Entries in 'high street' (60)

Specialists losing ground to supermarkets

Specialists losing ground to supermarkets

Specialists may have driven the Halo: Reach launch excitement, but new research shows they are still losing ground to supermarkets.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2010 at 11:04AM in News
GameStop WILL expand UK presence

GameStop WILL expand UK presence

For years, MCV has asked: Just when will global games giant GameStop finally, properly expand its chain into the UK?

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 5th 2010 at 2:47PM in News
Games grow at HMV despite fewer releases

Games grow at HMV despite fewer releases

As part of its trading statement today HMV has offered further details on the success of its games category - reporting continued successes in areas like pre-owned in the face ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 11th 2009 at 9:50AM in News
Sales up at HMV

Sales up at HMV

HMV has this morning reported a rise in sales for the 26 weeks up to October 24th, 2009, with reduced losses and larger market share.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Dec 11th 2009 at 9:49AM in News

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Woolies to make High Street return

Woolies to make High Street return

The Times has reported that the home shopping retailer, owned by Sir Frederick and Sir David Barclay, bought the name from the administrators and resurrected it online earlier this year. ...

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 23rd 2009 at 11:18AM in News
HMV like-for-like sales climb 1.9%

HMV like-for-like sales climb 1.9%

Entertainment chain HMV is projecting fiscal year profits will meet high-end  market expectations, as annual and quarterly sales saw encouraging gains.

by Rob Crossley
on Apr 29th 2009 at 10:20AM in News
Retail threatened by credit 'crisis'

Retail threatened by credit 'crisis'

The UK High Street is battling to prevent a nationwide games stock shortage – as credit insurers cut cover against the industry’s biggest retailers.

by Tim Ingham
on Jan 22nd 2009 at 3:40PM in News
Germany considering retail demo pod ban

Germany considering retail demo pod ban

The state minister for Hamburg will introduce anti-truancy measures to fellow politicians in Germany later this week – including a recommendation that games demo pods be switched off during school ...
by Tim Ingham
on Apr 14th 2008 at 1:29PM in News

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US games retailer heads for UK

US games retailer heads for UK

After years of speculation, a major US games retailer has finally promised to take on GAME in the UK – and the shock news is it’s not GameStop.

by Tim Ingham
on Jan 31st 2008 at 11:13AM in News
Xmas shopping shows minimal footfall increase

Xmas shopping shows minimal footfall increase

Figures for the first week of Christmas retail have been released, and have shown that footfall only increased by 0.01 per cent year-on-year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 7th 2007 at 2:06PM in News