Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Shops Must Give Refunds – Consumers have the same rights to a refund or exchange on defective or imperfect sale items as they do on full-priced products. And, according to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel, they always have. The retail myth was quashed after an ACCC investigation into the parent company of [...]
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Published on August 18, 2010 by Technology Slice
DFO Tries To Ward Off Bankruptcy – Despite its popularity with shoppers, the discount chain has fallen victim to a crippling $550 million debt on the South Wharf DFO, which is threatening to trigger the collapse of the company and its nine outlets along the east coast. A NAB spokesman said the bank was “working [...]
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Published on March 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
U.S. To Unveil Superfast Broadband – The U.S. is set to follow Australia in a bid to introduce superfast broadband to millions of homes within the next ten years. A new internet policy to be unveiled this week includes the goal of boosting domestic broadband speeds to 100Mbps — more than 25 times the current [...]
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