The impact of today’s shocking fall from grace by Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka and his two immediate predecessors, Norio Sasaki, (who has been serving as Toshiba’s vice chairman) and Atsutoshi Sasaki, chief executive from 2005 until 2009 will effectively end the company’s consumer electronics operations, according to analysts.
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Industry young guns missing in Award Finals
Despite the breadth of young talent in the industry’s retail sector, there are no appliance or consumer electronics brands represented in the top 25 finalists list for the 2015 NRA Young Retailer of the Year Award released by The National Retail Association (NRA) today.
Deloitte: Retailers’ caught in a digital divide
Digital interactions influenced 40% of in-store retail visits in Australia in 2014, according to the inaugural Deloitte report, ‘Navigating the new digital divide – digital influence in Australian retail’, released today.
Shoppers ‘creeped out’ by facial recognition
As retailers eagerly search for any innovations that are going to increase footfall into stores, UK research reveals that 70% of shoppers would find facial recognition technology that identifies age and gender in order to display product recommendations “creepy”.
Harvey loses a Koala and a swag of phones in Vic robbery spree
A spate of robberies at Victorian Harvey Norman stores over recent weeks has seen the retailer lose a $10,000 inflatable blue koala and mobile phones valued at $25,000.
Best Buy whitegoods shop strengthens Samsung footprint
As a potential Electrolux/GE giant emerges to face off against Asian whitegoods competitors, Samsung has demonstrated that it will aggressively shore up US market share by teaming up with Best Buy.
CES 2015 opens for registration
Industry executives can now start registering for CES 2016, which will run Wednesday, January 6-Saturday, January 9, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Forget curves, it’s wafer thin Android powered TVs for Sony
Sony is refusing to enter the fight over curved SmartTVs, led by Korean giants Samsung and LG, and is instead relying on its latest range of ultra high definition 4K TVs coupled with high definition audio to impress consumers.
IFA 2015 picks its themes: the Chinese Consumer, Apps and UHD
It’s just eight weeks until the doors of IFA in Berlin 2015 open on September 4 and the Australian industry joins visitors from over 100 countries to look at the world’s latest products and innovations.
F&P moves ad budget to Slingshot
After 12 years with Fisher & Paykel (F&P), which included the entire takeover by the company by the Chinese giant Haier, and the exit of its senior marketing and management team, agency OMD has lost F&P’s media strategy, planning and buying business.