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Spotify
Living
2 min read

Spotify to introduce in 2025 the Hi-Fi service

Just two weeks short of exactly eight (!) years ago, the news broke out that Spotify was about to introduce its Hi-Fi service that offers higher-quality music for an additional fee. Needless to say, none of that happened back in 2017; now, in 2025, it’s once…

Apple Music
Living
1 min read

Apple Music plans on challenging Spotify

Last week, Spotify announced that during the first quarter of this year, the number of its paid subscribers rose 21% to 158 million. During that quarter, Spotify HiFi was unveiled which will give subscribers the option to listen to lossless streaming music in…

JB Hi Fi
Electronics
1 min read

JB Hi-Fi New Zealand falters while group grows

Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has seen shares jump 8.3 percent following a strong first-quarter showing, with total group sales growth of 4.7 percent and comparable sales growth of 3.7 percent. However, the business’ New Zealand arm didn’t reach the highs of…

JB Hi Fi
Electronics
2 min read

JB Hi-Fi reports record profits, sales in FY19

JB Hi-Fi has seen record profit and sales for the 2019 financial year, leveraging strong communications, fitness and games hardware sales to deliver growth across all channels of the business. Net profit for the year grew 7.1 percent to $249.8 million,…

jb hifi
Electronics
2 min read

JB Hi-Fi sales slow as New Zealand turnaround begins

JB Hi-Fi has recorded significantly lower sales on the prior corresponding period (pcp) in the first weeks of FY18 trading, outlining an expectation that the market will remain competitive heading into the Christmas trading period. In a trading update…

JB Hi Fi
Electronics
1 min read

JB Hi-Fi, Max Brenner to open at Australia Fair

Major retail brands JB Hi-Fi and Max Brenner will open new stores at Australia Fair shopping centre on the Gold Coast later this year, as part of the Southport location’s $25 refurb. The home entertainment retailer, JB Hi-Fi will be located next to Telstra on…