All Entertainment articles – Page 62
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NewsPlay.com to be bought by Japanese investor for £25m
Entertainment etailer Play.com is on the verge of being bought by a major Japanese online investor as part of a rapid global expansion by the company.
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Amazon to launch pure-play ecommerce services
Amazon is expected to launch its pure-play ecommerce services in Spain by the end of this year. Several Spanish publishers have already signed distribution agreements with the internet retailer, but it is likely that Kindle ebooks will be introduced at a later date.Amazon.es is expected to launch with an offering ...
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NewsOnline sales up 14% in August
Online sales were up 14% to £5.3bn in August as fashion drove sales.
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NewsHMV plans for further Christmas pop-up stores
Entertainment specialist HMV is to open more pop-up shops this Christmas after last year’s success.
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NewsThe Entertainer profits slip after investment
Toy chain The Entertainer suffered a fall in profits last year as it invested in the business.
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NewsCPI inflation rate reaches 4.5%
The rate of inflation rose to 4.5% in August from 4.4% in July as clothing prices climbed, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) showed.
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Waterstone's to launch e-reader
Bookseller Waterstone’s intends to launch an e-reader next year, managing director James Daunt has revealed.
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NewsHMV confident of turnaround despite sales fall
Entertainment specialist HMV has posted a like-for-like sales fall of 15.1% in the first quarter but insisted that measures being taken to improve the business are bearing fruit.
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AnalysisActing on impulse
What constitutes impulse shopping? Is it just as prevalent at a time when budgets are tight? Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can boost the number of products bought on a whim
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Canadian Blockbuster closes its remaining stores
Blockbuster in Canada, which went into receivership in May, is to shut down all its remaining stores after failing to find a suitable purchaser. This follows the disposal of 140 stores earlier in the year. Blockbuster is now winding down the video store’s operations and closing the remaining 253 stores.
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NewsOFT decision on Amazon's acquisition of Book Depository delayed
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed its decision on whether to refer Amazon’s acquisition of rival Book Depository to the Competition Commission.
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NewsWaterstone's to axe 3 for 2 offer
Waterstone’s is axing its popular 3 for 2 discounts on books in one of the most dramatic changes so far under new boss James Daunt, it is understood.
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AnalysisInternational growing pains
Retailers face a multitude of supply chain challenges as they expand beyond their home market. Rebecca Thomson looks at how retailers are tackling some of these issues
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NewsHMV’s groovy past
We’re indebted to blogger Voices of East Anglia for some fantastic pictures of HMV’s Oxford Street flagship in the 1960s.
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NewsHMV ads to highlight technology offer
HMV will be launching a new advertising campaign this weekend to push its technology credentials for the first time.
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NewsHMV ramps up technology buying team
HMV has doubled the size of its technology buying team as it expands the category to grow sales.
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NewsSainsbury's to exclusively launch Joan Collins book
Sainsbury’s is hoping some 1980s Dynasty glamour will bring shoppers to its stores when it exclusively launches actress Joan Collins’ upcoming book.
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NewsGame multichannel deal pleases the sceptical City
A further push by Game into multichannel retail was welcomed by analysts, but the City wants to see the games specialist to “dramatically” reduce its store numbers.
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NewsLondon footfall slumps amid riots
Footfall slumped in London last week as people stayed away from the high street to avoid the riots and retailers shut up shops.