Dick Smith stories - Page 2

Kogan.com has purchased Dick Smith's online business and plans to keep the Dick Smith brand alive. Ruslan Kogan explains why - and how.

Dick Smith Electronics NZ operations have an estimated net loss of nearly $100 million in book value with Ingram Micro and Synnex among the creditors.

Dick Smith's final four stores have fallen, with receivers announcing the immediate closure of four Move Airport stores after asset sale failure.

Dick Smith receivers have been spoken to by privacy commissions on both sides of the Tasman after concerns over plans to sell customer information.

Creditors of the failed Dick Smith Holdings businesses are likely to receive an earlier than anticipated update from administrators.

Everyone knows Dick Smith Electronics. So where did it go so wrong? We look back at the company from its early successes to eventual decline.

Dick Smith is to close all its stores across Australia and New Zealand after failing to receive any acceptable offers for the business.

The axe has fallen on Dick Smith support office jobs, while Australian staff may be owed up to $2 million in annual leave.

Courts on both side of the Tasman have approved an extension to the time frame for the second creditors meeting for Dick Smith Holdings.

Dick Smith's receivers are closing 27 Dick Smith stores in David Jones department stores this Wednesday, with 181 jobs impacted.

Creditors of Dick Smith's New Zealand operations have been told it's still to early to provide any details about the likely return to creditors.

Dick Smith creditors are owed nearly AU$400 million dollars. Meanwhile, the company's chief executive has resigned, effective immediately.

Potential buyers for the failed Dick Smith business have until January 27 to get expressions of interest in for the company's businesses.

New Zealand's big name electronics stores have been slammed in a new Consumer NZ survey, with only 40% of some store's customers recommending them.

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

Dick Smith's Kiwi operations have had their best quarterly sales performance in years, but it's not enough to stop a downward revision for NPAT.

A new competition is calling on New Zealand's top emerging entrepreneurs to submit their ideas for the DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge.

Restructuring costs of $5.5 million have hit Dick Smith's FY2015 profits, with results also dragged down by declining New Zealand sales.

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.

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.