Entries in 'retailer' (34)
Five fast-growing indie retailers
MCV and Koch Media continue Independent Retail Month with a roundup of five games indies which have grown massively in recent years.
Indie retailer offers £21,000 'PC desk'
Bolton-based PC gaming retailer Scan Computers International is selling a £21,000 PC – which doubles up as a desk.
Hitari teams up with Royal Mail
Online independent games retailer Hitari has added a raft of new services after partnering with Royal Mail and DPD.
Retailer vows to share 10% of pre-owned revenue with publishers
New US online retailer EKGaming has made a remarkable pledge – to share ten per cent of its pre-owned revenues with publishers.
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Is Tesco the home of game advertising?
We compare last year's TV marketing activity for games retailers including Tesco, GAME and Sainsbury’s.
Australian retailer apologises for bungled sale
Electronics retailer Dick Smith has apologised to customers after running a sale with little stock, by slashing the price of its games.
INTERVIEW: Do video games have a future at HMV?
Yes, says CEO Simon Fox, but there will be sacrifices. Christopher Dring visits HMV’s offices to find out how its attitude towards gaming has changed.
HMV slams 'idiotic' offshore tax dodging
It is ‘absolutely nuts’ online retailers can avoid tax so easily, says HMV.
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Who will buy Metaboli?
Digital retailer Metaboli is an acquisition target for major video game firms.
India games chain to open 150 stores
An Indian games retailer hopes to have over 150 outlets in operation by 2015.
Amazon is the UK's No.1 entertainment retailer
New numbers from Kantar Worldpanel suggest that Amazon overtook HMV in the three months ending December 25th to become the UK’s biggest entertainment retailer for the first time.
New web retailer shares pre-owned revenue with publishers
An internet rental specialist has promised to share its used game profits with publishers.
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ShopTo goes 24/7
Online indie ShopTo has expanded its warehouse facilities so it can operate around the clock.
Apple becomes UK's second biggest online retailer
The latest IMRG-Hitwise listings claim that Apple has grown to become the second most popular online retailer in the UK.
The Hut launches games trade-in service
Online retail firm The Hut Group has set up a new website that allows customers to buy and sell pre-owned video games.
Asda takes aim at Amazon UK
Forget the High Street price war, the biggest battle this Q4 will take place online.
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ShopTo.net doubles warehouse capacity
Leading independent online games retailer ShopTo.net has doubled its warehouse capacity as we enter the busy Q4 period.
Indie up for business award
New online retailer Hitari has been shortlisted in the Nectar Business Small Business Awards 2011.
HMV shares tumble over credit concerns
Shares in HMV Group have dipped 8.5 per cent after it emerged insurance on its goods have been cut.
GameTail derailed
Having hit the headlines earlier this month thanks to an ambitious launch that involved selling key titles such as Halo reach for heavily discounted prices, online retailer GameTail has ...
APB in retail refund row
Anyone seeking a refund on the now-defunct PC MMO title APB should speak to the retailer from whom they purchased the game, the administrator handling the closure of developer Realtime ...
Gametail plans to conquer Europe
New online retailer Gametail is already preparing aggressive expansion across the continent – just a week after making waves with cut-price promotions Gametail generated a lot of buzz this week ...
2010 proving tough for GAME
GAME has released its trading update for the year-to-date in 2010 and it shows that the retailer continues to struggle in the face of what it describes as a continental ...
AUS: Redundancies at GAME
Following a troubled few months at its UK operations, a number of redundancies have been made at the Australian arm of video games retailer GAME.
Best Buy launching games mag
Having enjoyed a record-breaking start to its life in the UK, it is now being claimed that retailer Best Buy is to launch an official in-store games magazine across its ...
