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Play.com’s marketing boss Richard Chapple has left the retailer to join The Hut as commercial director. Chapple – an MCV Retail Advisory Board member – will work across TheHut.com and Zavvi to devise a communication strategy and drive the company’s marketing. Chapple will also expand the white label side of …
Read More »Sim-free iPhone 3GS now available
Gadget lovers looking to legally get their hands on an Apple iPhone 3GS but not wanting to commit themselves to O2 have been given a lifeline by online retail giant Play.com – though if you thought Apple’s prices were steep, you haven’t seen anything yet. All the details are over …
Read More »Play.com scoops Which? Award
Play.com has won the Which? Best Online Retailer Award for the second year running. The retailer was praised for its value and customer service, and follows the firm’s triumph at the MCV Awards in April. The Which? Awards took place at the British Museum in London last night (Tuesday 9th) …
Read More »New Play games boss plots sales growth
Ex-Zavvi head of games Patrick Kelly joined Play.com this week, and is already planning new ways to grow the firm’s games offer. Prior to joining Zavvi, Kelly had worked in games for Virgin Retail, and now replaces Gian Luzio at Play.com. Luzio joined The Hut as product director earlier this …
Read More »UK retail reports Easter sales bonanza
UK video game retailers enjoyed a bumper Easter last weekend, with software value up 29 per cent over the previous week. The growth occurred despite the lack of a major blockbuster release, with sales driven by the recently launched DSi and aided by intense price cutting online and on the …
Read More »Gian Luzio joins The Hut
Former Play.com head of games Gian Luzio has joined rising online retailer The Hut as product director. During his seven-year stint at Play, Luzio was instrumental in leading the firm to three MCV Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and the games team claimed the Golden Joystick awards for best …
Read More »Retail reports BAFTA boom
Retail giants Play.com and GAME have benefited from a sales surge following last week’s BAFTA video game awards. Play.com smashed its target for new customers for the week, with a 14 per cent increase in new customers over the firm’s target figures. Meanwhile, GAME Group’s COO Terry Scicluna told MCV …
Read More »Gian Luzio leaves Play.com
Play.com’s head of games Gian Luzio has left the online giant, MCV has learnt. Luzio had been employed at Play for seven years, and picked up three MCV Awards for best online retailer in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The Play.com games team claimed Golden Joystick awards for best retailer in …
Read More »GTA IV for £18 as Play.com launches Mega Monday
Play.com has kicked off its Mega Monday sale, reducing a number of leading new releases to 18 or under. Deals include Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Saints Row 2, Shaun White Snowboarding, High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance!, GTA IV, Manhunt 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, The Last Remnant, …
Read More »Apple plots games invasion
The DS and PSP are last gen platforms – and the only true next-gen portable platform is the iPod Touch. That was the message from Apple this week, as the company finally revealed its intentions to snaffle market share in the traditional gaming space – after years of fervent speculation …
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