David Olsen

Scoupon, the Groupon spinoff from the CatchOfTheDay team has entered the PR war with rivals Jumponit, Spreets and Microsoft and PBL backed Cudo.

Australian company Microskin has been awarded a prestigious Best of Beauty award by Allure magazine for their simulated skin product.

The NSW Anti-Discrimination Board has granted an exception to the Anti-Discrimination act to Trivett Automotive which will enable the company to recruit females only.

Dell Streak, the 5-inch over-sized phone or under-sized tablet is finally making its way to Australia with an exclusive three month deal starting October with Optus.

Qantas Airways is reportedly in talks with potential partners for its budget airline Jetstar to establish regional hub access in China and India to combat Virgin Blue’s deal with Etihad giving it access to the middle east.

DFO’s Austexx is set to sell four of its nine DFO shopping malls to CFS Retail Property Trust as CFS seeks to raise $500 million in capital to complete the transaction, according to reports from people close to the matter in Bloomberg.

Virgin Blue’s alliance with Etihad to code share on flights between Australia and the Middle East has received interim approval by the ACCC despite objections from rival Qantas.

Metcash’s $215 million offer to acquire Franklins 85 supermarkets and distribution chain from South African based Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Limited has the ACCC considering whether to block the deal on competition grounds.

Virgin Money will offer life insurance in Australia, expanding on its superannuation and credit card offers early next year. Virgin Money will deliver life insurance through a freshly minted alliance with TOWER Australia.

The Tourism and Transport Forum will release a report today by LEK consulting that claims Australian Governments will need to spend $20 Billion per year on new transport projects over the next decade to accommodate Australia’s growing demand.