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Which Kiwi electronics retailers are winning with consumers?

A new Canstar Blue survey shows which Kiwi electronics retailers are tops in their customers' eyes - and also reveals Kiwis love of 'showrooming'.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Nov 2015

Lenovo

Sales and services revenue up for Lenovo NZ

Lenovo's New Zealand operations have posted healthy increases in sales and services revenues to record a solid increase in profit.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 2nd Oct 2015

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JB Hi-Fi NZ earnings drop 50% on skinnier margins, flat sales

JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand earnings halved in the latest financial year as the Australian retailer's margins shrank and sales were little changed.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Aug 2015

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EXCLUSIVE: JB Hi-Fi Kiwi manager gone, no replacement planned

JB Hi-Fi's NZ general manager has exited the company, but the retailer has reconfirmed its commitment to the market with $15+ million in investment.

By Heather Wright • 4 min read • Fri, 10th Jul 2015

Noel Leeming

Samsung aiming high with Galaxy launch

Samsung is gearing up for a big Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge launch on Saturday - with the lure of a wealth of accessories to bolster retailer sales.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2015

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JB Hi-Fi's NZ first-half sales, earnings fall in 'very competitive' market

JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand sales and earnings fell in the first half of the financial year in what the Australian discount consumer electronics chain s.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015

Gaming

JB Hi-Fi NZ earnings slump, while Australian market lifts

JB Hi-Fi NZ's earnings dropped to NZD $2.5 million as sales fell 4.3%, while Australian sales rose 1.4% to AUD $1.86 billion despite fierce competition.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015

Gaming

The Warehouse and Noel Leeming praised for 'family friendly values'

The Warehouse and Noel Leeming ditch R18 games and DVDs, hailed for prioritising family values by Family First NZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014

Cloud Services

JB Hi-Fi NZ sales edge up despite market-wide tablet sales decline

JB Hi-Fi reports slight sales growth in New Zealand, with total sales rise of 5.3% across Australia and New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Aug 2014

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JB Hi-Fi bucks the trend with sales boost

Electronics retailer enjoys an earnings increase of 11% and expects more of the same through the remainder of this year and the next.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 13th Aug 2013

Productivity

JB Hi-Fi sees first-half NZ sales fall 6%

New Zealand sales fell 6 percent in the first half from a year-earlier result boosted by the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Feb 2013

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JB Hi-Fi posts first NZ profit in five years

JB Hi-Fi's New Zealand stores posted their first profit in five years, with pre-tax earnings of AUS$3.6m, buoyed by an 18% sales increase.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 13th Aug 2012

Apple

Does tech retailing have a future?

Woolworths is closing 100 Dick Smith stores and selling the rest, raising doubts about the future of brick-and-mortar tech retailing as online sales surge.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2012