ENTERTAINMENT
Game profits up 20.3% despite challenging trading conditions
HMV sold to Sunrise Records
Administrators for HMV have confirmed that the entertainment retailer has been sold to Canadian business Sunrise Records & Entertainment.
New potential buyer emerges for HMV
A new potential buyer has emerged for struggling entertainment retailer HMV.
HMV calls in administrators
Entertainment retailer HMV has called in administrators following “extremely weak” Christmas sales. The move has put 2,200 jobs at risk.
GAME Digital appoints Ray Kavanagh as CFO
GAME Digital’s interim chief financial officer Ray Kavanagh has been appointed to the role in a permanent basis.
GAME Digital posts full year loss
Game Digital has reported a full year loss after it struggled against a "challenging" UK market.
eBay launches 'The Entertainment Shop'
Online marketplace eBay has introduced ‘The Entertainment Shop’, a new dedicated category hub for books, films, music and games as it looks to become “the new home” of physical media.
GAME concessions to open in Maplin stores
Electronics retailer Maplin has embarked on a partnership with gaming retailer GAME which will see GAME pilot concessions offered in Maplin stores.
Game warns on profit
Game has warned that its full year profits will be “substantially below” previous expectations following low supplies of Nintendo Switch to the UK market.
Insight: gaming back in growth despite shopper number decline
New figures on the physical entertainment market have found that the gaming sector experienced positive growth for first time since October 2016 in the 12 weeks to 12 March.
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