All Entertainment articles – Page 66
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NewsGame appoints new boss of UK and northern Europe
Game has hired Tom Devine as regional managing director of the UK and northern Europe.
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NewsFoyles to open in Westfield Stratford City
Bookseller Foyles is to open a store in Westfield Stratford City, bringing its branch count to seven.
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NewsBRC's Luke Mayhew to slam criticism of large retailers
The British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew will condemn criticism of successful multiple retailers as “ridiculous” in a speech today.
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Borders finds a potential bidder
Bookseller Borders has found a potential bidder in the form of Gores Group. The private equity firm has shown interest in acquiring 200 of Borders’ 405 stores. The deal would keep the bookstore chain operating as a going concern in the wake of it filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy in ...
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NewsHMV secures refinancing lifeline
HMV has been given a lifeline by its banks as it has secured a new two-year refinancing plan worth £220m.
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NewsHMV close to securing £210m refinancing deal
Embattled entertainment retailer HMV is thought to be close to securing a refinancing deal to ensure its future.
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NewsHobbyCraft ups sales with sharper pricing
HobbyCraft’s new chief executive Catriona Marshall has turned around a sales decline at the arts and crafts retailer by realigning its pricing stance.
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OpinionA question of entertainment
It seems like entertainment retailers are under siege from all directions.
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NewsRetail valuations stay solid as confidence rises
Retail valuations remain attractive after consumer confidence showed another improvement in April despite the tough climate, broker Espirito Santo maintained.
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NewsFlat market masks big risers and fallers
Retailers generally, like the market, were flat over the week, but that masked some big share price advances and falls.
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AnalysisHappily ever after for Waterstone’s?
Rising ebook sales and the competition from grocers have made life tough for Waterstone’s. Nicola Harrison finds out how the bookseller can be turned around under new ownership.
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NewsHMV sells Waterstone's for £53m
Russian tycoon Alexander Mamut is to buy bookseller Waterstone’s from entertainment group HMV for £53m in cash and has drafted in Daunt Books founder James Daunt to run the business.
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NewsWaterstone’s ramps up its non-book categories
Bookseller Waterstone’s is experimenting with selling more non-book products as it seeks alternative revenues in the face of a declining books market.
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NewsRoyal wedding and weather help retail sales soar
Warm weather and the Royal Wedding helped retail sales soar 5.2% by value and 2.7% by volume in April compared to the same month last year.
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NewsLondon shops on high alert after bomb threat
Shopping centres and major retail destinations were on high alert this morning after Irish terrorists threatened to bomb London as the Queen visits Dublin today.
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NewsHMV receives £43m cash offer for Waterstone's
HMV Group has received a £43m cash offer from Russian billionaire Alexander Mamut to buy Waterstone’s, according to reports.
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NewsEmpty shelves and Easter eggs at Waterstone’s
Waterstone’s stores are suffering from stock shortages leading to bestseller shelves lying empty, while space in other areas of stores is being filled with Easter eggs despite Easter being three weeks ago.
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NewsHMV group marketing director Graham Sim leaves for Penguin
HMV group marketing director Graham Sim has left the business to become creative director at the children’s division of publisher Penguin.
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OpinionA false dawn for the two-speed market?
After two bank holidays, a royal wedding and some cracking weather, this week had a bit of a back to school feeling.
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NewsMore chains sign up to Westfield Stratford centre
Westfield Stratford City has signed a string of new retailers ahead of its opening on September 13.