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Outgoing JB Hi-Fi boss Terry Smart.

AI laptops selling but have a long way to go, says outgoing JB Hi-Fi boss

Terry Smart, who has delivered his last round of company results and will leave the retailer in October, says the devices are popular with customers because of their speed and long battery life.

  • Jessica Yun

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JB Hi-Fi chief executive Terry Smart has warned that the price of white goods is set to rise.

Electric appliance prices set to rise, JB Hi-Fi boss warns

The electronics retailer has heard “chatter” among white goods suppliers that they are readying to charge more in coming months.

  • Jessica Yun
Greens leader Adam Bandt during a doorstop interview in the press gallery, at Parliament House in Canberra.

Adam Bandt pledges to supersize corporate taxes

To sweeten the deal, the Greens say much of the revenue would pay for cost-of-living measures, such as including dental cover in Medicare.

  • James Massola
JB Hi-Fi chief executive Terry Smart.

‘We’re known for value’: JB Hi-Fi boss promises to keep discounting

Price-matching and promotions are what JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys are known for, and they’re not going anywhere, according to chief executive Terry Smart.

  • Jessica Yun
Wall Street is having a mixed session.

ASX slides despite Wall Street rebound

Rate-sensitive sectors including consumer stocks dragged the local sharemarket lower, despite a US equities rebound overnight following its steep sell-off.

  • Millie Muroi
JB Hi-Fi chief executive Terry Smart.

JB Hi-Fi boss eager to lure bargain-hungry shoppers as profits drop 20%

Despite a fall in profits and margins, JB Hi-Fi shares rose sharply on Monday after the company’s results beat market expectations.

  • Jessica Yun
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Cleanliness no longer next to Godfeyness

Reconciling the soggy consumer and an exuberant sharemarket

Investors are looking through the retail gloom and anticipating how cyclical companies will fare when inflation is a memory and interest rates start to fall.

  • Elizabeth Knight
JB Hi-Fi has been hit with a class action lawsuit over allegedly selling worthless warranties.

JB Hi-Fi faces class action over ‘worthless’ warranties sold for 12 years

The class action against the $5.4 billion electronics company is the third lawsuit against a major Australian retailer in the space of a week.

  • Jessica Yun
Online sales have declined at Myer and JB Hi-Fi in the six months to December, though both companies are still well ahead on their pre-COVID levels.

JB Hi-Fi boss wary of softer spending as sales lose zip

The electronics retailer surprised with better than expected results, but the company’s boss says it’s clear conditions are tightening among consumers.

  • Emma Koehn
Harvey Norman customers who signed up for interest-free loans are among those impacted by the Latitude cyberattack.

Latitude hack triggers landmark privacy investigation

The Australian and New Zealand privacy commissioners have announced a joint investigation into the hack of Latitude Financial, which exposed the details of millions of consumer finance customers. 

  • Colin Kruger

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