman delists subsidiary from Singapore Exchange

Harvey Norman Holdings Limited has today released an announcement from its subsidiaries, Harvey Norman Singapore and Pertama Holdings, declaring their intention to delist Pertama from the Singapore Exchange.

Thu 16/06/2011 12:00:00 / Read More »

Harvey's slow sales match predictions

Harvey Norman has released slow growth figures for the past ten months, in keeping with chairman and director Gerry Harvey's warnings yesterday, revealed exclusively on Current.com.au.

Tue 13/05/2008 12:00:00 / Read More »

Harvey Norman buys Singapore property to shore up operation

Harvey Norman has purchased a property in Singapore to shore up its position due to the threat of huge rent rises from shopping centre owners.

Wed 06/02/2008 12:00:00 / Read More »

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Smeg celebrates with E&S Trading, praises Winning Appliances

Smeg and Melbourne retailer E&S Trading dressed up in Mafioso gear and uncorked the champagne this week to celebrate a successful 12 months of trading. Meanwhile, Smeg is very impressed with its positioning at Winnings...

Wed 19/06/2013 03:35:23 / Read More »

Low temperatures and MasterChef drama provides boon for Sunbeam

Sunbeam is turning up the heat for winter, emphasising its broad product range in heaters and heartwarmers, and its efforts to promote the brand directly to consumers through its MasterChef sponsorship.

Wed 19/06/2013 03:18:29 / Read More »

Recycling Success: DHL hits its TV and PC recycling target

DHL Supply Chain, one of the co-regulators charged with facilitating the recycling of TVs and computers, has today announced that it will meet its 2012-13 target of 18,500 tonnes of e-waste.

Wed 19/06/2013 02:47:51 / Read More »

Target changing slogan to emphasise cheap pricing

Mass merchant retailer Target has lodged a trademark application indicating a change of slogan to a stylised "get more. pay less". This news was first discovered by the excellent blog TMWatch.

Wed 19/06/2013 02:14:04 / Read More »

KitchenAid and SodaStream partner in US for new product launch

Australian retailers may soon be filling their shelves with a new kind of KitchenAid with news that the US appliance brand is set to partner with SodaStream to develop a new "home carbonation" product for the American market.

Wed 19/06/2013 10:43:34 / Read More »

Partners & Battlers: Inside story on Nespresso, De'Longhi, Breville & Krups

After five years of clean air, De'Longhi has a new rival in the Nespresso machine business: Breville. It's hard to believe that only seven years ago, Nespresso was nascent and Krups and Magimix were its machine mates.

Tue 18/06/2013 02:00:31 / Read More »

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18/06 02:00 Partners & Battlers: Inside story on Nespresso, De'Longhi, Breville & Krups
18/06 01:56 Vintec appoints Debney Distributors as agent for SA and NT
17/06 05:19 Kmart recalls Homemaker Health Grill; fifth recall in four months
17/06 12:29 Whirlpool restructure to affect 50 of the 62 staffmembers employed
17/06 11:52 Samsung rolling out store-in-store concepts with Dick Smith
01/01 10:00 Cream of appliance industry gathers for a winning time at Winning Appliances
14/06 06:02 Whirlpool 'to improve satisfaction' by outsourcing sales to Castel Electronics
14/06 12:32 Sony Australia MD Carl Rose resigns after 26 years with company
14/06 12:01 Winning Appliances embraces a new era of retail after exceptional year
14/06 10:33 New Winning Appliances Redfern showroom "best in the world"

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Recycling Success: DHL hits its TV and PC recycling target

DHL Supply Chain, one of the co-regulators charged with facilitating the recycling of TVs and computers, has today announced that it will meet its 2012-13 target of 18,500 tonnes of e-waste.

Wed 19/06/2013 02:47:51 / Read More »

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Smeg celebrates with E&S Trading, praises Winning Appliances

Smeg and Melbourne retailer E&S Trading dressed up in Mafioso gear and uncorked the champagne this week to celebrate a successful 12 months of trading. Meanwhile, Smeg is very impressed with its positioning at Winnings...

Wed 19/06/2013 03:35:23 / Read More »

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The best Mother's Day Personal Care gift ideas

Mother's Day presents a great opportunity to ramp up sales in the personal care category while also making sure there are plenty of satisfied gift recipients come 12 May 2013. Here are six of the best new personal care appliances.

Tue 30/04/2013 10:49:26 / Read More »

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Low temperatures and MasterChef drama provides boon for Sunbeam

Sunbeam is turning up the heat for winter, emphasising its broad product range in heaters and heartwarmers, and its efforts to promote the brand directly to consumers through its MasterChef sponsorship.

Wed 19/06/2013 03:18:29 / Read More »

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Warmer weather a warning for retailers as seasonal slows

The Bureau of Meteorology says we can expect warmer than average days over Australia's north, south and west coasts this winter. While that's not great for seasonal appliance sales, one retailer says there are other factors at play.

Wed 12/06/2013 01:17:11 / Read More »

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The Great Debate: Front Loaders vs Top Loaders

One of the major questions that retailers are asked when a customer comes into the whitegoods department looking for a washing machine is, Front Loader or Top Loader? We ask two industry experts for their thoughts...

Thu 06/06/2013 12:57:15 / Read More »