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Walmart blocked 20 million PS5 bots in 30 minutes as it calls on retailers to “join us” and fight scalpers
Walmart says it blocked more than 20 million bots from buying a PlayStation 5 in just 30 minutes as it calls on other retailers to help stamp out the problem.…
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GameStop receives ‘surprise’ PS5 and Xbox Series stock leading to chaotic queues across US
GameStop has received “surprise” PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series stock causing queues of hungry shoppers to form violating social distancing and overwhelming staff.
According to a report from Bloomberg, GameStop…
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Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – Primark slams online boom and Co-op rolls out facial recognition tech
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Primarks CEO says those who think online shopping shift is permanent are “wrong” and “naive”
Currys customers furious after “technical fault” forces them…
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Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – Aldi wins Christmas ads battle, Cyber Monday breaks records and next-gen shortages hit sales
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PS5 scalper made $40,000 in a single week reselling consoles
PS5 and Xbox Series shortages lead to 10% drop in video game sales…
Read MoreAmazon is replacing customers’ missing PS5s as UK retailers receive new stock
Amazon is offering PlayStation 5 customers who failed to receive their consoles first refusal as retailers across the UK receive new stock. UK retailers including Argos, Game, Amazon, AO, John…
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PS5 and Xbox Series shortages lead to 10% drop in video game sales
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series shortages have sent video game sales plummeting over Black Friday and Cyber Monday as shoppers hold off on making purchases for last-gen consoles.
Digital game…
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Very cancels 1000 PS5 and Xbox Series X orders made by scalpers
Very has cancelled more than 1000 orders for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles made by scalper groups.
Scalper groups using ‘bots’, or automated software able to buy up…
Read MorePS5 scalper made $40,000 in a single week reselling consoles
A PlayStation 5 scalper who used bots to buy up hundreds of consoles has reportedly made $40,000 in a single week reselling them at exorbitant prices.
PS5 consoles are still…
Read MoreAmazon says it has sacked delivery driver allegedly caught on CCTV “stealing” PS5
Amazon says it will no longer work with a delivery driver who was caught on CCTV allegedly failing to delivery a PlayStation 5.
Last week Amazon was forced to apologise…
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In 2020, the festive retail chaos started early – but it wasn’t the crowds of shoppers who were to blame.
With people forced to stay at home because of lockdowns,…