Stories by Agnes King

Harvey Norman acquires Vox Group's scraps

Retail giant Harvey Norman has snapped up 22 of Brierley Investments' failing Vox electronics stores as part of an aggressive expansion in Australia and overseas.

Tech Pac takes FileMaker to the masses

Software developer FileMaker has appointed Tech Pacific as its sole distributor throughout Australia and NZ, following the demise of Dataflow which left them without one of the major links in its channel.

PwC wins corProcure deal

After announcing PricewaterhouseCoopers as its sourcing and procurement provider last week, joint e-marketplace initiative corProcure has closed its ranks and will say no more.

Strathfield embarks on e-tail campaign

Announcing its acquisition of ozbuy.com last week, Strathfield Group joined the ranks of bricks-and-mortar companies expanding their e-commerce strategies by snapping up emerging e-tailers.

Camtech cashes in on online boom

The convenience of shopping online is quickly overtaking consumer security concerns, with recent reports showing a 600 per cent increase in the number of Australians buying online in the last three years.

FileMaker names Tech Pac as distributor

FileMaker has announced the appointment of Tech Pacific as its sole distributor throughout Australia and NZ, a move that will bring relief to a currently dry channel.

Online purchasing finally takes off

Australian consumers are finally accepting online transactions, according to growth figures from Camtech's last quarter. The Internet payment provider recorded a 25 per cent increase in online merchants and a 72 per cent increase in the volume of transactions across its Internet payment gateway.

IT&e ready for acquisition splurge

IT&e has hit the acquisition trail after receiving a unanimous nod from its investors and is currently scouring the marketplace with $17 million in its pocket.

The startup queen

Building companies from the ground up has become a specialty for Belinda York. Internet auction host, FairMarket is her sixth startup and promises to be just as successful as her previous ventures. But then when you've been a managing director at the age of 20, there's really no place to go but further up. Agnes King spoke with York about her ever-ascending career

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