Cevolution Posted September 30, 2016 Posted September 30, 2016 The 2D Blu-ray version of X-Men Apocalypse is $25 at Big W, the 3D version is $34.97 on Ezydvd's site. JB price match these retailers in store. Too easy.
JSmith Posted September 30, 2016 Author Posted September 30, 2016 http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/amazon-on-the-hunt-for-warehousing-in-australia-20160927-grpd25.html Amazon, the online retail giant, is looking for its first warehouse in Australia, with suggestions one site of interest is the Goodman Group's $50 million industrial estate at Oakdale, in Sydney's west. The mega retail "disruptor" already has two traditional-style data centres in what it calls a region in Sydney's west for its Amazon Web Service, and agents say given the usually large warehouses required by Amazon, the new Oakdale site would be the best available. Oh it's on... a price war between JB and Amazon AUS would be more than welcome. JSmith
broadbean Posted October 1, 2016 Posted October 1, 2016 I'd be interested to know if Amazon is bringing the whole experience over -- like Amazon Prime. That also means free returns for items "fulfilled" by a 3rd party like Amazon now, meaning it's not just disrupting B&M stores but eBay as well. If I bought a Blu-ray Disc from Amazon AU, does that mean I could immediately stream the movie off Amazon Video?
JSmith Posted February 7, 2017 Author Posted February 7, 2017 It's not a stretch to say Amazon's arrival in Australia – doors open in September – is one of the biggest things to happen to local retailing. Executives have been quoted stating it plans to "destroy the retail environment in Australia". http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/the-big-idea/will-amazon-destroy-your-business-20170117-gtsuhz.html JSmith
Cevolution Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) It remains to be seen exactly the impact Amazon will have on the local market. Personally, I think it's been hyped up a bit by some people, who think Amazon are the be all and end all. They will still be at the mercy of local distributors, and I don't see them selling Amazon the stock for much less than they do to JB. I think if there are any savings it will only be small. I certainly don't see them selling stock to Amazon Australia for say $10 less than JB. It would take Amazon Australia to move a great deal more units than JB HiFi for the local distributors to offer them those sort of discounts. I also don't see exclusive/limited edition titles, bonus discs or packaging changing from JB to Amazon, I think all that stuff will stay with JB, at least for the most part. Edit: Added a couple of words into the last sentence. Edited February 7, 2017 by Cevolution
pgdownload Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 Mobs like JB have largely become box movers IMO. Amazon is just a very, very good box mover. Discs only account for 15% of JB total sales now (down from 25% four years ago). JB also still only does a fraction of its sales over the Internet. Regards Peter Gillespie
JSmith Posted February 7, 2017 Author Posted February 7, 2017 The question is... will we get Amazon Prime Air delivery drones? http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/06/amazon-prime-delivery-drone-gets-super-bowl-li-spotlight.html JSmith
YourMateDyl Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 47 minutes ago, pgdownload said: Mobs like JB have largely become box movers IMO. Amazon is just a very, very good box mover. Discs only account for 15% of JB total sales now (down from 25% four years ago). JB also still only does a fraction of its sales over the Internet. Regards Peter Gillespie A bit off topic but what the hell happened to JB?! They used to be the place to go to for your speakers and AV gear. I was in there yesterday and couldn't believe how bad it's gotten in terms of speaker choice. 1
JSmith Posted February 8, 2017 Author Posted February 8, 2017 28 minutes ago, Dylan86.exe said: speaker choice Yeah, as Peter mentioned... box movers now. They have a few basic lines from a few decent brands, but not much there at all. JSmith
JSmith Posted April 25, 2017 Author Posted April 25, 2017 Global online shopping giant Amazon has hit the ground running in Australia, with industrial property agents saying it has signed a lease deal for a large purpose-built warehouse at the Goodman Group's $50 million Oakdale Industrial Estate, on Old Wallgrove Road, at Sydney's Eastern Creek. Amazon has confirmed years of speculation that it is to start operating in Australia. http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/amazon-looks-at-goodman-facility-for-first-warehouse-20170420-gvoka6.html If Amazon set up full services here... will we then be geoblocked from buying from Amazon US/UK? JSmith
pgdownload Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 It does sort of point out the absurdity of intellectual property versus physical goods. One can be distributed globally for $0 and the other not. IP content is subject to geo blocking (i.e can't buy at any price) and arbitrary price differential when you can. I'd expect anything available on Amazon Oz and Amazon US will be cheaper from Amazon Oz. Anything not, well then you can still buy it from Amazon US (if enough do it then it will probably end up on Amazon Oz soon enough) Regards Peter Gillespie
Evolution1503565405 Posted May 18, 2017 Posted May 18, 2017 On 25/04/2017 at 6:19 PM, JSmith said: If Amazon set up full services here... will we then be geoblocked from buying from Amazon US/UK? I don't see that happening. People from the US can order from France, Germany, Italy, UK and Japan and vice versa. Don't see it being any different for Australians. The only hiccup I see is the Gerry Harvey tax supposedly dropping July 1st - though I have a strong suspicion it's going to crash and burn.
