Sony appeals against mod-chipping
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia is to appeal to the Full
Bench of the Federal Court following a court ruling that
“mod-chipping” of Sony PlayStation consoles do not breach
Australian copyright law.
Earlier this year, Sony launched a court action against a Mr
Stevens for allegedly selling pirated copies of its PlayStation games
and modification chips.
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First hybrid scanner launched
The world's first hybrid scanner, capable of reading radio
frequency identification (RFID) tags as well as barcodes at the store
checkout, has been unveiled in Chicago.
The prototype device - a scanner from NCR that includes an RFID
reader from Alien Technology Corp - was demonstrated during the
Frontline Solutions Expo this week.
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New moves at Coles Myer
Coles Myer’s Warren Flick winds up his role as chief
operating officer of general merchandise and apparel in December.
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New supermarket group underway
Australia’s first AUR Food-Rite store opened this month,
marking the birth of the newly combined supermarket group.
Victorian-based Food-way Community Supermarkets have just
officially joined Australian United Retailers (AUR) to create a group
of 550 stores throughout four states, including the new AUR Food-Rite
supermarket banner.
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Qld’s Reed buys Big Top
Reed Property Group has bought the 28,700 square metre Big Top
Shopping Centre site in Maroochydore, on Queensland’s Sunshine
Coast.
The purchase, for an undisclosed sum, is expected to more than
double the end value of Reed Property Group’s commercial and
residential developments on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast,
currently sitting in excess of $250 million.
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Verifone cuts card skimming
VeriFone Inc has just launched the SC 5000, a device enabling
smart card and PIN-based transactions to eliminate magnetic stripe
card skimming.
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Shopping centres mean big business
In a drive to boost the profile of the shopping centre industry
in NSW, the Shopping Centre Council has sent to all members of the
NSW Legislative Assembly a specially researched pamphlet identifying
the economic contribution made by the shopping centre industry in
their individual electorates.
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Close
This bulletin is edited and compiled by retail commentator John Kingsley-Jones.
John has worked as an Editor, Chief Sub-Editor
and journalist in magazines and newspapers both
in Australia and overseas.
In the past 15 years, he has consulted to a
range of companies and brands such as Unilever,
Mars Confectionery, TipTop, Tooheys, McWilliam's
Wines, Goodyear and BMW.
That's it for this issue of the Retail One-Stop. If you
have any questions or comments please give us a call on 02 9419 8356 or email us
on info@eps.net.au.
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