All Game articles – Page 18
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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NewsGame enters social networking arena
Entertainment retailer Game is trialling a social networking site.
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NewsChristmas like-for-likes plummet at Game
Computer entertainment specialist Game reported a like-for-like sales slump of 17.5% in the UK and Ireland after disappointing Christmas trading.
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Opinion
Seven lessons from a blockbuster Christmas
It was clearly a stormingly good Christmas for the sector, in most cases more than making up for last year’s losses.
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NewsGame like-for-likes slump after disappointing Christmas
Game Group has reported UK and Ireland like-for-like sales slumped by 17.5% after a disappointing Christmas performance.
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NewsGame sales dive despite share growth claims
Game’s group like-for-likes slumped 15.1% in the 44 weeks to December 5, but the retailer claimed it had continued to take market share.
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NewsGame shares battered as like-for-likes crash
Disappointing BRC sales figures for November led to general retail shares underperforming the overall market, although the grocers did better. Like-for-likes were up just 1.8% over the month, hit by mild weather affecting clothing sales and falling food price inflation.
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NewsPaperchase eyes 200 stores despite Borders collapse
Paperchase has insisted it will remain largely unaffected by the administration of Borders UK despite operating 38 concessions in the collapsed chain.
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NewsGame like-for-likes drop 15.1%
Game’s group like-for-likes slumped 15.1% in the 44 weeks to December 5, but the retailer claimed it had continued to take market share.
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NewsModern Warfare 2 fires up flagging games sector
Games retailers pulled out all the stops this week as they clambered to grab share of the biggest ever software launch to hit the market.
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NewsGames retailers cheer at Call of Duty release
Games retailers will be rubbing their hands in glee today with the release of the most anticipated title of the year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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NewsSt David's Cardiff signs more retailers ahead of opening
St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff has signed several more retailers ahead of its opening next week, but still has around a third of its shops left to let.
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NewsWeak releases dampen Game profits but outlook is positive
Computer entertainment group Game posted a slump in first-half profits, but the plunge was in line with expectations.
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NewsGame profits suffer against last year's record performance
Entertainment retailer Game has posted a 67% fall in first half profits but said trading had returned to more “normal” levels after last year’s record-breaking software launches.
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NewsConsole price cut to benefit Game
Game’s shares were expected to rise after Sony revealed a much-anticipated PlayStation 3 price cut on Tuesday.
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NewsSony slashes price of PlayStation 3
Sony has slashed the price of its PlayStation 3 games console in an attempt to boost sales for the vital Christmas season.
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NewsGame agrees £175m refinancing
Entertainment retailer Game has refinanced and extended its borrowing facilities to June 2012.
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NewsGame splits City opinion as sales suffer a surprise slump
Analysts are divided over entertainment retailer Game’s prospects after a sales plunge shocked the market.
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports