All Entertainment articles – Page 61
-
NewsHMV launches first TV ad dedicated to tech products
HMV has launched its first TV ad dedicated to its expanded technology offer, which it is rolling out across it stores as it fights declining sales in its core products.
-
OpinionWHSmith pushes the envelope
WHSmith has never been the most exciting of retailers. In the last few years its City updates have followed the same reassuring yet predictable path – rising profits as further cost savings are found, and falling sales, particularly in its high street arm.
-
NewsBlockbuster UK posts profits fall
DVD rental chain Blockbuster UK profits slumped from £4.6m to £1.7m in the year to January 2.
-
News
Hugendubel bookstore chain launches company’s first e-reader
Publishing company Weltbild and its Hugendubel bookstore chain have launched the company’s first e-reader. The eBook Reader 3.0 sells for E60 (£52), compared with E99 (£86) for Amazon’s Kindle, and has a colour display and capacity to hold 2,000 books. The company offers more than 120,000 e-books for download.
-
NewsIn focus: Waterstone’s
Can new managing director James Daunt protect the bookseller from the digital onslaught?
-
NewsWHSmith claims e-reader first with Kobo partnership
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith has struck a deal to launch Kobo wifi touchscreen e-readers in the UK.
-
OpinionSubstantial challenge ahead for Waterstone's
One of the most intriguing conundrums in UK retailing is Alexander Mamut’s prospects for reviving Waterstone’s, which he has entrusted to James Daunt, the highly regarded owner of a much smaller, seven-strong, London-centric competitor.
-
NewsSainsbury's buys online entertainment business
Sainsbury’s has bought online digital entertainment business Global Media Vault, which supplies the supermarket’s entertainment ecommerce platform.
-
NewsJessie J entertains at HMV annual conference
HMV held its annual store manager’s conference on Monday, and once again treated managers to an array of artists at the HMV Apollo in Hammersmith.
-
News
Blockbuster launches subscription movie service
Blockbuster has launched its own subscription movie service which it claims will compete against rival Netflix. Blockbuster Movie Pass will be available from October 1 for a monthly subscription of $10 (£6.40). The service includes DVD movies, TV shows and video games. It will be launched initially to customers of ...
-
NewsWaterstone's unveils its new board of directors
Bookseller Waterstone’s, which was bought by Russian investor Alexander Mamut from HMV in June, has unveiled its new board, which includes the appointment of Miranda Curtis as chairman.
-
NewsFoyles to shut One New Change store
Bookseller Foyles is to shut its store at One New Change, the shopping centre located in the City of London.
-
NewsWaterstone's boss brands Amazon "utterly ruthless"
New boss of Waterstone’s James Daunt has called online rival Amazon “utterly ruthless” in its business tactics.
-
AnalysisPlay.com: What do retailers need to know?
The low-price purchase of Play.com by Japanese online investor Rakuten has raised doubts about the brand’s success
-
NewsTesco’s Price Drop hits other grocers
Tesco’s share price rose in the week that it launched its Big Price Drop, but the move hit the value of its food retail rivals.
-
NewsGame resists City calls to close more stores
Game has insisted it needs a large bricks-and-mortar presence despite analysts calling for more store closures to cut costs as the retailer posted widening first-half losses.
-
NewsRecord squeeze on family spending power in August, says Asda Income Tracker
Sustained inflation and the rising cost of fuel, gas and electricity have forced the sharpest decline in family spending power on record, the Asda Income tracker has revealed.
-
NewsGame losses widen in first half
Game made a loss before non-recurring costs and tax of £48.5m in the six months to July 31, compared with a £18.8m loss in the same period last year.
-
NewsHilco boss rakes in £4.5m in 2010
Hilco UK boss Paul McGowan took home a £4.5m bonus last year as the restructuring firm benefitted from snapping up ailing retailers.
-
NewsDigital deal takes Game into instant-play market
Entertainment group Game has formed a strategic partnership with on-demand and ‘cloud’ gaming specialist OnLive to provide the latter’s service to UK consumers.