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 [...]
Tags: Australian Competition, Christopher Zinn, Circumstances, Commission Chairman, Consumer Contract, Consumers, Fashion Chains, Fashion Retailers, Graeme Samuel, Honour, Jigsaw, Liberties, Mr Samuel, myth, Parent Company, Retail Stores, Shoppers, Spokesman, Timely Reminder, Webster
Posted in General
Published on October 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
Retail sales have been on the decline recently but this doesn’t necessarily mean consumers are holding onto their money. Soppers are making more purchases online instead of in the traditional way. As time goes on consumers are getting more adept at making purchases online. They buy their products from websites such as ebay and the [...]
Tags: Belongings, Clutter, Consumers, Decline, Dick Smith, Ebay, Extra Cash, Going Out Of Business, Money, Online Retail, Online Shopping, Retail Sales, Retail Shops, risk, Shoppers, Smart Retailer, trading post, Trend
Posted in Money
Published on October 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Last week the Australian dollar hit 98 U.S. cents putting a smile onthe faces of australian shoppers but putting a strain on australian exporters. The american economy is still reeling from a nasty recession. They have high unemployment numbers and their housing market is still a disastor. All these factors have contributed to a weak [...]
Tags: American Dollar, American Economy, Aussie Dollar, Australian Dollar, Australian Economy, Australian Exporters, Disastor, Faces, Housing Market, Nasty Recession, New Numbers, Parity, Shoppers, Smile, Thailand, Unemployment Numbers, Vietnam
Posted in Money
Published on July 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
eBay Sued For $4.3 Billion – Internet auction site eBay is being sued for $US3.8 billion ($4.3 billion) for allegedly infringing patents held by XPRT Ventures for its payment systems. XPRT Ventures, which represents holders of the patents, sued eBay and its subsidiaries – PayPay, Bill Me Later, Shopping.com. and StubHub.
Tags: Auction Ebay, Credit Cards, Delaware, Ebay, Greenwich Connecticut, Injunction, Internet Auction Site, Internet Site, Lawyers, Patent Holders, Patents, Shoppers, Subsidiaries, Us District Court
Posted in Internet
Published on June 29, 2010 by Technology Slice
iphone 4 Sells Out In Many Countries – From Tokyo to San Francisco, some stores started selling out of Apple’s newest iPhone just hours after it went on sale yesterday. Some would-be buyers walked away disappointed and tensions grew at Apple stores as customers queued for hours.
Tags: Apple Stores, Aventura Florida, Black Models, Countries, Germany France, Hard Time, iphone, Iphones, Japan Germany, Mr Marshall, Opening Day, Ordering System, People, Resolution Screen, San Francisco, Shoppers, Tensions, tokyo
Posted in Mobile Phones
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