All Entertainment articles – Page 48
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NewsPlay.com launches online marketplace
Online entertainment retailer Play.com has launched a marketplace where merchants will be able to open own-branded online shops.
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NewsHMV bans tattoos and long hair as staff told to smarten up
Entertainment specialist HMV has banned its staff from displaying garish tattoos and long hair.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Olympic legacy for supply chain
New supply chain ideas tried out at the London 2012 Olympics could change the way retailers operate in the UK. Alison Clements finds out what lessons have been learnt.
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NewsHMV launches online marketplace
HMV has launched an online marketplace selling third-party products as it looks to hit back at arch-rival Amazon.
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AnalysisProfile: Steve Clarke, chief executive, WHSmith
WHSmith’s head of high street and Kate Swann’s right-hand man is primed to take over as chief executive.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Waterstones, Importance of Bookshops
In the face of Amazon’s continued dominance in online book sales and the growing popularity of ebooks and tablets, high street bookseller Waterstones has launched an advertising campaign lauding old-fashioned bookshops.
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NewsGovernment postpones business rates revaluation to 2017
The Government has been accused of delivering a “further blow to the country’s struggling high streets” by postponing the revaluation of business rates from 2015 to 2017.
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NewsMorrisons finance boss Pennycook joins The Hut Group board
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook has joined the board of fast-growing etailer The Hut Group sparking further IPO speculation.
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NewsWHSmith launches new formats as it grows travel division
WHSmith is trialling new travel store formats, including a kids’ toy and book store, to optimise its use of store space.
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OpinionComment: How is WHSmith still managing to make money?
Many people will be left shaking their heads in wonder today when they find out that WHSmith’s pre-tax profits for the year to the end of August have risen 10% to £102m.
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AnalysisProfile: WHSmith's chief executive in waiting, Steve Clarke
Steve Clarke will have big boots to fill when he takes up the chief executive role at books and stationery retailer WHSmith next June, taking over from the City’s much-loved Kate Swann who has helped deliver rising profits at the business for almost 10 years.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: WHSmith - The margin was the message
Kate Swann’s real achievement over the past nine years has been engineering a huge rise in the company’s gross margin.
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AnalysisKate Swann's departure: What the analysts say
As WH Smith stalwart Kate Swann revealed she is to step down from the chief executive post next year, some analysts have questioned whether the wheels are about to come off the books and stationery retailer.
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NewsWHSmith chief executive Kate Swann to step down
WHSmith’s long standing chief executive Kate Swann is to step down from the retailer after nine years at the helm.
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PPR to sell Fnac book and electronics chain
Luxury group PPR plans to sell its Fnac book and electronics chain as well as La Redoute, according to the Journal du Dimanche.The retailer is forging ahead with plans to divest both retail divisions in order to focus on its core luxury goods business.
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NewsWaterstones launches campaign emphasising importance of bookshops
Book retailer Waterstones is to launch a marketing campaign to emphasise the importance of bookshops.
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NewsApple sells five million iPhones since Friday's launch
Apple has sold almost five million new iPhone 5 mobile phones globally in three days, following its launch on Friday.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: HMV expects Christmas sales pick-up. Is this credible?
The new senior management team at HMV have only been in place for a couple of weeks, but already they are blaming poor recent trading on “a lack of new releases”…and predicting a strong pick-up at Christmas. Is this credible?
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AnalysisHMV: What the analysts say
HMV reported an 11.6% slump in like-for-likes in the 20 weeks to September 15 today attributed to a slow sumer release schedule. The City reacted negatively to the news.
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NewsHMV like-for-likes slump 11.6% after poor summer release schedule
Entertainment retailer HMV suffered a like-for-like sales slump of 11.6% in the 20 weeks to September 15 but remains confident it will benefit from a strong release schedule in the run-up to Christmas.