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UK online shopping sales is expected to reach 5 billion during December 2009, predicts Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG). The IMRG also expects that the annual Mega Monday – traditionally the busiest online shopping day of the year – will generate 350 million for e-tailers this year, a ten …
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RETAIL BIZ: FLIPS
Click here for the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to the biggest games set to hit shelves soon. This week, we look at EA’s Flips range, which brings classic series of children’s books to DS owners. Not only does each card contain a variety of …
Read More »EA Sports’ new retail strategy
The Metreon Center at 4th and Mission in downtown San Francisco is a lonesome place, a retail ghost-town, murmuring with the spooky semi-silence of our ruined economy. Mostly, it’s empty and gray, echoing the endless moan of a trundling escalator, shifting dwindling numbers of movie-goers to a fourth floor cinema. …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: James Cameron’s Avatar
Access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section by clicking here. It features MCV’s definitive round-up of the hottest releases due for release in the near future. This week, we delve into Ubisoft’s James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game, the official companion title to the highly anticipated movie. Featuring stunning visuals and 3D …
Read More »Call of Duty inspires new retailers
modern warfare 2 has enticed yet more retailers into games, with petrol vendor BP the latest non-traditional chain to start selling triple-A product. The latest Call Of Duty was available at over 300 BP stations from midnight on November 10th. And now the firm wants to expand its range in …
Read More »New online retailer eyes £100m turnover
Zoombits believes it can turnover 10 million in games by the end of 2010, MCV can reveal. The online retailer – formerly known as Memorybits – is on the hunt for two games buyers to help drive sales. The firm also plans to sell software at cost in an attempt …
Read More »Peppa Pig accessories heading to retail
Official peripherals for smash hit kids’ franchise Peppa Pig are to arrive at retail later this month. Blue Ocean, the accessories division of Koch Media UK, has entered into a partnership with P2 Games and E1 Entertainment to develop accessories for the Nintendo DS. The first item to be available …
Read More »Seven year high for UK retail
UK retail sales for October saw the market climb at its fastest pace since Easter, recording the best performance in October for seven years, analysts say. According to the British Retail Consortium, UK retail sales values climbed 3.8 per cent last month when compared to October 2008. On a total …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: FIFA 10 topples PES in PS3 chart
MCV’s vital weekly digest for UK games retail, Retail Biz, is available to view online and download now. The special mail-out includes today’s full All Formats and single format charts – including PS3, on which EA’s FIFA 10 reclaims the top spot from Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Other vital …
Read More »Are retailers set for extinction?
Whether you are a publisher, developer or retailer the message clear: it happened to music, and it will happen to us. The difference for games is that we are already prepared. Yes, there is an evolving ball of new digital issues some areas of the industry still need to get …
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