Britain's economy might be going tits-up, but there's one tiny pin-prick of light at the end of a very long tunnel: Blockbuster, one of the biggies in January's horror-show of business failures, is being saved from total doom. Huzza! Read More >>
Featured comment by Ian:
"Who still wants to buy and keep media? I have vinyl, cassettes, CDs, VHS and DVDs galore; I'd much rather rent or download new stuff, so I don't need..." More »
Green-topped supermarket chain ASDA may be about to salvage pink-topped physical media dinosaur HMV, with the retail giant said to be offering to buy the remaining HMV stores from the administrator -- and keep some of them going. Read More >>
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"Whatever the Internet will be in 60 years?
Probably a censored, heavily monitored shell of it's former self if governments and corporations get the..." More »
HMV seems to be going from bad to worse, shutting more and more shops. Deloitte has announced another 37 are getting axed in the next four to six weeks, including HMV's Heathrow outlets. Still, you might be able to grab a bargain here and there. Read More >>
Featured comment by zakida:
"I feel for the employees who will lose their jobs but it is very hard to feel sympathy for a chain that helped put my favourite independent record sto..." More »
Things are going from bad to worse for all those still clinging onto jobs at the failing Blockbuster. Deloitte's just announced that 164 more stores are closing with around 800 jobs lost. It just goes to show you can't compete in an online world with crummy brick and mortar rental stores. Read More >>
Are you stoked that Jessops isn't dead? Want to jump on the Peter Jones revival bandwagon? Well, now you can, because the new Jessops website is almost here, and you can sign up for updates! Amazing. Read More >>
HMV's top dog, Trevor Moore, has been made redundant along with 60 more job losses across the troubled firm's head office network. Meanwhile, the 66 stores marked for destruction are preparing for closure, as HMV's everything-must-go fire sale kicks into life. Read More >>
Hilco might have bought out HMV's debt, giving it effective control over Deloitte's administration of the troubled chain, but that doesn't mean everything is hunky dory right now. HMV's just announced 66 stores will close with the loss of 930 jobs. Ouch. Read More >>
I'm not sure if this is good news or bad news for the poor staff of the now defunct Jessops, but Peter Jones, he of Dragons' Den fame, has bought the brand in conjunction with a couple of other investors. According to the Telegraph, it's likely Jessops will become an internet-only retailer, ditching stores and therefore staff. Read More >>
Featured comment by tootilicious:
"When I said google I didn't mean you shop via google. I meant when you go to most retailers pages you have adverts all over their pages, product pages..." More »
The poor UK High Street is taking a right battering at the moment. First Comet, then Jessops, then HMV, and now Blockbuster has hurtled into administration. Deloitte's handling this one, along with HMV, and it seems the plan is to keep at least some of the 528 stores open. Read More >>
Featured comment by ian1175:
"I know loads of people will bang on about just download movies but I do really like blockbuster.
And the one close to my house is always very busy s..." More »
Bad news I'm afraid. After plunging into administration, the high street has lost yet another 187 stores and 1,370 jobs, as Jessops has shut up shop for good. Apparently suppliers cut its lifeline, which meant Jessops had no future, and it seems there won't even be a fire sale to console us either. Read More >>
Featured comment by josh.moulder:
"I'd probably say that most people are pulling their stock just in case, but this just in case approach will cause DSG to go the same way if too many p..." More »
Another well-known British high street chain has been forced into administration. Jessops, the last remaining camera store chain in the UK, has just folded, with PricewaterhouseCoopers now taking charge. If you had any Jessops vouchers or were hoping to return a camera, you're fat out of luck. Read More >>
The mobile phone industry in the UK is massive -- a couple of percentage points of GDP last year. Most people's interaction with this massive sector is through a high-street phone shop. There's just one problem -- they totally, absolutely suck. Read More >>
Featured comment by leexgx:
"note i cant fault three customer support thought as they know there stuff (unless you want to leave then that's an task in its self trying to get your..." More »
It's the end of the line for retail park electronics chain Comet, which blinks out of existence today, its last day of trading. The administrators are "pulling a Woolworths" too, with shop fittings, shelving and more all up for grabs. Read More >>
Users idly browsing Google's Android Play app this morning saw a link to digital version of T3 magazine listed on the front page, with links inside its listing letting mag buyers view a decent list of other UK magazines. But you can't buy them yet. Read More >>
Featured comment by Alex:
"I wonder if TV episodes are about to make their way over too? I noticed an update on my N7 today asking me to update Google Play Movies to "Google Pla..." More »
The previously trailed fire sale of Comet's lovely ranges of fridges, TVs and iPod docks has begun, with the chain now selling off its stock on the cheap today. And look, they have invoked the black and yellow colour scheme. This is going to be huge. Read More >>
Featured comment by rygza:
"I got a heads up from a friend who worked for comet and got an ex display macbook pro 13", 2.9ghz half price, ie. £625." More »
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