MCV AWARDS 2012: Retail finalists

Some of the biggest names in UK retail are going head-to-head in the MCV Awards retail category this year.

Nominees this year include GameStop, GAME, Steam, EA Origin, Tesco and Amazon, who get nods for things including breaking out and growing online brands, power-house digital distribution stores and mainstream sales influence.

Elsewhere, new products that have helped bridge the gap between the digital and physical world score nods in our Digital Retail Innovation category, with nominations for Mind Candy, OnLive, and SKUs including FIFA 12 Ultimate Edition, Portal 2 PS3 (with bundled PC rights), and Skylanders.

MCV AWARDS 2012: RETAIL FINALISTS

Category sponsored by Nintendo

Independent Retailer – High Street & Online
Console Connections
Games Centre
Game On
See Dee Jons
Xbite
Xpress Games

Star Store
Loading Caf, Falmouth
GAME, Stratford
Gamestation, New Street
Game On, Saffron Walden,
John Lewis Nintendo Shop, Oxford Street

Digital Retailer
EA Origin
Gamersgate
Good Old Games
PlayStation Store
Steam
Xbox Marketplace

Digital Retail Innovation
FIFA 12 Ultimate Edition (EA)
Moshi Monsters merchandising & magazine (Mind Candy)
OnLive
Portal 2 PS3 (EA/Valve)
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Activision)

Specialist Retailer – High Street & Online
Blockbuster
GAME
Gamestation
GameStop
HMV
Play.com
ShoptTo.net

Mainstream Retailer – High Street & Online
Amazon
Asda
Morrisons
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
The Hut Group
Toys ‘R’ Us

Tables cost 2,599 + VAT with tickets priced 275 + VAT. This year we have introduced a single-price band to make the event more accessible. Contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01992 535 646 to book your place.

The awards this year take place at the Lancaster London Hotel, a new venue for the event.

Nintendo will be the exclusive partner for the Retail category. Other sponsors include Green Man Gaming (event partner), OPM Response (Goodie bag partner), ShopTo.net (Disco & bar partner), and NCsoft (Digital Distribution Team award sponsor).

A wide range of sponsorship opportunities are also available – contact Lesley.Blumson@intentmedia.co.uk or call her on 01992 535 647 to find out more.

Fore more information about the MCV Awards 2012 go to www.mcvawards.com.