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Deloitte, the administrators looking after the shut down of Woolworths, has this morning sent out a list of all the stores and dating their closure. Stores across the UK start closing on December 27th, with the last stores closing on January 5th 2009. The full list is as follows: Aberdare27 …
Read More »AWOMO hits public beta
Game Domain International has launched the public beta of its digital distribution platform AWOMO. The service, which boasts the ability to let players run triple-A PC titles direct from a web browser rather than having to wait to download them, has opened to the public with a free games offer. …
Read More »Best Buy hunts UK employees
CVs AT the ready – US retail superpower Best Buy has confirmed to MCV that it is looking to recruit far and wide as the firm builds its business in the UK and Europe. In May, the American electronics giant announced a partnership with Carphone Warehouse to establish its brand …
Read More »The Hut wins £5m investment boost
The Hut has received 5 million after winning Bank Of Scotland’s Entrepreneur Of The Year award. The annual award winner also receives mentoring from the UK’s top businessmen and entrepreneurs. CEO Matthew Moulding said: Winning the award feels very special. Starting from an idea on a piece of paper and …
Read More »Italy to catch UK as Hypermarkets arrive
The Italian video game market has begun to approach the maturity of its European counterparts, France and the UK, as strong retail chains cash in on opportunities for growth. While the market has grown by almost 25 per cent over the course of 2008, it is still seen to be …
Read More »The rise of The Hut
Could you tell us how TheHut.com started up?TheHut.com was formed in 2004 by Matthew Moulding and John Gallemore. They recognised the opportunity in online retailing and created the business on the back of that. As well as our retail site we also run a white label business. How does your …
Read More »Asda firing on all cylinders after EUK collapse
Asda has claimed that it is buying entertainment stock at the same rate as it did before EUK – its exclusive supplier – went into administration. Asda general manager for music, video and gaming Ferghal Gara told MCV: It’s business as normal at Asda this Christmas thanks to the contingency …
Read More »HMV’s top dog
How has 2008 been for HMV in terms of sales and customer satisfaction? As our results over the past six months show, our trading has been decent considering everything going on with the economy, and we’ve been holding our own against the competition. Games have helped drive this trading performance. …
Read More »EUK legacy looms large over frantic market
Suppliers burnt by EUK’s demise disagree over whether to feed Zavvi with Christmas stock that will help it pay off its huge debts. MCV understands that some of the UK’s largest publishers have reclaimed stock from EUK administrator Deloitte and are now trading direct with individual Zavvi stores – after …
Read More »Woolworths demise robs UK of third largest games retailer
The UK faces losing its third biggest video games retailer in the wake of the Woolworths collapse, representing an annual market value of 137 million, MCV understands. Figures from market analyst firm TNS Global show that sales of video games at Woolworths accounted for 8.2 per cent of the total …
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