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Morrisons has ended its 14-year relationship with MBL Group, forcing the distributor to put itself up for sale. The firm has been in discussion with Morrisons for months to try and secure a new contract. 78 per cent of MBL’s turnover in its last financial year was made through its …

Ubisoft has appointed Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG) as its European licensing agent for its Rabbids, Imagine and Just Dance brands. The firm will look after existing licensing programmes and seek new markets in which to take the brands. These include launching Just Dance-branded clothes and fitness accessories. Ubisoft is …

Catalogue retailer Argos will launch a TV shopping channel this summer. It marks the retailer’s attempts to grow its multi-channel strategy following a difficult period for the firm. Parent company Home Retail Group issued a profit warning yesterday. The channel will be available over Sky initially, and the production will …

Future Publishing has redesigned Official Nintendo Magazine and its website ahead of the 3DS launch. The new-look publication arrives on Thursday, March 17th with a special 3D lenticular cover. Officialnintendomagazine.co.uk – which will include new social features – relaunches on the same day. 3DS is a landmark hardware launch and …

The Home Retail Group has warned its profits won’t reach its previous estimates. The firm said its pre-tax profits for its financial year will be between 250m and 255m, down from its 263 to 293m forecast. The ‘weak’ video game market and ‘challenging’ audio sector have been blamed for the …

Supermarket giant Asda will open 168 stores this year. It marks the largest year of store-growth for the firm in the company’s history. Most of those shops will be converted Netto stores – 147 to be precise. The first Netto stores, which are much smaller than traditional Asda’s traditional out-of-town …

The MCM Expo has signed an official partnership with GameSpot UK for its May and October London events. The CBS-owned website will have a booth on the show floor, while a ‘GameSpot UK at MCM Expo’ stage will feature, which will include the latest trailers, panel discussions and presentations from …

Nintendo has announced it is working on a new Super Mario game for 3DS. The game is being worked on by the team behind Super Mario Galaxy on Wii and is temporarily titled ‘Super Mario.’ The game was announced during Nintendo President Satouri Iwata’s GDC Keynote in San Francisco. A …

Amazon and Best Buy have been listed amongst companies that could bid for bankrupt Blockbuster. The firm announced late last month that it was going up for auction following a ‘stalking horse’ offer of $290m by an investor group of lendors. And now the firm has submitted a list of …

HMV Group has warned it expects profit before tax to be ‘moderately below’ the 45m market expectations for its financial year. The retailer – which runs the HMV and Waterstones chains – is still finding trading tough for the first two months of the year, despite a significant upturn in …