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Following the announcement of its new corporate identity last week, Gem has launched two new divisions to complement its core distribution business. Gem Creative is a new in-house creative design and production studio, which offers support for trade and consumer advertising campaigns, point of sale material, repackaging, bundling design and …
Read More »Blockbuster acquires stranded ChoicesUK stores
The administrator of ChoicesUK has confirmed that Blockbuster has bought out 59 of the troubled retailer’s outlets. PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed that the stores will be rebranded under the Blockbuster name. The sale will secure employment for approximately 450 employees across the UK. However, 80 ChoicesUK stores remain without a buyer …
Read More »Report: One third of UKs games retailers are under threat
A new report from Research and Markets states that 33 per cent of the companies it analysed are ‘in financial danger’. It goes on to say that nine of the companies surveyed, including the likes of GAME, Gamestation, Woolworths and Blockbuster, ‘are blatantly selling at a loss to capture market …
Read More »Vivendi: ‘UK is our flagship market’
Global retail president at Vivendi, Pascal Brochier has re-affirmed the publisher’s commitment to the UK after a recent re-structuring of its management line-up. The publisher is looking to take on a UK boss, following Xochilt Balzola-Widmann’s appointment as executive VP and general manager for European retail after the departure of …
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