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Video game consoles and software made 605.5m for the UK High Street last month, MCV can reveal. The figure is based on GfK Chart-Track reports. Software made265.4m alone but it was the console hardware market that saw the biggest spike, with over 1.25m games machines sold in the UK during …
Read More »12,000 shops to fold in 2014, analyst predicts
The worst of the financial crisis may be behind us, but the year ahead promises to be a challenging one for retail. The Mirror reports that CRR boss Professor Joshua Bamfield believes that up to 12,000 shops could fold in 2014 with fashion chains, chemists, jewellers, newsagents and health and …
Read More »ShopTo triples console market share after best year ever
UK online retailer ShopTo says it is enjoying its most successful year on record. The firm told MCV that it has already matched the turnover achieved in its previous financial year in just five months. It said that Chart-Track figures show it has tripled its console market share and almost …
Read More »GameStop wants to sell PlayStation Now membership
Sony’s streaming game service PlayStation Now might not necessarily be the warning claxon for retail that some are predicting. Retail already does big business selling digital content, with High Street stores in particular profiting from those customers who lack access to debit and credit cards. One retailer beating the drum …
Read More »Flipkart’s best selling games of 2013
As another year comes to an end, it’s the same franchise that continues to dominate sales at India’s biggest games retailer, Flipkart. Grand Theft Auto 4 surprisingly the best selling game of 2012, but this year’s winner was a no-brainer – Grand Theft Auto 5. GTA5 for the PS3 came …
Read More »Game4u reveals PS4 midnight launch plans – 4 cities, 6 stores
Game4u has announced that it will hold midnight launches for the PlayStation in four cities. The retailer will open select stores in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Ludhiana at 11:55 pm on 5th January, with the console going on sale on the 6th. In its announcement, Game4u has mentioned that stocks …
Read More »Retail deals on PS4 preorders in India
At Rs 39,990, the PlayStation 4 isn’t the cheapest game console out there, and while Sony India has advised retailers against offering straight up discounts on the console, that hasn’t stopped several stores from offering savings in other ways. From clubbing console and game purchases, to gift vouchers, to cash …
Read More »Flipkart suspends PS4 preorders, says it received limited quantities
Flipkart has stopped accepting preorders for the PlayStation 4 just days after kicking off its pre-order campaign. Currently we’ve stopped taking pre-order due to limited quantity received,” the retailer tweeted. The PS4 page on Flipkart says the console is out of stock, giving interested customers the option to get notified …
Read More »UPDATE: PS4 midnight launch at 11 Landmark stores across 7 cities
Update 2: Landmark has revealed more incentives for gamers to head to their stores for the midnight launch. The stores will offer an additional Rs 500 off when you exchange an old PS3 game for a PS4 title. Those picking up Assassin’s Creed 4 for PS4 at one of the …
Read More »Nextworld.in winter sale: Up to 70% off on all in-stock games
Online games retailer Nextworld.in has kicked off its winter sale The site-wide sale offers discounts on all in-stock games across all platforms, offering savings of 15% to 70%. Nextworld offers free shipping across India a variety of payment options, including cash on delivery. Returning customers can also redeem their reward …
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