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JB Hi-Fi was established in the Melbourne suburb of Keilor East by John Barbuto in 1974, selling music and specialist hi-fi equipment. [3] Barbuto sold the business in 1983 to Richard Bouris, David Rodd and Peter Caserta, who expanded JB Hi-Fi into a chain of ten stores in Melbourne and Sydney turning over $150 million by 2000, when they sold the majority of their holding to private equity.
The chain was purchased by JB Hi-Fi in 2006, to operate alongside its own network of stores. [4] [5] There were 11 Hill and Stewart branded stores in 2007. [3] Six Hill and Stewart stores were still operating in 2009. One was rebranded as JB Hi-Fi, three were closed in the latter half of 2009, and the final two were closed in early 2010. [6]
By June 2014, there were five stores across the Auckland Metropolitan Area when the company announced it would pull out of the New Zealand Market citing poor returns. Following the announcement, The Warehouse Group agreed to take over the leases of the Good Guys stores and re-employ most of their local staff.
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On March 20, JB Hi-Fi NOW Video service announced that it would close on 13 April 2017. On March 23, Vudu expanded its Disc to Digital service. Users could now convert their movie library using the Vudu app on a mobile phone. [61] They also announced that the in-store Disc to Digital program would be suspended on April 1.
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The Meridian Mall is a large shopping complex in Dunedin, New Zealand, designed by ASA Crone Architects, an Australian development company. At 16,000 m 2 (172,222.6 sq ft) [ 1 ] it is the largest retail mall in the southern South Island , and one of the largest in the South Island as a whole.
Some apps cost money (called "Paid Apps") and some are free (called "Free Apps"). Developers can decide which prices they want to charge for apps, from a pre-set list of pricing tiers, from free to several hundred dollars. When someone downloads an App, 70 percent of the purchase goes to the developer(s), and 30 percent goes to Apple. [30]