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PlayStation 5 consoles are already receiving 55 per cent above their retail price on resale sites as the “rollercoaster” launch gets underway in key markets.

PS5 will no longer be available from physical stores on launch day

November 6, 2020

Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 will now no longer be available to collect in physical shops on launch day globally. Following news that UK retailers including Game, Smyths and Argos would…

Up to 400,000 retail jobs could be lost on the UK’s high streets thanks to the boom in online shopping and working from home.

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

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Argos BRC British Retail Consortium Game lockdown Smyths

November 5, 2020

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Retailers are set to lose as a whopping £8 billion over the next month as the UK enters its second national lockdown. Non-essential retailers will have to close their doors…

Midweek Catchup: Walmart scraps robot rollout while Ocado ramps up automation investment

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Amazon Argos Black Friday Game Ocado Smyths Walmart

November 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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You can read all these stories below: First UK lockdown saw 16,000 ecommerce businesses created Amazon forced to withdraw Black Friday discount advertising in France due to lockdown Walmart drops…

Game, Smyths and Argos will remain open for Xbox & PS5 pre-order collection despite lockdown

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Argos Game PlayStation 5 PS5 Sainsbury's Smyths Xbox Series

November 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

Game, Argos and Smyths have confirmed that they will allow customers to collect their pre-ordered PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles from stores during lockdown. Both Sony’s PS5 and its…

Klarna has apologised after swathes of customers struggled to secure Xbox Series X pre-orders through its payment plan.

Klarna apologises after Xbox All Access “debacle” hit customers’ credit scores

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Game Klarna Microsoft Smyths Xbox

September 24, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Klarna has apologised after swathes of customers struggled to secure Xbox Series X pre-orders through its payment plan. Microsoft partnered with the Swedish payments giant to offer its Xbox All…

Game and Smyths websites have crashed in the release of Xbox Series X pre-orders creates more chaos for consumers.

Game and Smyths websites crash amid Xbox pre-order frenzy

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Game Microsoft Smyths Xbox Series S Xbox Series X

September 22, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Game and Smyths websites have crashed as the release of Xbox Series X pre-orders creates more chaos for consumers. Two of the UK’s largest gaming retailers have both seen their…

Which? has called on retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths to withdraw a number of smart toys from sale after finding many had a troubling lack of inbuild security leaving them open to hackers.

Smart toys at top of Christmas lists vulnerable to being hacked says Which?

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Amazon Argos John Lewis Smart Toys Smyths Which?

December 10, 2019

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Which? has called on retailers including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis and Smyths to withdraw a number of smart toys from sale after finding many had a troubling lack of inbuild…

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PS5 will no longer be available from physical stores on launch day

Lockdown 2.0 to cost UK retailers £2bn a week

Midweek Catchup: Walmart scraps robot rollout while Ocado ramps up automation investment

Game, Smyths and Argos will remain open for Xbox & PS5 pre-order collection despite lockdown

Klarna apologises after Xbox All Access “debacle” hit customers’ credit scores

Game and Smyths websites crash amid Xbox pre-order frenzy

Smart toys at top of Christmas lists vulnerable to being hacked says Which?

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