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Straight-laced, stiff upper-lipped, very-sensible middle class British High Street retailer John Lewis has got all modern, like, by adding a virtual reality headset to its shelves. It’s called the Freefly VR. It costs 49.95 and can be found on the fifth level of the store’s flagship Oxford Street outlet. The …
Read More »Buyers of John Lewis £112 Wii U bundle miss out
The internet was last week set alight for a few brief moment as John Lewis offered an unbelievable discount on Wii U hardware. On offer was a Wii U Basic console along with a copy of New Super Mario Bros U and 8GB SD card for just 112 – less …
Read More »John Lewis launches own-brand LG-made TVs
John Lewis has announced its first range of own-brand smart TVs. The boxes include an integrated 50-watt 2.2 channel soundbar with an additional subwoofer, the LG webOS smart TV platform that combines smart TV features with terrestrial TV, a ‘Magic’ remote is included for gesture and voice control and two …
Read More »John Lewis expects Xbox One sales to outsell PS4
Department store giant John Lewis has predicted a next-gen win for Xbox One. We are expecting more interest in the Xbox One,” head technology buyer at John Lewis Jonathan Marsh told TrustedReviews. We are stocking both the PS4 and the Xbox One but if we were to back one, we …
Read More »Meet Charles ‘The Voice of Mario’ Martinet at John Lewis next week
The Oxford Street branch of John Lewis will next week offer a special opportunity for Nintendo fans. Charles Martinet, known to millions as the voice of Mario and Luigi, will attend a Nintendo event at the store on Saturday September 7th from 9:30am-8:00pm and on Sunday September 8th from 12:30pm-6:00pm. …
Read More »Video games will benefit from John Lewis store drive
John Lewis wants to open 21 more stores, and that could be good news for the games industry. The department store’s brand director Peter Ruis said at a retail summit last week: We need new shops, we don’t have enough. We’re not in the places we need to be.We need …
Read More »We investigate the eSports phenomenon in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features a detailed investigation of the eSports craze. We also discuss the potential of Wii U, the call for global release dates, and review last week’s LGC. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our iPad app now,which …
Read More »Sony opens PlayStation Vita department in John Lewis
A PlayStation Vita showcase has opened in the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis. The pop-up booth can be found in the technology section on the department store’s fifth floor and gives shoppers the chance to sample PS Vita and PS3. Vita is a gaming revolution for consumers and retailers …
Read More »John Lewis Vita showcase now open
Sony Computer Entertainment UK has established a temporary PlayStation showcase on Oxford Street. The outlet can be found in the technology section on the fifth floor of department store John Lewis. It gives shoppers the chance to try out both PlayStation Vita and PS3. The pop-up stand has been created …
Read More »John Lewis eyes more special games shops
The Nintendo Shop at John Lewis Oxford Street could be the first of many, the department store specialist has told MCV. The Nintendo area in its flagship London shop has outperformed John Lewis’ other video gaming departments, the chain’s games buyer Robert Hennessy told MCV. The section launched last year …
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