Reverse Logistics Nightmares As Brands Like LG Move To Sell Direct

November 24, 20250Comments

Reverse Logistics Nightmares As Brands Like LG Move To Sell Direct

Brands hoping to boost margins by selling directly to consumers this Black Friday may need to take a closer look at the cost and complexity of their reverse-logistics operations, with LG Electronics Australia is learning this the hard way. The company has invested millions into a major direct-to-consumer online marketing push, aiming to divert shoppers away…

November 24, 20250Comments

The New OLED Arms Race: China Challenges South Korean Supremacy With LG Display Set To Be A Major Loser

A seismic shift is underway in the global display market. South Korean giants LG and Samsung Display are scrambling to respond to an aggressive offensive from China, where manufacturers are investing billions in advanced OLED production facilities set to be operational and online in 2027. Currently loss making G Display dominates the OEM market for OLED despite…

November 24, 20250Comments

EXCLUSIVE:Why Buying An LG TV Or Appliance Appears To Be ‘High Risk’ If You Like Your Privacy

Consumers across Australia are expressing outrage over changes LG Electronics has rolled out, accusing the company of forcing intrusive data-collection practices onto customers who buy its TVs and household appliances from retailers such as Harvey Norman, Bing Lee, The Good Guys and JB Hi-Fi. The controversy escalated after LG pushed a recent webOS software update that,…

January 20, 20250Comments

EXCLUSIVE:Loewe Snubs LG Claiming They Will Never Capture & Sell Customer Data After Moving To Samsung OS

In a direct stab at LG Electronics and their collection and sale to third parties of customers viewing and Internet data, German TV brand Loewe has said that they have “no plans” to collect data via their range of premium OLED TV’s “Under any conditions”. This year Loewe is moving to the Samsung owned Tizen operating…

December 26, 20240Comments

CES 2025: Has LG Just Made It Easier To Grow Cannabis

When you are struggling in the TV and consumer electronics market one alternative could be a move into the horticultural plant growing market, which is exactly what LG Electronics has done with the South Korean Company set to make it easier to grow indoor cannabis with a brand-new LED lamp, that is totally legal. Set to…

November 18, 20240Comments

Samsung Cleans Up With 29 CES 2025 Innovation Awards

We are only days away from CES 2025 in Las Vegas, and we already know that Samsung Electronics has cleaned up a sleuth of Innovation Awards The Galaxy Tab S10 series topped the list in the computer hardware and components sector, incorporating premium 14.6-inch and 12.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X displays. The Galaxy Watch7 also won a prize…

November 11, 20240Comments

CES 2025 TV Battle Looms Samsung Tipped To Launch New 83″ QD OLED TV As Trump Tax Looms

CES 2025 in Las Vegas, is shaping up to be a battle of the TV brands, with the two South Korean TV giants set to go head-to-head with each other, while at the same time taking on the Chinese brands that are stripping share especially in the large TV display market. ChannelNews can reveal that Samsung…

November 4, 20240Comments

Does LG Electronics Already Know Who Will Win The US Election?

As the US heads to the polls this week, and with the Australian Federal Election due next year, LG Electronics is selling data captured from their TVs via their intrusive WebOS software, to political parties on how their customers intend to vote, with some asking the questions as to whether LG already knows who will…

October 25, 20240Comments

Tech Media Lower Ratings On LG TV’s After Move To Deliver WebOS AD’s to Older TV’s

LG's obsession with capturing confidential data from LG TV' and then pushing intrusive advertising to the home screen, has been taken to a new level this week with the business now extending their advertising push to older LG TV's, no PR announcement was made on the decision which has become a money spinner for the…

October 22, 20240Comments

LG Only Manages 97th In Interbrand Brand Rankings Apple #1 Arch Rival Samsung 5th.

LG Electronics who is bragging about coming in at 97th in the latest 2024 Interbrand rankings, with local management pushing their "woke" culture as the reason for their success, what's missing from their press release was the fact that archrival Samsung rose to 5th spot with a 10% rise in their rankings. Also missing from the…