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Online retailer Kogan reported that its First subscribers grew to over 502,000 compared to 401,000 in the prior year, underpinning its "return to profitability."

GUEST RESEARCH:  An industry-first study by global ecommerce accelerator, Pattern, has shown that despite their surging popularity, Australian consumers hold negative views on the quality of the products sold on emerging marketplaces Temu and Shein.

GUEST OPINION: There’s a great line from President Bartlet in the West Wing that often pops into my head. He asked, “is it possible to be astonished, and at the same time, not surprised?” I still don’t know if there’s a word for it, but I had that exact feeling recently when I read that global telco capex had fallen by $12 billion in 2023.

Online retailer Kogan's gross sales and revenue took a dip from $1.8 billion and $718.5 million in FY22 to $844.4 million and $489.5 million, recording a drop of 28.4% and 31.9% respectively, as a result of soft trading conditions brought on by cost-of-living pressures and interest rate rises throughout the year.

GUEST RESEARCH: Digital marketplaces continue to gain significant momentum in Australia, with 88% of shoppers buying from a digital marketplace in the past year, and 92% of consumers planning to shop on marketplaces like eBay, Amazon and Catch in the year ahead.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has taken its first steps into the tablet market, announcing the launch of its Pad Air tablet — yes, the name does ring a bell — in the Australian market on Monday.

Australian telco TPG Telecom will offer free calls to Iran and Pakistan for the next seven days to those who are using its main brands: Vodafone, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Lebara, Westnet and Kogan.

Australian telecommunications provider TPG Telecom will switch off its 3G network on 15 December 2023.

TPG Telecom and Telstra have lodged a response to the ACCC welcoming the overwhelming support for the proposed Telstra-TPG regional network sharing arrangement from interested parties.

Pure-play online retailer Kogan will be using fraud management platform Riskified’s machine learning solution to help increase its operational efficiency and deliver a more secure and frictionless shopping experience for its customers.

Melbourne-founded mobile payments company Mr Yum has raised $89 million in a Series A funding round led by investment firm Tiger Global.

The ACCC is examining competition and consumer concerns with general online retail marketplaces such as eBay Australia, Amazon Australia, Kogan and Catch.com.au as part of its inquiry into digital platform services in Australia.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has investigated Australia e-tail giant Kogan and found the company sent more than 42 million marketing emails without an easy way to unsubscribe.

Prominent online retailer Kogan ran false and misleading promotions, according to the Federal Court.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, with the cash registers belling and everyone telling you oh what a year, it’s the hap-happiest sales season of all - Black Friday week and Cyber Monday the next!

ASX-listed Beam Communications has reached an agreement with online retailer Kogan to sell its global messaging device ZOLEO to Australian consumers through the Kogan Marketplace.

Available today, Monday September 28, in Australian retail stores, the rounded rectangular Huawei Watch Fit is a fitness smartwatch with an up-to 10 day battery life for $249.

Online retailer Kogan has breached the Australian Consumer Law by making false and misleading representations about a tax time sales promotion.

Online retailer Kogan has seen revenue decline by 5.3% to $219.5 million for the half year to the end of December 2019, but with net profits after tax of $8.9 million - up 20.8% from $7.4 million in the prior year.

Online retailer Kogan has had a sales boost in the first half of the 2020 financial year, with gross sales of its marketplace platform rising by 44% in the second quarter, boosting profits by 9%, and the company confident about future market growth.