Retail

GAME boss Martyn Gibbs says Nintendo’s comeback next year will be a ‘major event’. Nintendo plans to debut its NX console in March 2017 and the UK retail boss is optimistic following the reception to Pokmon Go on iOS and Android. In terms of looking forward, we are positive because …

Troubled UK retailer GAME has brushed off concerns over its finances, telling MCV it has the money to do ‘the most significant console launches you could ever imagine’. In May, GAME said that a review by major credit insurers had resulted in the reduction or removal of significant levels of …

GAME Digital has seen profits for the year fall to 4.9m, down 81 per cent the 25.8m reported in the previous year. Sales dropped from 866.6m to 822.5m, a 5.1 per cent decline. Adjusted profit fell 56.8 per cent to 16.4m. The board has approved a final share dividend of …

High Street retailer GAME has issued an apology after it was unable to execute some orders for a cheap PS4 bundle. As reported by Eurogamer, the deal in question – an original PlayStation 4, FIFA 17 and a three-month Now TV pass – set consumers back 150 on its website. …

UK supermarket Sainsbury’s has called time on its Entertainment on Demand streaming and digital retail service. Over the last four years we have enjoyed providing our customers with eBooks, MP3 music, digital magazines, and movies and TV on demand,” it said. We have made some great progress and learnt a …

Apple last night lifted the lid on both the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. However, UK consumers must face the stark reality that in this post-Brexit referendum result Britain, the device is going to be a lot more expensive than its predecessor. The 32GB iPhone 7, for instance, …

Intel’s run of almost uninterrupted reign at the top of the PC processor market could be in for a serious challenge. After years languishing at the budget end of the sector with its multicore FX CPU lineup, Engadget reports that AMD has lifted the lid on its long-awaited next generation …

Square Enix has confirmed rumours that upcoming RPG Final Fantasy XV will be released two months later than planned. The game, which has been in development for around a decade, will now be released on November 29th. From the moment we joined this project, our vision was to create a …

Games retailer GameStop has stepped up its interest in the US mobile space by acquiring over half a thousand new stores. It has swooped to purchase three US authorised national AT&T retailers – Cellular World, Midwest Cellular and Red Skye Wireless. The deal covers 507 physical outlets. "Today’s announcement showcases …

The days of answering a knock at the door to be greeted with the sound of an absent courier screeching off down the street could be nearing an end. Retailer Amazon has been given governmental approval to begin testing delivery drones in the UK as part of its Prime Air …