All Entertainment articles – Page 99
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Retail crime headed for a ‘rapid rise’
Retailers are bracing themselves for a rise in retail crime as the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned that the credit crunch will “wipe out” falling statistics recorded over the last year.
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Amazon cautious about Christmas sales
Online retailer Amazon is expecting an uncertain Christmas for 2008.
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Retail sales growth slows further
Retail sales volume growth has continued to slow in the three months to September, rising only 0.1 per cent.
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Scotland: Worst retail sales growth since March 2006
Retail sales growth in Scotland was at its slowest rate in two and a half years in September, as consumer confidence and rising living costs squeezed spending.
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News distributors avoid Competition Commission referral
The magazine and newspaper supply sector should not be referred to the Competition Commission, the Office of Fair Trading has decided.
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Flying Brands sales fall
Sales for multi-channel retailer Flying Brands have fallen 19 per cent to 7.5 million in the three months to September 26.
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WHSmith to roll out travel bookshops after profit lift
WHSmith will roll out standalone travel bookshops after an “encouraging performance” in its last financial year.
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Retail round-up: October 19, 2008
What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.
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London retail sales worst since 2005
Retail sales in London outperformed the rest of the country in September but were still the worst since summer 2005.
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Play.com launches ticket sales service
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com has launched its own ticket-selling service.
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Amazon offers free delivery on orders over £5
Amazon UK has reduced the threshold for free delivery from 15 to 5, in an attempt to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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JJB hires David Jones for survival fight
JJB has appointed renowned retail veteran David Jones as deputy chairman as part of its rescue plan to shore up the struggling business.
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Carphone Warehouse to launch new format at Westfield London
Carphone Warehouse this week revealed plans for a new-format store dubbed internally “Wireless World”, offering new product ranges such as games and digital TV content.
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Game appoints Terry Scicluna chief operating officer
Game has appointed Terry Scicluna to the newly-created role of chief operating officer.
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HMV acquires gaming company Gamerbase
Entertainment retailer HMV has acquired Gamerbase, the company which runs multiplayer video game centres in some of its stores.
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Micky Jagtiani: Truant to Tycoon
At a time when most retailers are recoiling from expansion, Dubai-based retail tycoon Micky Jagtiani has amassed a war chest for investment in the West.
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UK retail like-for-likes down 1.5 per cent in September
UK like-for-like retail sales slid 1.5 per cent in September as turmoil in the financial markets hit consumer confidence hard.
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Majority of shoppers to spend less this Christmas
Two thirds of shoppers will spend less this Christmas compared with last year, according to a poll by Gfk Research Panels.
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Borders UK exposed to Landsbanki
Bookseller Borders UK has been dragged into Iceland’s financial difficulties as it has emerged that it received a loan from troubled bank Landsbanki earlier this year.
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Play.com widens digital offer
Play.com has extended its digital download store to include tracks and albums from all four major music labels.