Entries in 'euk' (43)
Entertainment chief Rob Salter leaving Tesco
Influential retail exec Rob Salter is leaving Tesco on January 1st, 2013, MCV can reveal.
HMV appoints new Head of Online
Entertainment retailer HMV has announced the immediate appointment of Sarah Hughes as its new head of online.
Tesco reveals renewed games push
Supermarket behemoth Tesco has vowed to become a dominant force in video games retail after snapping up key personnel from EUK.
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Music Box Leisure to be "EUK successor"
Music Box Leisure is on the prowl for new retail accounts – as Morrisons appoints the firm its long-term exclusive distribution partner.
1.1m games sold off cheap at EUK
The administrator of EUK is to auction off the contents of the wholesaler’s warehouse stock this week for a cut-price – including 1.1 million games.
EUK games boss joins Tesco
EUK’s former games chief John Stanhope has joined Tesco as senior buying manager in the UK – signalling the company’s keenness to get closer to the trade in 2009....
EUK administrator heading for legal battle with suppliers
EUK administrator Deloitte is in hot water with entertainment suppliers, who are preparing legal action to to claw back millions of pounds of stock.Advertisement
EUK failure was 'too much' for Zavvi to cope with
The group founding partners of Zavvi have singled out the demise of EUK as having a big part to play in the chain's going into administration.
Zavvi enters administration
Entertainment retailer Zavvi has fallen into administration following the collapse of EUK, auditor Ernst and Young has confirmed.
Asda firing on all cylinders after EUK collapse
Asda has claimed that it is buying entertainment stock at the same rate as it did before EUK – its exclusive supplier – went into administration.
EUK legacy looms large over frantic market
Suppliers burnt by EUK’s demise disagree over whether to feed Zavvi with Christmas stock that will help it pay off its huge debts.Advertisement
Woolworths’ demise robs UK of third largest games retailer
The UK faces losing its third biggest video games retailer in the wake of the Woolworths collapse, representing an annual market value of £137 million, MCV understands.
Woolies and EUK: Over 500 suppliers owed cash
The administator in charge of Woolworths has revealed that over 500 suppliers to Woolworths and EUK – including many games publishers – stand to lose money on products sold into ...
Official: Woolies to close in 19 days
The death knell has rung for Woolworths – with administrators Deloitte confirming that all 807 remaining stores will be closed down by January 5th.
Zavvi protects cash from administrator
Zavvi has reportedly opened a separate bank account to deposit takings from shoppers who have bought store vouchers.Advertisement
EUK: Zavvi clarifies its position
Following news reports earlier today that EUK administrator Deloitte has called in Zavvi's debt to the distributor, the UK entertainment retailer has clarified its position to MCV.
BLACK FRIDAY: EUK administrator calls in £106m Zavvi debt
Just minutes after news of EUK's demise – and the loss of around 700 jobs – it has emerged that the distributor's administrator Deloitte has called in Ernst & Young ...
EUK: Deloitte to scale down sale efforts
Deloitte, the administrator handling the closure of Woolworths and distribution arm EUK, has confirmed that it is to step down its efforts to try and find a buyer for the ...
EUK: Mass redundancies announced
MCV understands that workers at the Woolworths-owned distributor EUK have this morning been told that today is their last day in employment, following administrator Deloitte’s failure to find a buyer ...
WOOLWORTHS: UK games market will face more casualties
Today’s closing down sale represents what is probably the last hurrah for the UK’s celebrated Woolworths brand – but top retail figures in the UK games industry have warned that ...
Nintendo clarifies EUK debt
As Woolworths’ closing down sale gets underway today, leading platform holder Nintendo has spoken exclusively to MCV regarding claims in UK newspaper The Sun about the amount of debt owed ...
Woolworths to close down within days?
Woolworths could be facing its last few days on UK High Street with reports that administrator Deloitte has failed to find a buyer for the struggling retailer.
Theo Paphitis pulls out of Woolworths deal
Theo Paphitis has pulled out of the running to buy parts of High Street chain Woolworths, which is on the brink of collapse, reports The Press Association.
