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Home entertainment spending hit records highs of £9.3 billion last year as coronavirus drove the industry’s eighth consecutive year of growth.

Entertainment retail sales hit record £9.3bn in 2020 thanks to lockdown binges

March 5, 2021

Home entertainment spending hit records highs of £9.3 billion last year as coronavirus drove the industry’s eighth consecutive year of growth. According to the latest data from the Entertainment Retailers…

Amazon has officially cancelled development of its video game Crucible after dismal reviews forced it to be pulled from the public.

Amazon scraps development of Crucible video game after disastrous launch

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Amazon AWS Crucible Luna video games

October 12, 2020

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Amazon has officially cancelled development of its video game Crucible after dismal reviews forced it to be pulled from public circulation. The retail giant’s first major foray into the lucrative…

Daily Briefing – All the Retail Technology News you need to know today (July 20)

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Boohoo Ebay Huawei Poundland video games

July 20, 2020

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You can read each story in full below: Boohoo set to open high-tech automated warehouse in Leicester as it seeks to recover massive losses Huawei to open first 3 UK…

Video games have continued to see a significant boon in sales despite lockdown restrictions all but stopping in the US.

Video game sales hit 10-year high again in June despite lockdown easing

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NPD The Last Of Us: Part II video games

July 20, 2020

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Video games have continued to see a significant boon in sales despite lockdown restrictions all but stopping in the US. In June total spend in the sector jumped 26 per…

Video game sales skyrocketed 35 per cent throughout March as demand marking the highest spend in the sector for over a decade.

35% rise in video games sales see best figures for over a decade in March

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April 22, 2020

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Video game sales skyrocketed 35 per cent throughout March as demand marking the highest spend in the sector for over a decade. Game-related purchases, including software, consoles and accessories hit…

Retail and the luxury retail sector in particular have recently begun creating their own video games to “engage and excite millennials”. Here’s Charged’s list of the top five retailers who have created their own video games.

Top 5 retailers who created their own video games

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February 26, 2020

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The luxury retail sector has been ramping up both its interest and investment in the video games industry for the last few years, seeing it as an invaluable resource to…

Future-Proofing The Gaming Industry In The UK

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GamingScan video games

February 17, 2020

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According to the figures released by GamingScan, the United Kingdom is the world’s fifth-largest video game market as of 2018, not far behind Germany. Currently, China, the USA, and Japan…

Luxury retail and the video games industry are set to become increasingly intertwined as high-end brands find new ways to “engage and excite millennials”.

Luxury retail and video games: The unlikely partnership set to explode this year

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February 3, 2020

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Luxury retail and the video games industry are set to become increasingly intertwined as high-end brands find new ways to “engage and excite millennials”. According to a new report from…

Louis Vuitton launches League of Legends collection becoming latest to cash in on gaming market

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December 12, 2019

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Louis Vuitton has launched a new League of Legends collection as it becomes the latest retailer to try and cash in on the increasingly lucrative video game market. The luxury…

UK entertainment retail spend hits £100m a week

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August 8, 2019

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Entertainment retail spend in the UK topped more than £100 million a week in the first half of 2019, according to the latest figures from the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA).…

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Entertainment retail sales hit record £9.3bn in 2020 thanks to lockdown binges

Amazon scraps development of Crucible video game after disastrous launch

Daily Briefing – All the Retail Technology News you need to know today (July 20)

Video game sales hit 10-year high again in June despite lockdown easing

35% rise in video games sales see best figures for over a decade in March

Top 5 retailers who created their own video games

Future-Proofing The Gaming Industry In The UK

Luxury retail and video games: The unlikely partnership set to explode this year

Louis Vuitton launches League of Legends collection becoming latest to cash in on gaming market

UK entertainment retail spend hits £100m a week

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