Entries in 'Retail' (1858)

Asda Direct: 'We need to stock more games'

Asda Direct: 'We need to stock more games'

Supermarket giant Asda wants to double the number of music, videos and games it sells online.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 11th 2012 at 1:29PM in News
Cyber Monday breaks online UK shopping records

Cyber Monday breaks online UK shopping records

Monday December 3rd 2012 was officially the busiest ever online shopping day in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 10th 2012 at 12:50PM in News
Retail survey unearths merry mood on the High Street

Retail survey unearths merry mood on the High Street

UK games retailers are surprisingly upbeat in the face of significant market declines.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 10th 2012 at 11:35AM in News
November game sales struggle as retailers bank on late Christmas

November game sales struggle as retailers bank on late Christmas

UK retailers made £211.3m from video game sales last month.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 7th 2012 at 1:00PM in News

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November dip for US games retail

November dip for US games retail

Last month saw further year-on-year declines for physical retail across the pond.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 7th 2012 at 11:00AM in News
Xbox 360 leads US hardware sales in November

Xbox 360 leads US hardware sales in November

There may be new consoles and handhelds on shelves, but Microsoft's seven-year-old machine still shifts the most units in the US.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 7th 2012 at 10:37AM in News
Wii U sells 425,000 at launch in US

Wii U sells 425,000 at launch in US

Nintendo has revealed sales figures for its newest console after its first week on sale in the United States.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Dec 7th 2012 at 9:58AM in News
Asda eyes digital games move as traffic grows

Asda eyes digital games move as traffic grows

Supermarket giant Asda is weighing up its options in the digital games space.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 5th 2012 at 12:59PM in News

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Video games will benefit from John Lewis store drive

Video games will benefit from John Lewis store drive

John Lewis wants to open 21 more stores, and that could be good news for the games industry.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Dec 5th 2012 at 12:50PM in News
HMV sells MAMA Group for £7.3m

HMV sells MAMA Group for £7.3m

HMV Group has confirmed the sale of MAMA Group Limited and its subsidiaries - plus its separately held interest in 50 per cent of Mean Fiddler Group Limited - to ...

by Tim Ingham
on Dec 5th 2012 at 10:52AM in News
The Walking Dead retail release arrives next week

The Walking Dead retail release arrives next week

The first full season of Telltale's The Walking Dead is set to land at retail in North America next week for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Dec 4th 2012 at 7:45AM in News
Amazon offers Nintendo Land download codes after "supplier error"

Amazon offers Nintendo Land download codes after "supplier error"

Retailer Amazon has apologised to customers who found that their copies of Nintendo land were missing from their Premium Wii U bundles.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 3rd 2012 at 1:04PM in News

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WH Smith back in the game with Wonderbook

WH Smith back in the game with Wonderbook

It gave up on video games in 2010, but now WH Smith is back on board… sort of.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 30th 2012 at 2:50PM in News
ANALYSIS: Publishers must 'Follow Friday'

ANALYSIS: Publishers must 'Follow Friday'

Top retail bosses have urged publishers to stick with Friday releases, despite growing demand for more global game launches.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 30th 2012 at 1:45PM in News
LAUNCH DAY ANALYSIS: What will U do?

LAUNCH DAY ANALYSIS: What will U do?

Wii U will sell out today. The console’s limited launch day stock will guarantee that.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 30th 2012 at 12:10PM in News
GAME now selling Steam Wallet codes

GAME now selling Steam Wallet codes

PC owners are now able to purchase credit for leading downloads store Steam in branches of GAME.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 30th 2012 at 10:11AM in News

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MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up: Wii U Edition

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up: Wii U Edition

Well, we're all a good few hours into playing our Wii U's now, and sales charts for Q3 this year have come in.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Nov 30th 2012 at 5:11AM in News
The Wii U is just hours away - but it's been a long wait for these four lads and their tent

The Wii U is just hours away - but it's been a long wait for these four lads and their tent

Five days. In a tent. On the street. For a games console. Hurrah?

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2012 at 3:09PM in News
195 GAME stores opening tonight for Wii U

195 GAME stores opening tonight for Wii U

UK retailer GAME is opening the doors to 195 stores tonight to welcome the long-awaited UK arrival of Nintendo’s Wii U.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2012 at 12:34PM in News
Far Cry 3 trade-in deal roundup

Far Cry 3 trade-in deal roundup

Tomorrow’s launch of Far Cry 3 is arguably the last big multi-format release of the year and the usual suspects are pulling out all the stops to try and win ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2012 at 10:35AM in News
Deloitte confirms closure of 125 additional Comet stores

Deloitte confirms closure of 125 additional Comet stores

Hopes that Comet will emerge from its administration appear to be fading after the biggest store closure plan so far was revealed by Deloitte.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 28th 2012 at 11:12AM in News
'It's easy to build video game concessions in HMV'

'It's easy to build video game concessions in HMV'

Fancy opening a Wii U, Tomb Raider or Angry Birds shop? What about a space dedicated to The Sims?

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 27th 2012 at 3:02PM in News
UK retail reports Wii U sell-out

UK retail reports Wii U sell-out

Wii U has already sold out, retailers have told MCV.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Nov 23rd 2012 at 5:00PM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

Some personnel shifts down under this week, plus Wii U hits shopping centres in pop-up stores and a huge Asia-Pacific social gaming study.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on Nov 23rd 2012 at 5:30AM in News
GAME teams up with IGN for in-store events and online promotions

GAME teams up with IGN for in-store events and online promotions

The UK’s leading games retailer GAME has announced a new partnership with IGN.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 22nd 2012 at 3:30PM in News