All Entertainment articles – Page 69
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NewsFoyles acquires Grant & Cutler book store
Bookseller Foyles has acquired Grant & Cutler, the largest foreign language bookshop in the UK.
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NewsHMV to present rescue plan to banks this week
HMV is to meet with banks this week to outline a rescue plan that could include a sale of its book chain Waterstone’s.
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NewsCrackdown on Channel Islands VAT loophole
Chancellor George Osborne is planning to crack down on cheap goods flooding into the UK from the Channel Islands.
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NewsHMV shares rise as boss Simon Fox remains upbeat
HMV shares surged yesterday after chief executive Simon Fox remained upbeat on the entertainment retailer’s future.
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NewsIn Focus: Richer Sounds
I confess to being a long-term fan of Richer Sounds. It all started in 1988 when my business partner Clive Grant and I came across them compiling our second edition (we’d missed them in the first) of The Retail Rankings.
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NewsGame faces tough task of etail growth
Game’s pledge to plough £15m into online and digital gaming was applauded by Espirito Santo but it was concerned that sales growth might not offset the investment.
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AnalysisChannel Islands VAT rules
Big name retailers capitalising on the Channel Island VAT loophole is seen by some as an unfair advantage. Will George Osborne’s Budget change the status quo?
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NewsHMV to hold official UK launch of Nintendo 3DS
HMV has partnered with Nintendo to launch its new 3DS console in the UK.
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NewsTesco pushes music companies to renegotiate CD deals
Tesco is to demand that music companies to accept minimal upfront payments for the CDs they ship to the retailer in a deal that will test how record labels’ bargaining power has diminished alongside shoppers’ interest in CDs.
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NewsSainsbury's launches into children's books
Sainsbury’s has launched its first range of own brand pre-school children’s books as part of a wider initiative to increase own brand and branded books.
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NewsHMV expected to consider an emergency rights issue
Disposal of Waterstone’s also a possibility following fourth profit warning by parent since last autumn
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Blockbuster received bid for £179.9m as it puts itself up for auction
Troubled entertainment retailer Blockbuster has put itself up for auction and has received a bid from a consortium for $290m (£179.9m). The US chain has reportedly agreed to sell itself to Cobalt Video Holdco in a deal that includes its UK operations. Blockbuster chairman and chief executive Jim Keyes said: ...
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NewsHMV warns on profits
Entertainment group HMV has issued a profit warning after continued tough trading.
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NewsFoyles plans new Charing Cross Road flagship
Foyles’ flagship London bookstore is turning a new page and will move from its famous location just 15 yards down Charing Cross Road in a building occupied at present by the Central St Martin’s School of Art.
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Borders files for bankruptcy protection
Borders has filed for bankruptcy protection, sunk by crushing debt and sluggishness in adapting to a rapidly changing industry.The 40-year-old company plans to close about 200 of its 642 stores over the next few weeks. All of the stores closed will be superstores, a Borders spokeswoman said. The company also ...
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Blockbuster faces eviction from dozens of US stores due to unpaid rent
Blockbuster reportedly faces eviction from dozens of US stores where it has not paid rent, adding to the bankrupt company’s troubles. According to local press, four landlords have asked a bankruptcy judge to order immediate rental payment for 38 of the company’s stores.
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NewsHMV to close Brent Cross store
Struggling music chain HMV is to close one of its most high profile stores at Brent Cross shopping centre in London.
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NewsWHSmith chief Kate Swann sells 27% of her shares
WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann has sold a substantial proportion of her shares in the bookseller and stationer.
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GalleryMills & Boon Selfridges, Oxford Street
Come, been and gone, its purpose served. The pop-up store in Selfridges’ Wonder Room Concept Store created by romantic fiction publisher Mills & Boon, was there for only one reason - to mark Valentine’s Day last Monday and, presumably, to shift a few volumes.
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NewsBlockbuster UK boss says business isn’t under threat
Blockbuster UK has insisted that the troubles its US parent Blockbuster Inc are facing do not threaten the British division.