Stories by: Tom Allen

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e-store heading for a $3 million month 29 March, 2000 14:52:21

A year since opening its e-doors, online retailer e-store is staring at its first million-dollar month, according to managing director Steven Spilly.
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A retailer at heart 29 March, 2000 12:49:10

In an environment of merger, company restructure or just strategic change, it's easy to lose your head.
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PB commits to retailers, again 29 March, 2000 12:49:10

Packard Bell, the consumer side of NEC Computers Australia, has thrown its support behind the traditional mass retailer model, ruling out any online direct retailing moves for another year.
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Toshiba retail racket ruffles reseller 28 March, 2000 12:49:10

A long-term Toshiba reseller has come up against what is increasingly becoming an epidemic: channel conflict. But this time it's not about the vendor going direct or battling with online resellers.
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Samsung sizzles with Smart Media 22 March, 2000 12:49:10

Where do the consumer electronics and IT markets meet? And what happens when digital technology that the IT channel takes for granted is plugged into consumer land? In the glitziest trade launch of the year, normally mild mannered Samsung Electronics (SE) brought out the showbiz hype to announce its digital multimedia platform - Smart Media.
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Retailers face fulfilment fears 22 March, 2000 12:49:10

The retail channel fired a shot across the bow of Australian distributors last week, voicing concerns over fast fulfilment issues as e-tail and bricks-and-mortar retailers compete for logistics mindshare.
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E-Store heading for $3 million a month 16 March, 2000 14:52:27

A year after opening its e-doors online retailer E-Store is staring at its first million-dollar month, according to managing director Steven Spilly.
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Ninemsn grabs a piece of Ozbuy.com 14 March, 2000 12:49:10

Ninemsn has announced it is to take equity in one of its ecommerce tenants, etailer ozbuy.com.
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Iocom triples with MUA gulp 13 March, 2000 12:49:10

The aggressive plans of recently listed IT services company Iocom were advanced last week with the announcement of the acquisition of distributor MUA and its services company, MUA Services and Training.
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Samsung claims top monitor spot 10 March, 2000 12:49:10

For the first time, IT Channel research specialist Inform has measured monitor sales through the indirect channel for 1999. And with Samsung holding the lead in a highly competitive segment, the results show a very wide range of third party-monitor brands being sold.
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FishTech hooked 08 March, 2000 12:49:10

FishTech & Partners, the former Notes specialist application developer and integrator, has fallen to the seemingly endless Solution 6 acquisition machine. But as he prepares to bank the reported $19 million in Solution 6 scrip, founder and CEO Nick Fish said it represents "an enormous move forward for us".