All Entertainment articles – Page 10
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NewsWaterstones’ owner Mamut considers £250m sale
Waterstones may be sold by its Russian owner, who has drafted in advisers to explore options.
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DataData: Halloween spending to hit £481m despite slowdown
Growth in Halloween spending will slow this year as consumers splash less cash on home decorations and entertainment.
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NewsGames Workshop sales and profits 'well above' last year
Fantasy game specialist Games Workshop has said that its sales and profits are running “well above” the level they were at last year.
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GalleryStore gallery: Fiorucci goes back to the 1970s in Soho
‘Disco inferno’ clothing brand Fiorucci has surfaced anew in Soho. John Ryan visits the London store and relives the glory days when dance meant something.
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NewsToday in retail: Primark bucks value fashion slowdown
Primark’s full-year trading update shows a fashion retailer in fine fettle, in stark contrast with many of its rivals.
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NewsThe Entertainer sales rise boosted by store expansion
The Entertainer posted a healthy rise in sales at the half-year mark, bolstered by growth in its own-label offer and aggressive bricks-and-mortar expansion.
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NewsToys R Us hires lawyers to explore US restructuring
Toys R Us in the US has hired lawyers to explore restructuring options ranging from bankruptcy to raising financing and restructuring debt.
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NewsEbay tunes into physical media boom with online hub
Ebay has rolled out a dedicated section of its online marketplace called The Entertainment Shop to cash in on the resurgence of physical media.
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NewsIs Halfords building momentum for an uphill climb?
Halfords reported a rise in first-quarter sales today in the retailer’s final update before boss Jill McDonald pedals off to Marks & Spencer.
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AnalysisAnalysis: August retail sales sector by sector
Like-for-likes advanced 1.3% in August, largely as a result of weak comparables and grocery inflation, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Dublin – Primark, Eason and Brexit fears
“How’s Dublin?” I asked the taxi driver on the way into the city from the airport. “There’s cranes springing up like mushrooms,” came the reply.
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AnalysisWhat can retailers learn from the Edinburgh Fringe?
As the world’s largest arts festival, The Edinburgh Fringe, heads into its closing weekend, organisers and performers will be lauding another hugely successful event.
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NewsGame’s full-year sales edge up despite UK slump
Game has reported a nominal rise in its full-year sales, driven by an improved performance in its second half.
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NewsToday in retail: Fashion bosses tackle rogue factories
As Brexit negotiations wear on, UK manufacturing is once more a hot topic with many hoping for a renaissance, especially in the textile industry.
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NewsScalpel or axe? How retailers should seek to streamline
As the likes of Tesco, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Asda streamline their cost bases, Lawrence Hutter explores the departments where retail’s axe is likely to fall.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Ed Sheeran boosts CD sales
Patrick Blower’s take on the slowdown in the decline of physical music sales, attributed to Sheeran’s Divide album accounting for one in 10 CD sales.
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NewsPhysical music sales decline slows, helped by Ed Sheeran
The rate of physical music sales’ decline has slowed to 0.5%, the latest industry data showed.
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AnalysisFive lessons retailers can learn from Manchester United
With just one week to go until the new Premier League season kicks off, a host of contenders are preparing to do battle for the title.
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NewsRetail rich list 2017: The industry’s wealthiest 100
Retail Week’s list of the top 100 richest retailers has uncovered record wealth, a surprisingly high proportion of new entries and a new number one.
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NewsGames Workshop sales soar as it ups profit forecast
Games Workshop has posted a leap in its full-year sales and said profits for its current financial year are “likely to be above market expectations”.