JSmith Posted May 18, 2017 Author Posted May 18, 2017 Just now, Evolution1503565405 said: though I have a strong suspicion it's going to crash and burn. Bloody hope so, it's a stupid idea! JSmith
Evolution1503565405 Posted May 18, 2017 Posted May 18, 2017 Just now, JSmith said: Bloody hope so, it's a stupid idea! JSmith Seems to be a lot of pouring out of Canberra these days. Won't even get started on the NBN So far they've shown nothing of how they plan to implement this poorly planned and expensive procedure. Ebay brought up an interesting point on who would pay tax if Australians purchased from overseas sellers and how they would even collect this tax, they then basically threatened blocking Australians from being able to purchase outside of Aus due to there being no clear instruction on how any of this is supposed to work! I can totally see the backlash if this were to happen. I really wish there were anti lobbying laws in this country. Way too many cashed up idiots, paying for anti competitive rules for the rest of us.
JSmith Posted May 18, 2017 Author Posted May 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Evolution1503565405 said: I really wish there were anti lobbying laws in this country. Way too many cashed up idiots, paying for anti competitive rules for the rest of us. + 1 JSmith
judge25 Posted May 19, 2017 Posted May 19, 2017 23 hours ago, Evolution1503565405 said: they then basically threatened blocking Australians from being able to purchase outside of Aus due to there being no clear instruction on how any of this is supposed to work! Unfortunately this outcome would be even worse than the tax! Lack of choice and prices skyrocket. Traders and gov would love this outcome even more and so it's not even a threat but a bonus. Sad!
JSmith Posted June 20, 2017 Author Posted June 20, 2017 http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/gerry-harvey-says-amazon-expansion-will-be-slower-than-expected-20170602-gwj7dg.html Outspoken retail billionaire Gerry Harvey says the market has overestimated how quickly Amazon could get land in Australia, and start delivering quickly. JSmith
JSmith Posted October 27, 2017 Author Posted October 27, 2017 Seems they're almost here... yet are already here; A new report prepared by research group IBIS reveals that Amazon even before they launch in Australia, is already generating over $1Billion in revenues from the Australian market. The report that is being offered to interested parties for $20,000 also reveals that Amazon is already among the top 10 retailers in Australia. https://www.channelnews.com.au/exclusive-amazon-already-generating-1b-in-sales-in-oz-among-top-10-retailers/ My concern is gouging of the Aussie market by geoblocking Aus purchases from other Amazon sites overseas and/or increasing postage to Aus to make it unviable, then jacking up local pricing with the "Aussie" tax. JSmith
Guest Eggcup The Daft Posted October 28, 2017 Posted October 28, 2017 14 hours ago, JSmith said: Seems they're almost here... yet are already here; A new report prepared by research group IBIS reveals that Amazon even before they launch in Australia, is already generating over $1Billion in revenues from the Australian market. The report that is being offered to interested parties for $20,000 also reveals that Amazon is already among the top 10 retailers in Australia. https://www.channelnews.com.au/exclusive-amazon-already-generating-1b-in-sales-in-oz-among-top-10-retailers/ My concern is gouging of the Aussie market by geoblocking Aus purchases from other Amazon sites overseas and/or increasing postage to Aus to make it unviable, then jacking up local pricing with the "Aussie" tax. JSmith Amazon will surely charge more in Australia than elsewhere. Everybody does. They may well prevent you from buying from their own overseas sites, but their "marketplace" will come through. Small Australian specialists are more likely to sufferquickly than the big companies. People will see those rare books and antiques and collectables available from overseas "partners" first. I'll actually go so far as to predict that Amazon's revenues may DECREASE when they put their Australian arrival strategy in place. Profits? - that's another matter.
blybo Posted October 28, 2017 Posted October 28, 2017 The key for local retailers to survive? Specialise, specialise, specialise. Amazon have also grey imported products in other markets if the local distributor won't price match, so I think the local distributors for companies like Marantz and many others where the local prices are significantly higher than overseas may need to review their business model. 1
betty boop Posted October 28, 2017 Posted October 28, 2017 you'll note showing centres have been investing in the last 12 months to change from stuff that can be just bought of the net to more service style stuff... leaving you wondering how many nail salons does a shopping centre need and those massage places and dentists and gps ? hopefully it means they get rid of those numerous $2 junk shops as well.
eman Posted November 5, 2017 Posted November 5, 2017 Not yet........ Virtual books only and can't even buy a Kindle to read them on.
JSmith Posted November 23, 2017 Author Posted November 23, 2017 On 5/11/2017 at 4:02 PM, eman said: Not yet........ Was supposed to be a soft launch today, but may be restricted to testers atm; http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/amazon-australia-soft-launch-presumably-underway-but-remains-invisible-to-most-20171123-gzrb1v.html Maybe they're going to start with a Black Friday launch tomorrow? JSmith
eman Posted November 23, 2017 Posted November 23, 2017 11 hours ago, JSmith said: Was supposed to be a soft launch today, but may be restricted to testers atm; http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/amazon-australia-soft-launch-presumably-underway-but-remains-invisible-to-most-20171123-gzrb1v.html Maybe they're going to start with a Black Friday launch tomorrow? JSmith It's not Friday 13th so I refute the label. I don't do 'Thanksgiving ' either. 1
JSmith Posted November 23, 2017 Author Posted November 23, 2017 2 hours ago, eman said: It's not Friday 13th so I refute the label. I don't care when it is... it's about deals on wanted products, not a Séance. JSmith 1
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