How Australia turned into a nation of online shoppers
We are shopping online in ways and volumes never before seen. No wonder the country’s delivery systems are a stressed-out mess.
So Australian music and home entertainment giant JB Hi-Fi has announced it is closing its streaming music service ‘Now’ after five years…
Shares in JB Hi-Fi have jumped by close to 4% this morning, off the back of the release of electronics retailer’s half-year profit results…
Chip Wilson, the controversial founder of active wear retailer Lululemon Athletica, has sold down his stake in the business for US$845 milli…
Planning well for a change in leadership is one of the ways a company can maintain its culture, says outgoing JB Hi-Fi chief executive Terry…
The seemingly never-ending winter facing Australian retailers was interrupted very briefly last night to let in a bit of Spanish sun reflect…
One of the headlines from Monday’s edition of SmartCompany may well have signified a significant shift in our retailers’ hitherto defens…
I looked back at the SmartCompany website last week, and revisited some of the calls, predictions and future-focused observations I made in …
This article first appeared July 12, 2010. Several weeks ago I wrote that Clive Peeters’ receivers most obvious suitor was JB HiFi… and I…
Retail giants Harvey Norman and JB HiFi have complained the high value of the Australian dollar is exacerbating price deflation on gadgets s…
