All Entertainment articles – Page 112
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Game's sales rocket
PC and video game specialist retailer Game’s sales soared in the 45 weeks to December 8.
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Game's acquisition of Gamestation gets green light
The Competition Commission has provisionally cleared Game’s acquisition of Gamestation, saying the merger is not expected to substantially lessen competition in the market.
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HMV gears up for biggest ever Christmas drive
Entertainment giant HMV is to launch its biggest ever Christmas campaign next month, with its first entirely self-funded TV and magazine ad push.
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Fopp founder opens Rise music store
Gordon Montgomery, founder of independent music chain Fopp, has opened a music store in Cheltenham.
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Toy prices set to soar as China crisis hits supply
Toy prices are expected to increase by more than 30 per cent next year, while the delays in stock coming out of China could mean some bestsellers are in short supply.
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Amazon still top of the online charts
Amazon has been ranked the most popular UK online retailer for the sixth quarter running, according to an IMRG/Hitwise report.
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Gamestation primes web site for Christmas
Gamestation has relaunched its web site with a revamped infrastructure and easier-to-navigate site, in an effort to increase its number of online shoppers in the run-up to Christmas.
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Borders plans site relaunch for distinctive feel
Borders is to relaunch its web site in the first quarter of next year, backed by a database of hundreds of thousands of customer e-mail addresses.
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Amazon launches digital book
Amazon has launched an electronic device that could replace the traditional printed book.
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Play.com raises game with ad strategy for bumper Christmas
E-tailer Play.com has ramped up its Christmas ad budget by 40 per cent this year, as it guns for a record Christmas. The entertainment e-tailer hopes the additional£5 million marketing spend will lift UK sales by 30 per cent in the three months to December 31. Play.com’s TV and radio ...
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King faces his toughest times
When Arabian royals come knocking to buy your company, doubts about them having deep enough pockets are probably the last thing that will enter your mind.
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Amazon profits soar in third quarter
Online retail giant Amazon revealed a four-fold leap in profits to US$80 million ( 39.1 million) in the three-months to September 30, boosted by strong sales of the final Harry Potter book, which became the fastest selling book of all time.
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HMV opens gaming zone in Edinburgh
HMV will open a state-of-the-art gaming zone in its Edinburgh store today.
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Zavvi to give managers power with local move
Entertainment group Zavvi is poised to hand back power to store managers as it sets out its plans to run the 125-store chain as an independent retailer.
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Playstation 3 launch drives profits at Game
International growth and sales of Playstation 3 drive profits at games retailer
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NewsLuke Johnson leads Borders UK deal
Private investor Risk Capital Partners buys majority stake in bookstore chain
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Borders UK sale nears with Johnson in the lead
Bookseller Borders UK was poised to be sold as Retail Week went to press. WHSmith is out of the running and entrepreneur Luke Johnson’s private equity business, Risk Capital Partners, is expected to lead the purchase. Johnson is understood to be backing Borders UK and Ireland chief executive David Roche. ...
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Another games specialist goes as sector struggles
Computer games chain ePlay has gone into administration and become the latest victim of the malaise affecting entertainment retailers on the high street. The 13-store retailer traded in new and used computer games and had a portfolio of stores across the UK at locations including Bristol, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, ...
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Challenges ahead as Virgin becomes Zavvi
Virgin Megastores managing director Simon Douglas has admitted that rebranding Virgin Megastores to Zavvi will pose challenges for the retailer. This week, Virgin Megastores was sold as part of a management buy-out led by managing director Simon Douglas and finance director Steve Peckham. Douglas conceded that the Virgin name has ...