Woolworths is planning to sell off its Dick Smith electronics chain, after a strategic review concluded the business would do better under independent ownership. But while the shift will take a while, the planned closure of up to 100 stores means it isn’t great news for Australian shoppers. More »
What is it with major retailers launching deal-of-the-day sites? Woolworths is the latest to join the crowd with its Door Buster site, offering one-off deals on electronics and groceries. More »
Whether or not you make a conscious effort to shop for Australian-made or owned products, when you do decide to go local, you’d expect that “Made in Australia” means exactly what it says. Unfortunately, you’d be surprised what’s actually implied by these three words and how the supermarkets aren’t being as upfront as they could about the origins of the products we buy. More »
From now until next Tuesday, Woolworths is selling the prepaid Virgin Mobile dongle with 4GB of data for $19. This deal comes up pretty frequently: I think it’s now official Lifehacker advice to never purchase a full-priced Virgin dongle. [Woolworths via OzBargain]
Lifehacker reported earlier today that the latest version of Woolworths’ Android app sought far more permissions than seemed necessary for a shopping application. Woolworths has acknowledged the problem, which it says was due to a bug during development, and says a new update ditching the unwanted permissions will be released soon. More »
Shoppers were happy when Woolworths added an Android app to its range, but they’re less than impressed with the most recent update. Why on earth should a shopping list app have the ability to make calls from your phone and monitor all the other apps running on it? More »
When Woolworths launched its Woolworths Mobile month-by-month mobile service in August, it said it also planned to maintain its Everyday Mobile prepaid option. But there’s obviously been a change of heart, with Woolworths stopping new subscribers signing up to the prepaid service at the end of October and planning to switch off the service altogether at the end of March 2012. More »
Woolworths’ iPhone and Android apps have proved popular, and the retailing giant appears to have a bunch more mobile enhancements up its sleeve. As well as rolling out a Big W price comparison app for iPhone users, it is also planning future enhancements including direct shopping from its apps and click-to-collect services. More »
Supermarket 101: just because there’s a big sign suggesting a bargain doesn’t mean there’s actually a meaningful discount. Yes, little savings add up, but the difference between $10 and $9.88 hardly seems worth printing this particular poster. For more practical supermarket shopping tips, check out our top 10 ways to save on supermarket shopping. Thanks Wendy for the pic!
The newly-announced Kindle Fire and Kindle price reductions mean Amazon is offering more choice in its e-book reader range than ever. The Fire tablet and the other new models can only be pre-ordered by US customers at this stage, but even so, that could be bad news for Woolworths, which has recently begun selling the device through its Big W and Dick Smith brands. More »
