All Entertainment articles – Page 81
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NewsJJB Sports turnaround man Peter Williams to advise on EMI rescue
Former Selfridges chief executive and JJB Sports director Peter Williams has been drafted in to help with the rescue of troubled music business EMI.
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NewsBooks Etc website goes down two days after launching
The Books Etc website has gone down just two days after launching.
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NewsFormer Zavvi boss Simon Douglas to head Luminar
Simon Douglas, the former boss of defunt entertainment retailer Zavvi, is set to become the new chief executive of nightclub operator Luminar.
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NewsBlockbuster in rent renegotiation talks
Blockbuster is understood to be working with restructuring firm KPMG on negotiations with more than 600 landlords as part of cost cutting plans.
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Books Etc gears up for online comeback
Books Etc will be resurrected next week as an online offer, after the brand and website was bought out of administration following the collapse of parent Borders UK last year.
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NewsFirst combined HMV and Waterstone’s store opens in Silverlink
HMV Group’s first jointly occupied HMV and Waterstone’s shop opened this week on the Silverlink retail park in Wallsend, about four miles northeast of Newcastle.
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NewsRetailers compete for share of £1.6bn Valentine’s sales bonanza
Retailers are gunning for a £1.6bn pay day from Valentine’s Day sales this weekend, with grocers hoping cash-strapped lovers eat at home rather than go out to a restaurant.
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Movie Gallery to close 805 stores
Film rental chain Movie Gallery plans to close 805 poorly performing US stores after falling sales and mounting losses led to its second bankruptcy in three years.The closures affect a third of the retailer’s 2,415 US stores and several thousand of the company’s 19,100 employees are likely to lose their ...
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NewsRetailers back Haiti charity single
Retailers including Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser and BHS have joined entertainment retailers in stocking the Helping Haiti charity single, which is tipped to be one of the biggest selling songs of the past decade.
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NewsThe Book People agrees £15m asset-backed loan deal
Direct bookseller The Book People has secured a £15m asset-based loan facility from specialist lender Burdale to support current and future working capital requirements.
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NewsAmazon hires new entertainment chief
Amazon has hired former head of Cdiscount.co.uk Andy Jones as had of its home entertainment arm in the UK as the etail giant’s sales and profits soar.
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NewsHMV acquires Mama Group
HMV has acquired Mama Group after receiving an adequate level of acceptance from the live music group’s shareholders.
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NewsGame enters social networking arena
Entertainment retailer Game is trialling a social networking site.
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NewsWHSmith festive sales slide but book market share grows
WHSmith has gained share in a dismal books market in which rival Borders collapsed and the boss of Waterstone’s stepped down following a terrible Christmas.
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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NewsJessops Plc delists as it moves to wind down
Jessops Plc officially delisted from the London Stock Exchange last week as shareholders voted to wind up the company after the core store business was sold to new company Snap Equity in September.
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Apple iPad to shake up books market
Apple has unveiled the much-anticipated iPad that it said will ignite the e-books market.
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NewsTesco in film industry deal
Supermarket group Tesco is to extend its reach into the film sector.
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NewsONS reports worse than expected December sales
Retail sales volumes in December rose 0.3% compared to November, below than the 1.1% lift expected by analysts, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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OpinionThe Hub of Waterstone’s troubles
Investors should ponder whether the main HMV board have shown the right level of interest in their book operation.