All Entertainment articles – Page 68
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NewsHMV group marketing director Graham Sim leaves for Penguin
HMV group marketing director Graham Sim has left the business to become creative director at the children’s division of publisher Penguin.
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NewsThe Hut gears up for float with adviser beauty parade
Online retailer backed by Rose considering IPO to capitalise on growing appetite for digital stocks.
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AnalysisEntertainment shift puts Amazon and Netflix top
The shifts in the way we purchase and consume entertainment products was again thrown into stark relief as upbeat quarterly results from Amazon and Netflix contrasted cruelly with stories of investors picking over Blockbuster and HMV.
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NewsMore chains sign up to Westfield Stratford centre
Westfield Stratford City has signed a string of new retailers ahead of its opening on September 13.
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OpinionA false dawn for the two-speed market?
After two bank holidays, a royal wedding and some cracking weather, this week had a bit of a back to school feeling.
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GalleryWindow of opportunity
It’s not all been about the royal wedding and Easter. John Ryan looks at shop windows at the opposite ends of the UK as the bank holiday frenzy draws to a close.
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NewsGame scores online as it fights declining sales
Game has won early successes in its three-year strategy to transform itself into a truly multichannel retailer to fight falling sales, chief executive Ian Shepherd has claimed.
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NewsShop price inflation edges up to 2.5% in April
Shop price inflation increased to 2.5% in April, up from 2.4% in March.
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NewsSales of digital books soaring
Sales of digital books are soaring in the UK, according to figures from The Publishers Association.
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NewsRetail sales growth sluggish
Retail sales picked up in April although store groups said the performance was considered poor for the time of year.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls to 'worrying' level in April
Consumer confidence fell sharply this month, making the chances of a double dip recession “increasingly real”, according to the GfK NOP.
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AnalysisWhat's big in 2011?
What is the state of UK retail in early 2011? That’s what Retail Week sought to find out with Retail 2011, the authoritative analysis of UK retail today. In this extract from the report, we look at the key themes that emerge.
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NewsWaterstone's: no deal this week, no year-end deadline
Any deal to sell Waterstones to Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut is unlikely this week, and could be several weeks off, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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NewsGame aims to 'outperform' despite profits fall
Computer entertainment specialist Game aims to beat the overall market and find new ways of making money in response to a changing environment.
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NewsBlackwell scraps role of chief executive as part of restructure
Blackwell chief executive Andrew Hutchings has been made redundant as part of a restructure of the academic books chain.
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NewsMamut close to cut-price Waterstone's deal
Russian oligarch Alexander Mamut is poised to bid £35m for Waterstone’s, half what its troubled owner HMV Group had hoped for.
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AnalysisBest Buy returns to the basics in its bid for growth
Electronics retailer Best Buy has struggled of late and has outlined three new strategic priorities, which it believes will help it capture new growth opportunities in key categories and channels, fund growth efforts through structural opportunities and improve returns.
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NewsTesco acquires online video streaming service
Grocery giant Tesco is hoping to take a slice of the “internet-driven revolution in home entertainment” by acquiring a majority stake in an online movie streaming service.
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NewsPressure to sell Waterstone's mounts as HMV's value plummets
Pressure is mounting for HMV to hasten the sale of Waterstone’s as the value of the entire group fell below its asking price for the book chain.
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NewsWestfield Stratford to open September 13
Westfield Stratford City is to open to the public on September 13.