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Tuesday, 22 May 2012

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Inside the Retravision collapse: Six things the retailer failed to do
Cara Waters The tough retail environment was the obvious catalyst for the appointment of administrators yesterday to Retravision Southern, but there were other factors at work in the collapse of the electrical retailer’s buying arm, according to retail experts.

Group buying to slow unless market leaders innovate, new research shows
Patrick Stafford The group buying sector has hit a lull and needs to innovate, an expert says.

Medical co-operative collapses with $2 million in claims against it
Cara Waters A Sydney medical co-operative has been placed into administration.

Spotify finally launches – five things you didn't know about the streaming service
Patrick Stafford The music streaming service many music fans have been waiting for gets ready to go live.

Court slaps pyramid scheme participants with $200,000 in penalties
Cara Waters The Federal Court has fined three people a total of $200,000 for taking part in a pyramid selling scheme.

Facebook shares fall in first full week of trading, but employees face larger tax bills
Patrick Stafford Facebook's share price has felt a backlash as US tax authorities eye-off Facebook's wealthy employees.

Retailers meet with government over changes to low-value threshold
Patrick Stafford The retail industry has been meeting with the federal government and is hopeful changes will be made to the import low-value threshold.

Qantas cuts 500 jobs and splits into two arms: Midday roundup
Cara Waters and Patrick Stafford Qantas restructures after cutting 500 jobs; while Abbott calls the Thomson affair a revolting spectacle.

A European credit crisis plus a Chinese slowdown spells trouble: Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz The cracks appearing in an already vulnerable European banking system and the apparently greater than anticipated slowing of China’s economy is impacting commodity markets and prices.

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