All Entertainment articles – Page 105
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Analysis
Let the festivities begin
Christmas will be here before we know it and retailers are gearing up to make the most of what is normally their most profitable time of year. But with a recession looming, what can retailers do to ensure they don’t get left out in the cold, asks Katie Kilgallen.
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Selfridges to test toyshop in London store
Selfridges is to open its first dedicated area to selling toys as it gears up for the vital Christmas trading period.
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Amazon profits double
Profits at online retailer Amazon.com soared 102 per cent to US$158 million ( 79 million) in its second quarter to June 30.
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Waterstone’s creates company-wide portal
Waterstone’s has created a single data warehouse and a web-based reports platform in a project costing less than 500,000.
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Apple reveals record third quarter
Apple reported its best third quarter in the company’s history, driven by record sales of Macintosh computers.
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Game to give Gamestation web site an overhaul
Game is to relaunch the web site of its sister business Gamestation in an effort to strengthen its offer this Christmas.
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O2 systems back on track after iPhone rush
O2 has revealed that its IT systems are back to normal, after demand for the 3G iPhone caused its web site to crash and store systems to slow last week.
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Analysis
Mounting recession speculation sends retail stocks into tailspin
The pall of looming recession hung black over the City all week, pitching the entire market into steep decline.
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Game’s glory garners a mixed City reaction
The City is divided over the outlook for computer entertainment specialist Game, despite a stellar update last week.
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Consumer spend to slow to 0.5% next year
Consumer spending growth in the UK will slow to just 0.5 per cent next year as households face high energy and food prices and falling property values.
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Opinion
Woolies needs a merry Christmas
From Cardiff to Cheshunt, Paddington to Paisley, retail’s bunkers are readying themselves for the year’s biggest blowout – Christmas. Retailers that depend on second-half performance for the bulk or entirety of their profits – and there are plenty of them – will be chewing their nails in anxiety, because the ...
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Shop price rise for June stays below inflation
June shop prices were 2.5 per cent higher than last year but below overall inflation, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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Borders invests in store communications IT
Borders is to implement a store communication system as part of the software refresh it is undertaking this year.
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DVD sales rocket
DVD sales continue to soar, with first-quarter sales up 3.3 per cent on the same period last year.
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PC World facelift to be rolled out
DSGi will roll out its revamped PC World shop format to the entire 160-store chain as it aims to reinvigorate flagging sales at the computing brand.
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HMV profits rocket in first turnaround year
HMV Group delivered a strong set of full-year results, but warned that growth could slow in the next year.
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Game sales rocket
Entertainment retailer Game has released a stellar first-half trading statement, with sales ahead of expectations.
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Rubik's Cube to be Christmas best-seller
Vintage 1980s toy the Rubik’s Cube is likely to be a Christmas bestseller, according to variety store group Woolworths.
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HMV Group profits soar
HMV Group has revealed profits, before tax and exceptional items, have climbed 25.2 per cent, up from 45.2 million to 56.6 million for the year to April 26.
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Opinion
Reinvention will be our lifeline
Continually striving to improve everything we do will help retailers ride out this downturn