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Supermarket chain Morrisons has slashed the price of FIFA ’09 on PlayStation 3 to 25, MCV can reveal. The deal is set to run for two weeks, and follows Tesco and Asda’s FIFA price promotions, which came to an end on Monday. This offer was a last minute decision,” explained …

MCV sources have revealed that Sainsburys are set to aggressively cut the price of Wii and 360 hardware. As of tomorrow morning, the supermarket chain will reportedly cut the Nintendo Wii from 179.97 to 149.97, whilst the Xbox 360 Arcade is to be dropped from 129.97 to 99.97. The Xbox …

Tomorrow marks the launch of one of this year’s biggest releases, and retailers have already slashed the price of FIFA ‘09. Tesco has made the most significant cut, releasing the game at just 29.71 on PS3 and Xbox 360, whilst Asda is to sell the game for 32. These offers …

Handleman’s biggest UK client Tesco is set to swoop for the distributor and retain the majority of Handleman’s UK-based employees. Music Week reports that the deal is set for completion in the coming weeks. We are continuing to make good progress in our efforts to complete the wind-down of our …

Tesco has reported a bigger-than-forecast slowdown in sales in its core UK business for its first quarter – particularly in non-food categories. Like-for-like sales in the 13 weeks to May 24th rose by 3.5 per cent excluding petrol and new store openings – winding down from the growth of over …

Tesco and Future-published games site GamesRadar.com have joined forces to create what it has dubbed ‘the UK’s biggest-ever games magazine’. The free publication will be distributed through 425 Tesco supermarkets as well as with online purchases from the Tesco Entertainment website from June 16th. It is another step in Tesco’s …

Independent retailers have turned to the likes of Tesco and Asda to secure cheaper stock in favour of the usual distribution channels. Described as ‘Tesco Distribution’ from within the trade, indies have been making the most of the supermarkets to make up for their low allocation of products such as …

The street date for Grand Theft Auto IV appears to have been broken as a picture of the game and a receipt appears on a PlayStation forum . Asda has been indicated as the retailer to have broken the date, although comments on a recent MCV story indicates other supermarkets …

Strong sales of consumer electronics drove growth in Tesco’s non-food operations for FY 2007-2008, helping the group’s total sales reach 51.8 billion – an increase of 11.1 per cent over the 2006/7’s figures. It saw UK non-food sales rise 8.7 per cent on the same period last year, reaching 8.3 …

Supermarket giant Tesco will introduce games to its new entertainment media download service, Tesco Digital. The portal will launch next month, and will offer 3.3 million songs to consumers from day one. According to Brand Republic, the site is all part of Tesco’s plan to take on Apple. The site …