All Entertainment articles – Page 85
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NewsH&M and HMV target Oxford Street Zavvi site
Entertainment retailer HMV and fashion chain H&M are in the final stages of signing for shops in the prominent former Zavvi store at the east end of London’s Oxford Street.
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AnalysisAs e-readers launch, is it the last chapter for bookshops?
As Amazon launches its Kindle e-reader in the UK, George MacDonald asks if it will bring about bookshops’ demise, or if the world of print will prove resilient
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NewsBorders secures gadget tie-up in non-book drive
Struggling Borders UK’s non-book products, including toys, gifts and snacks, are poised to account for half the bookseller’s sales after signing a tie-up with gadget retailer Red5.
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NewsAmazon.com to launch e-reader
Amazon is to shake up the books and fashion markets ahead of Christmas with the international launch of its Kindle e-reader and a new clothing outlet.
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NewsAmazon launches Kindle internationally
Amazon has launched its Kindle worldwide for the first time making its popular e-reader available in over 100 countries.
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NewsBorders demands switch to monthly rent payment
Borders UK has written to landlords demanding an immediate switch from quarterly to monthly payments as September’s quarterly rent day hit.
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NewsRetailers braced for Christmas book rush
Celebrity books from Peter Kay, Ant and Dec, Jeremy Clarkson and Jamie Oliver were being tipped to storm the Christmas book charts as the busiest publishing day of the year got under way, while Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol looks set to be the festive number one.
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NewsWaterstone’s signs prime location on Oxford Street
Waterstone’s is to return to the east end of Oxford Street as it prepares to open a store next month, close to where shop rival Borders closed in July.
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NewsWeak releases dampen Game profits but outlook is positive
Computer entertainment group Game posted a slump in first-half profits, but the plunge was in line with expectations.
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NewsBlockbuster to shed stores as it rethinks strategy
US-based DVD rental company Blockbuster has announced it is planning to close as many as 960 stores in the US, representing more than a fifth of its total US stores, by the end of next year.
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NewsDan Brown book smashes booksellers’ records
The smash hit Dan Brown conspiracy thriller The Lost Symbol has sold 550,946 copies in the first five days the book has been on sale, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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NewsGame profits suffer against last year's record performance
Entertainment retailer Game has posted a 67% fall in first half profits but said trading had returned to more “normal” levels after last year’s record-breaking software launches.
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NewsTesco muscles in on digital market
Tesco is gearing up to relaunch its entertainment website Tesco Digital, as it seeks to give its brand credibility in the highly competitive digital market.
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NewsDan Brown’s The Lost Symbol to break sales records
Booksellers have enjoyed a sales bonanza this week with the launch of the new Dan Brown book, which one leading retailer said could sell 1 million hardback copies in the UK.
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Amazon’s Japanese unit has to deliver books to customers free of shipping charge
Amazon’s Japanese unit has announced that it will deliver books to customers free of shipping charges through at least early November, regardless of order value, to drive sales.All new books and comics will now be mailed for free, but magazines and used books will carry a delivery fee.Depending on results, ...
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Retailers braced for Dan Brown frenzy
Booksellers are bracing themselves for blockbuster sales of a book tipped as the biggest publishing event since JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows two years ago.
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NewsHMV to open temporary stores for Christmas
Entertainment group HMV is to open up to 15 temporary shops over Christmas, including one in Bluewater, to capitalise on the disappearance of rivals Woolworths and Zavvi.
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NewsHMV takes a 50% stake in 7digital
HMV last week announced that it has taken a 50% stake in 7digital, thrusting the digital media company into the retail spotlight.
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BT to open dedicated broadband demo stores
BT is preparing to open high street stores for potential new customers to be given demonstrations of its Total Broadband service.
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OpinionThe real enemy of independent retailers
Multiple retailers often get the blame when independent stores go out of business. But they’re not the biggest threat to the existence of small specialist retailers.