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Read More »EUK failure was ‘too much’ for Zavvi to cope with
The group founding partners of Zavvi have singled out the demise of EUK as having a big part to play in the chain’s going into administration . In a statement released following the news that broke this morning, Simon Douglas and Steve Peckham said: "We have done all that is …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The Scotsman
Were your surprised by your win?I really was. I’ve only been writing my column for just over a year now, and it isn’t the most noticeable section in The Scotsman, sitting buried under the weekend crossword and next to a ‘funny internet links’ info panel. I never once thought that …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 09 is 2008’s Christmas No.1
EA has scored its sixth Christmas number on in eight years – FIFA 09 has claimed the top spot and trumped the favourite Call of Duty: World at War. Retailer promotions saw sales of FIFA 09 rocket by 89 per cent according to the weekly sales data from Gfk-ChartTrack. Call …
Read More »Now 1,000 will leave EA
Electronic Arts has announced further details of its recently-announced restructuring plan which will see a reduction in its global headcount. 1,000 staff – or around 10 per cent of the EA workforce – are to go as the publisher consolidates its development resources around the world. The new statement increases …
Read More »Deloitte details full Woolworths closure plans
Deloitte, the administrators looking after the shut down of Woolworths, has this morning sent out a list of all the stores and dating their closure. Stores across the UK start closing on December 27th, with the last stores closing on January 5th 2009. The full list is as follows: Aberdare27 …
Read More »AWOMO hits public beta
Game Domain International has launched the public beta of its digital distribution platform AWOMO. The service, which boasts the ability to let players run triple-A PC titles direct from a web browser rather than having to wait to download them, has opened to the public with a free games offer. …
Read More »The rise of The Hut
Could you tell us how TheHut.com started up?TheHut.com was formed in 2004 by Matthew Moulding and John Gallemore. They recognised the opportunity in online retailing and created the business on the back of that. As well as our retail site we also run a white label business. How does your …
Read More »Asda firing on all cylinders after EUK collapse
Asda has claimed that it is buying entertainment stock at the same rate as it did before EUK – its exclusive supplier – went into administration. Asda general manager for music, video and gaming Ferghal Gara told MCV: It’s business as normal at Asda this Christmas thanks to the contingency …
Read More »HMV’s top dog
How has 2008 been for HMV in terms of sales and customer satisfaction? As our results over the past six months show, our trading has been decent considering everything going on with the economy, and we’ve been holding our own against the competition. Games have helped drive this trading performance. …
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