Retail

Leading internet provider BT wants to temporarily halt the requirement for ISPs to hand over details of its customers accused of file-sharing copyrighted material online. The demand follows a recent data-breach at London law firm ACS:Law that saw thousands of customers’ details from a number of ISPs published online. The …

One of the UK’s leading retail execs has claimed that the vast pre-owned video games market is vital to the sale of new release titles. HMV’s UK & Ireland CEO and MD Simon Fox adds that while he understands the militant position some publishers have adopted toward the pre-owned market, …

Not all independent retailers are struggling, with Grainger Games and Alworths opening new stores this week. Grainger Games will open its 40th store today (Friday, October 1st) in Liverpool. The new outlet can be found in the City Centre on Lord Street, and the opening day is being attended by …

Independent retailers say they will struggle to stock new games when the VAT rise comes into effect next year. The already troubled indie sector says it will have to fight harder against High Street chains and supermarkets in order to break even or make a profit from the latest releases. …

The man behind some of Sega’s most cherished brands has confessed that he still harbours aspirations to make a return to the hardware sector by creating a successor to the Dreamcast. Yuji Naka’s CV is a treasure trove of riches. As well as creating Sonic the Hedgehog, he also produced …

GAME has both the most envied and reviled position in the UK games industry. As the ward of the two goliath High Street games brands, it isn’t just at the coalface of games retail – it is the coalface. When a new console arrives and the industry takes off, GAME …

Video games retailer GAME has a two-pronged plan to help grow its business, CEO Ian Shepherd told MCV. The first is the slow morphing of the business into a ‘multi-channel’ one with a much stronger online business that accounts for more than just a tiny two per cent of its …

Ian Shepherd has warned that the switch to online content and digital distribution will come much slower than the pundits claim. But, nevertheless, the new CEO of GAME said the retail giant is preparing itself for the digital era by evolving into a ‘multi-channel’ brand. The market is down 17 …

Supermarkets choosing to ‘go low’ on FIFA this week won’t be able to match GAME’s specialist offer, Ian Shepherd reckons. The 2011 edition of EA’s yearly sales juggernaut arrives at midnight. Asda is offering the game for just 97p to those who trade-in certain titles, while Sainsbury’s will sell it for …

It’s one of the most important releases of the year in the European video games market, and GAME will once again throw open the doors of many of its stores to welcome the arrival of EA’s FIFA 11. Happening on the night of September 30th, each branch will open at …