All Entertainment articles – Page 101
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Borders kicks off shares drive to inspire staff
Bookseller Borders UK has started a share incentives scheme, offering staff the chance to buy up 20 per cent of the business.
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Profits soar at Game but like-for-likes slow
Computer entertainment group Game revealed record interim pre-tax profits on Tuesday.
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NewsAmazon UK to sell clothing range
Amazon UK is gearing up to launch a full range of apparel on its web site as it seeks to gain a share of the growing online clothing market.
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Retail on the ropes
Sector left reeling as relentless financial crisis leads to dramatic sales slump over past fortnight
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Retailers poised as 800 book titles released
Nearly 800 book titles are being released today in time for Christmas in what retailers are calling “Super Thursday”.
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Game Group profits soar
Game Group has revealed record pre-tax profits up 33.4 per cent to 33.3 million for the six months to July 31.
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Consumer confidence down due to banking crisis
Consumer confidence levels dipped at the end of September due to the crisis in the financial markets, after having climbed at the beginning of the month, but consumers are beginning to acclimatise to the downturn according to market researchers GfK NOP.
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Cabot Circus opening puts Bristol on the map
Cabot Circus – the 1.5 million sq ft mixed-use retail and residential scheme in the heart of Bristol – opened yesterday.
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Play.com sales crescendo in bargain climate
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com has recorded a sales uplift of 40 per cent year on year as shoppers seek out cheap entertainment.
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Love of the Game: Lisa Morgan
It’s been a rollicking year for the games market, but Game chief Lisa Morgan is adamant the fun’s not about to stop. Nicola Harrison meets her
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Sales fall for majority of retailers
Sales have fallen for the majority of retailers on the high street, with no respite in sight for October.
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HMV joins British Retail Consortium
HMV Group – including the eponymous brand and Waterstone's – has become the latest member of the British Retail Consortium.
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Woolworths launches price offensive on DVDs
Woolworths has launched a price war on DVDs this week, with what it claims is an unprecedented offer to sell all chart releases for less than 10.
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Woolworths launches price offensive on DVDs
Woolworths has launched a price war on DVDs this week, with what it claims is an unprecedented offer to sell all chart releases for less than 10.
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Financial turmoil set to add to retailers’ woes
Intense turmoil in the financial markets precipitated by Lehman Brothers’ collapse will pile pressure on retailers’ finances, bankers have warned.
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Zavvi in good cheer for Christmas
Entertainment group Zavvi revealed its like-for likes climbed 10 per cent in its first full year of trading and is “reasonably confident” that it will have a good Christmas.
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Game targets family market in festive ads
Entertainment retailer Game wants to tap into the family market with a Christmas ad campaign featuring animations of carol singers.
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Ideal Shopping offers credit to persuade shoppers to spend
Ideal Shopping Direct is to test a short-term credit offer to encourage customers to spend through the credit crunch.
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In-store promotions: Let me entertain you
Enough of the misery – it’s time to inject some fun into retail. Charlotte Hardie discovers how savvy retailers are lifting morale and sales with innovative in-store promotions to beat the blues.
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Kieron Smith: The next chapter
Not prepared to surrender to Amazon, The Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith thinks there is plenty of room for others in the online book sector. Nicola Harrison meets him.