Copyright © 2010 4 Square Media http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:21:00 GMT Research on smartoffice.com.au newsfeed.sichbo.ca http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/F6X4N8G5 Panasonic Hisence and Virgin Mobile are among the most trusted brands in Australia whilst the “grumpiest” CE consumers live in WA according to a new consumer survey. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:21:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/F6X4N8G5 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20100803092315ecd20.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/C9S9C8M7 Continued strength of the portable PC sector will see worldwide PC shipment growth leap almost 20 percent in 2010, according to a new IDC report. This compares with overall growth of just 3 percent in 2009, the market research firm says. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:18:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/C9S9C8M7 Computer Daily News http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2010061709195550fef.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/H4S3W3S2 Spending in Australia has risen 1% which is twice as much as economists estimated according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:48:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/H4S3W3S2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20090701124921717c6.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/G4B2B8Q2 A new Westpac report called What’s in store claims that retail performance and consumer spending is being “badly” obscured by Government policy. They also claim that consumer spending is set to rise from a forecast 0.4% for the quarter to 0.6%, this say Westpac will deliver a bigger 'payback' later in the year. Tue, 26 May 2009 09:30:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/G4B2B8Q2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2009052707331728af9.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/L4N3D7G8 23% of all retailers have sacked staff or closed stores a new research study conducted by the Australian Retailers Association has revealed, yet despite this retailers are optimistic about an economic recovery . Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:18:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/L4N3D7G8 Wire Service http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20090420101943f6310.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Q6A3V9K9 As the going gets tough vendors and retailers are looking to the bottom line as opposed to getting a sale for the sake of a sale says David Ackery the General Manager orf Electrical at Harvey Norman and if the latest research from GfK is anythig to go by some vendors are making big returns with the product tracking Company reporting record growth in several key categories. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:48:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Q6A3V9K9 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/2009040706495317295.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/S5L3R8W6 Australians in particular those with families are better off now than they were before the economic downturn claims Citigroup one of the world’s leading investment banks. Mortgages have fallen by 2% Petrol prices are at an average of $1.04 Vs $1.41 twelve months ago and share market dividend yields have risen substantially. This they say has added $75 to the average weekly income. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:47:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/S5L3R8W6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200903110650288eb97.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/Q6L4M4V4 The penetration of flat panel TVs in Australian households is increasing at a rapid rate claims GFK, with analysts claiming that the industry could get a big boost running into Xmas from the release of billions of dollars in funding by the Federal Government. Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:37:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/Q6L4M4V4 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200812070940297e864.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/U9U2S7D2 Harvey Norman sales have declined 3.1% sales for the 28 days ended 23rd November 2008. Revenues are down $32 million according to CEO Gerry Harvey in a report to the Australian stock exchange. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:15:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/U9U2S7D2 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/200811250116590d133.jpg http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/N7V8V9T6 Vendors, retailers and distributors of consumer technology are turning to online marketing due to the sheer volume of consumers who search for goods and services online say Price Waterhouse Coopers. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:26:00 GMT http://smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/N7V8V9T6 David Richards http://news.smarthouse.com.au/images/shared/20081124082809daf47.jpg