All Entertainment articles – Page 102
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Consumer confidence down due to banking crisis
Consumer confidence levels dipped at the end of September due to the crisis in the financial markets, after having climbed at the beginning of the month, but consumers are beginning to acclimatise to the downturn according to market researchers GfK NOP.
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Cabot Circus opening puts Bristol on the map
Cabot Circus – the 1.5 million sq ft mixed-use retail and residential scheme in the heart of Bristol – opened yesterday.
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Play.com sales crescendo in bargain climate
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com has recorded a sales uplift of 40 per cent year on year as shoppers seek out cheap entertainment.
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Analysis
Love of the Game: Lisa Morgan
It’s been a rollicking year for the games market, but Game chief Lisa Morgan is adamant the fun’s not about to stop. Nicola Harrison meets her
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Sales fall for majority of retailers
Sales have fallen for the majority of retailers on the high street, with no respite in sight for October.
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HMV joins British Retail Consortium
HMV Group – including the eponymous brand and Waterstone's – has become the latest member of the British Retail Consortium.
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Woolworths launches price offensive on DVDs
Woolworths has launched a price war on DVDs this week, with what it claims is an unprecedented offer to sell all chart releases for less than 10.
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Woolworths launches price offensive on DVDs
Woolworths has launched a price war on DVDs this week, with what it claims is an unprecedented offer to sell all chart releases for less than 10.
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Financial turmoil set to add to retailers’ woes
Intense turmoil in the financial markets precipitated by Lehman Brothers’ collapse will pile pressure on retailers’ finances, bankers have warned.
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Zavvi in good cheer for Christmas
Entertainment group Zavvi revealed its like-for likes climbed 10 per cent in its first full year of trading and is “reasonably confident” that it will have a good Christmas.
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Game targets family market in festive ads
Entertainment retailer Game wants to tap into the family market with a Christmas ad campaign featuring animations of carol singers.
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Ideal Shopping offers credit to persuade shoppers to spend
Ideal Shopping Direct is to test a short-term credit offer to encourage customers to spend through the credit crunch.
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Analysis
In-store promotions: Let me entertain you
Enough of the misery – it’s time to inject some fun into retail. Charlotte Hardie discovers how savvy retailers are lifting morale and sales with innovative in-store promotions to beat the blues.
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Analysis
Kieron Smith: The next chapter
Not prepared to surrender to Amazon, The Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith thinks there is plenty of room for others in the online book sector. Nicola Harrison meets him.
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Product information: Knowledge is power
In a culture where customers are empowered to find product information for themselves, retailers are in danger of losing authority in their field. Liz Morrell finds out why it’s crucial they take control.
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Opinion
Dancing to a digital tune
Since Apple turned the music retail business on its head with the launch of the iPod and iTunes online music store, it has rather set the pace of change in the industry.
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Inflation climbs to 4.7 per cent in August
The annual rate of inflation rose to 4.7 per cent in August, an increase on the previous month’s 4.4 per cent rate, following hikes to food and energy bills.
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Best Buy snaps up Napster for US$121m
US electricals giant Best Buy is to acquire online music business Napster for US$121 million ( 67.3 million).
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Zavvi reduces loss as like-for-likes climb
Entertainment group Zavvi revealed like-for-likes sales rose 10 per cent in its first year since being bought out from Virgin. Despite posting a loss, it said it has managed to improve EBITDA “significantly”.
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Analysis
Plastic bags: Has the problem been exaggerated?
With a target of reducing plastic bag usage by 70 per cent by next spring, retailers are doing all they can to minimise their waste, but has the problem been exaggerated? Liz Morrell sorts fact from fiction