Retail

Ian Shepherd has said that UK retailers are routinely failing to correctly manage their customers. I’ll go out on a limb and assert that there is no retailer in the UK properly managing its customer base, including the ones I’ve worked in,” he wrote on his blog Moving Tribes. That’s …

Blizzard’s Diablo III was the best selling game in the US in May, according to NPD’s latest numbers. The achievement doesn’t even take digital sales into account, which in Diablo III’s case would have been sizable. There were four other new entries in the US Top Ten – Rockstar’s Max …

Today, a massive sale which began earlier this week on selected titles has become what the web site is calling a ‘Final Clearance’ sale. The sale is explicitly pasted on the front of GAME’s Australian web site, and constitutes 60% off the marked price off the already heavily-discounted range from …

Final tally for pay-what-you want collection almost double any previous offering

Retailer Game Retail has confirmed to MCV that a small number of additional store closures are likely to be announced in the near future. In addition, it also seems likely that some brand new stores will also be opening their doors – sometimes in the same town. We are currently …

Leading retail chains have pulled support for Habbo’s prepaid cards amidst allegations against the kids’ social network. Both Tesco and WH Smith have confirmed they will no longer stock the cards, according to Channel 4 news. The cards are used to buy furniture for the site’s online rooms. The move …

Deep Silver’s zombie sequel Dead Island: Riptide will have a discounted RRP due to it being the end of a console cycle”. The standard console new release RRP for console software in North America is $59.99. Riptide, however, will retail for $49.99. That most likely equates to a 39.99 RRP …

Tonight’s episode of Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire will star CEX founder Bobby Dudani. The successful retail boss will visit Croydon to speak and work with victims of the London 2011 riots in Croydon, which suffered some of the most severe disturbance. CEX itself suffered at the hands of …

Addition of three games to blockbuster bundle sends sales through the roof

At E3, Sony announced the Instant Game Collection, which will see PlayStation Plus subscribers receive ten full games for free. These freebies are now available on the Indian PlayStation Store. Of the ten games available, three will be rotated on a monthly basis, which means you’ll have three new games …