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As our Indie Retail Month continues, we turn our attention to some of the most inventive indies on the scene that aim to bring consumers something a little different from the rest. First up is Game On. Owner Emma Mills tells MCV how Magic the Gathering card events have done …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: Simply Games
The final entry into our look at the UK’s top online-only indies is the 2013 MCV Award winner, Simply Games. Owner Neil Muspratt tells MCV why the site is deliberately remaining a games-only business Simply Games is one of the biggest success stories in online indie retail. The 2013 MCV …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: Gameseek
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues to look at the UK’s online-only indies with Gameseek. MCV learns how Gameseek is experiencing the most rapid growth in its history from MD Stephen Staley. How has the site developed since it started?It would be impossible to list the number …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: Hitari
As our Indie Retail Month continues, we continue our look at the UK’s top online-only indies in the UK with Hitari. MD Kamal Hitari tells MCV how Hitari has progressed to a stage where it has its own in-house marketing team. Since starting up in 2010, Hitari has grown its …
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: More Play
As our Indie Retail Month continues, this week we reveal the UK’s top online-only indies in the UK. Online game code store More Play kicks us off. Online store More Play primarily sells game codes. MD Alex Connolly explains to MCV how this has helped it stand out. How has …
Read More »The UK’s Fastest Growing Indies: Loading Café
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with the final entry into our look at the UK’s fastest growing indies, Loading Cafe. Loading Cafe founder James Dance tells MCV about how his unique idea for an indie has spawned a second store. Loading Cafe is a indie game …
Read More »The UK’s Fastest Growing Indies: Games Centre
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with another entry in our look at UK’s fastest growing indies, Scottish chain Games Centre. The MCV Award-winning Games Centre is growing its store count to ten. MD Robert Lindsay tells us more. How has the business grown in recent years?Twenty …
Read More »The UK’s Fastest Growing Indies: Videogaming 247
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with another entry in our look at UK’s fastest growing indies, Videogaming 247. Co-partner Alison Grieve explains how Videogaming 247 was inspired to grow by local competition Grainger Games. Videogaming 247 began life as a market stall, and in just three …
Read More »The UK’s Fastest Growing Indies: Xpress Games
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with the next entry in our look at UK’s fastest growing indies, Xpress Games. Xpress Games MD Chris Muckell tells MCV how the store has made good on its plans to open a shop a year. How has the business grown …
Read More »The UK’s Fastest Growing Indies: 365games.co.uk (Xbite)
As our Indie Retail Month continues, this week we reveal the five top fastest growing indies in the UK. Starting off the week is a look at online indie 365games.co.uk (Xbite). Xbite managing director Nick Whitehead talks to MCV about the challenges in starting up an online independent store and …
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