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High Street chain Zavvi celebrates its first birthday this week, and the firm has told MCV that its video game offering now rivals the range available at GAME. Video games account for 30 per cent of Zavvi’s business, putting it ahead of music in terms of sales, and CEO Simon …
Read More »Zavvi MD becomes ERA Chairman
Zavvi managing director Simon Douglas has been elected chairman at the Entertainment Retailers’ Association for the next year. The decision was made at the ERA’s Annual General Meeting, which took place in London this morning. Douglas – who last year led the buy-out of the Virgin Megastores chain to create …
Read More »Online spearheads Zavvi growth
High Street retailer Zavvi has heralded a successful first year on the market by announcing strong improvements over the performance of the company it bought out in 2007 – Virgin Megastores. Sales in its online operations increased an impressive 148 per cent over the last twelve months compared to the …
Read More »Zavvi unleashes eye-catching 360 bundle
Zavvi’s sales are rumbling on with yet another impressive in-store Xbox 360 bundle. As advertised in today’s national papers, gamers can pick up an Xbox 360 Elite and a copy of GTA IV for 305, and will receive Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock (with guitar) for free, a saving …
Read More »Summer sales madness grips UK
Major retailers Play, Zavvi and HMV have slashed the prices on leading game software and hardware in time for the summer. HMV has slashed 70 per cent off certain titles, with 360 title Lost on sale for 17.99 and the Wii edition of Speed Racer on offer for 14.99. Play.com …
Read More »Zavvi unleashes ‘UK’s best ever entertainment sale’
Zavvi, the entertainment retailer, is opening the doors on its first ever sale since the re-branding from Virgin Megastores in September 2007. The sale, available on the High Street and online, will see discounts on over 200,000 games and 600,000 CDs. We have created the best ever sale that entertainment …
Read More »Hundreds of real jobs in games right here
News just in: Naomi Campbell has been sentenced to 200 hours community service after pleading guilty to flailing pathetically at two coppers in Heathrow airport. We’ll allow you to take a therapeutic Friday moment of Zen to picture her scrubbing graffiti in her dainty Jimmy Choos… Done? Good. If you …
Read More »Zavvi offers free Live access with GTA IV
For two weeks from 4th April, all GTA IV pre-orders made with Zavvi will include free Xbox Live Gold membership for three months, plus a collectable GTA IV-themed limited edition pre-order card. MCV already revealed Zavvi’s pre-order card offer in January, but with the new addition of free three month …
Read More »360 bundle madness grips retail
Multiple retailers are offering Xbox 360 bundle deals to coincide with the today’s price drop. Several of these offers are promoted in today’s Metro newspaper, which includes deals from Zavvi, Argos and Blockbuster. Zavvi is offering an Xbox 360 Pro, with copies of Assassin’s Creed, Lost Odyssey and Halo 3, …
Read More »OPINION: Zavvi rules out ‘crazy discounting
High Street entertainment giant Zavvi is looking to snatch more online market share than ever in 2008 – but has ruled out taking part in price wars to achieve its aim. Speaking exclusively to Mcvuk.com as part of our Opinion section, Zavvi MD Simon Douglas said: With everything going on …
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