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Shorewood.blueprint has launched two new DVD media packages for multiple disc releases: the ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin. The ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin have previously only been available from one supplier, so we are offering clients a choice of who to use at a competitive price,” said group marketing director Amanda …
Read More »Mario and Sonic marketing push kicks off
Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games may be a few months from launch, but publisher Sega has already begun its ‘biggest ever’ marketing campaign for the title. The firm has booked 30-second spots before some of this summer’s biggest movie releases, beginning with Harry Potter, and continuing with …
Read More »PC World and Currys combo a success
DSGi has declared its merger of PC World and Currys a success – and now plans to open more outlets under the new model in the future. The company launched a trial store that incorporated products from both retailers’ portfolios in Surrey in January. Now the PC World and Currys’ …
Read More »Argos hardware prices creep up
Argos’ games offering has felt the effect of the retailer being forced to increase its prices. As reported earlier this month, the firm has raised many prices by five per cent due to global exchange rates and other pressures. In its new catalogue, which was released last weekend, the retailer …
Read More »MCV introduces online Pre-Order Chart
Retail Biz, MCV’s online hub for all things video games retail related, has launched a brand new Pre-Order Chart in conjunction with online retailer ShopTo.net. Updated weekly, the listings show which titles ShopTo‘s customers are most anticipating and is a hugely useful indicator of games that are destined for greatness …
Read More »MS assures retail about games-on-demand
With Xbox 360’s full games-on-demand service now just days away, Microsoft’s VP of strategy and business development for Interactive Entertainment Shane Kim has stated that any possibility of digital releases going day and date with retail is a long way off. There are a lot of complex issues to deal …
Read More »Sainsburys ups non-food assault
National supermarket chain Sainsburys has lifted the lid on a brand new non-food initiative via its website that drastically increases the range of goods the retailer has to offer. The likes of kitchenware, home furnishings, home electronics and garden furniture are fronting the new selection which, for the time being …
Read More »Games blamed as Amazons profits fall
Despite a 14 per cent year-on-year increase in Amazon’s Q2 revenue at online retail colossus Amazon, the website has reported lower than expected profits for the last 12 months – and video games have been named as one of the chief culprits. Sales for the period climbed overall reaching $4.65bn …
Read More »Gaming a priority for Discovery Channel
THhe Discovery Channel is eyeing mass market consumers as it moves into video games, the company has told MCV. At E3, the TV channel announced plans to develop its own iPhone, PC and next-gen titles – and now MCV can reveal that it has signed a deal with UK developer …
Read More »Could price-cutting be over in 2009?
Will we see a cessation in rampant price-cutting from UK retail this year? That was the question from trade experts this week, as the High Street began to contemplate its reaction to Argos’ bold step of raising – not dropping – prices in its new catalogue. Leading outlets have told …
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