All Entertainment articles – Page 64
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NewsGame strikes digital deal with Sony
Game has struck a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) to sell digital games in the retailer’s stores across Europe.
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Lagardère Services announces strategic partnership with Fnac
Lagardère Services has announced a strategic partnership with PPR-owned Fnac to develop a network of small stores (less than 3,770 sq ft) at train stations and airports across France and Spain. Lagardère Services will provide Fnac with its expertise in operating travel retail stores while Fnac will deliver its product ...
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NewsGrainger Games hires former HMV commercial director
Grainger Games has hired former HMV commercial director Simon Peck to bolster its management team as it seeks to expand.
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NewsConsumers more cash-strapped than ever
British consumers have never felt so strapped for cash as rising utility bills leave little money left over for basic needs.
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NewsBieber fever at HMV
If you thought one Justin Bieber was scary enough, HMV made it a hundred times worse when it allowed fans to queue up for an early DVD release with Bieber masks on.
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AnalysisRetail Week On The Road: South East and East Anglia
We visit Norfolk, East Anglia, Kent and Essex
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Borders Group US lives on
Borders Group US is preparing for a sale that could see its brand live on despite liquidators clearing books from its shelves and shutting its stores. Executives plan to auction off the company’s intellectual property, including the Borders.com website, on September 14. The move follows other now-defunct retailers such as ...
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NewsBookseller The Works targets online to ‘turbo-charge’ growth
Discount bookseller The Works is seeking to buy an online business to bolster its ecommerce offer as it moves its focus away from opening physical shops.
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NewsWHSmith potential lies in travel arm
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith is undervalued according to broker Panmure, which reiterated its buy stance on the stock.
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Xtra-vision set to benefit from €8m digital investment
The owners of Xtra-vision are to invest up to €8m (£6.9m) in the Irish entertainment retailer, which emerged from creditor protection last week.
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NewsWinehouse death prompts album sales spike at HMV
Music retailer HMV expects the late British soul singer Amy Winehouse’s best-selling album Back to Black to top the charts this weekend as saddened fans snap up her CDs.
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NewsRetail employment falls as non-food stores cut staff
Retail employment fell 0.4% in the second quarter of this year, equivalent to 3,100 fewer full-time jobs.
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Fnac outlines new strategy for growth
PPR-owned book and music retailer Fnac has outlined a new strategy for growth, encompassing store openings, an overhaul of its product offer and a redesign of its ecommerce site.By 2015 the company expects to open 80 new stores in France, including 50 in a smaller format. It will reorganise stores ...
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NewsGame rolls out digital games across global store estate
Game has begun selling its digital games range in all stores across the group as the retailer continues its transformation into a fully multichannel business.
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Borders Group to liquidate the chain
Borders Group is to liquidate the chain after failing to receive any offers to save it. The book chain said liquidation of its remaining 399 shops could start as soon as this week, and it is expected to go out of business for good by the end of September.Borders filed ...
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AnalysisDunstone’s dream comes of age
21 years after its first store opened, Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone last week returned to where it began. Tim Danaher meets him
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NewsUS book chain Borders to be liquidated
Embattled US book chain Borders is set to be liquidated after it failed to attract any buyers for the business.
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Waterstone's new boss plans "complete overhaul" of infrastructure
Waterstone’s new boss James Daunt is planning a “complete overhaul” of the bookseller’s infrastructure under new owner, Alexander Mamut.
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GalleryM&M’s World: Sugar rush
Europe’s first M&M’s World has opened in Leicester Square, but is this about retailing or brand building? John Ryan reports
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AnalysisTalking about their generation
What do young people think about retail? How do they decide where and how they shop? Charlotte Hardie talks to them and reveals what you need to know about the next generation