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Gaming retailers lose the ball

Every two years, the top video game sellers enjoy mass sales over the summer due to international football tournaments, but this year they will have to go without

Mass Effect of not stocking new titles for Game

The decision to not stock up-coming videogame title Mass Effect 3 could herald the end for many Game stores

Diamond Jubilee festival to be hosted by Sainsbury's

The retail giant has joined forces with one of London's Royal Parks to host a family festival in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June

Waterstones removes apostrophe from trading name and logo

The high-street bookseller believes the move will make its spelling more versatile in the digital age

Sexiest retail adverts of the year

Retail Digital looks at some of the sexiest and most controversial adverts from the past year

Spotify and iTunes lead a digital music revolution

Now that the holiday season is upon us Retail Digital revisits some of the most popular stories of 2011

HMV unveils Amelia Lily winner's single on website sparking X Factor fix rumours

The high-street retailer has been left red-faced after a "regrettable technical issue" led to the 'winner's single' being accidentally promoted on its website

HMV teams up with FilmFlex Movies to offer online streaming service

HMV's new on-demand film service will go head to head with Apple's iTunes and Tesco's Blinkbox

Five essential smartphone apps for Black Friday shopping

Retail Digital looks at some of the best free smartphone apps on the market to help you bag a bargain during the holidays in the US

US porn studio Vivid Entertainment threatens to sue HTC

Vivid Entertainment wants the mobile phone giant to change the name of its new smartphone, HTC Vivid

Asda to sell Nintendo Wii for £89 in UK

The games console has hit its lowest ever price in shops

Warner Bros to pull Harry Potter DVDs and Blu-rays from shelves after Christmas

The movie studio will follow Disney's lead in making the Harry Potter series limited-edition

WH Smith teams up with Kobo to launch eBook reader

The high-street retailer will sell the Kobo eReader at over 750 of its stores across the UK

LG unveils Optimus LTE 4G smartphone in South Korea

The Optimus LTE is LG Electronics latest attempt to catch up with rivals Apple and Samsung

Rovio and Angry Birds to partner with Starbucks

As the fastest-growing consumer brand in history, Rovio is looking to convert its digital success with Angry Birds into the physical retail world

Rakuten buys Play.com

Play.com becomes the Japanese Rakuten's third European e-commerce platform

ASA bans 'disrespectful' Phones4U Jesus advert

The mobile phone advert showed a cartoon Jesus giving the thumbs-up sign and winking

9/11 children's colouring book slammed by Muslim groups in US

We Shall Never Forget 9/11: The Kid's Book of Freedom, which has completely sold out of its first print run of 10,000 copies, has sparked outrage in the Muslim community

Waterstone's axes iconic 3 for 2 offer

Britain's biggest book chain will ditch its three-for-two promotion at the end of the month in a bid to change its image

Booktrack launches soundtracked ebooks

New technology could change the way consumers enjoy digital books, with soundtracks adding a new dimension to the e-reading experience

OnLive cloud gaming to come to the UK

British gamers will soon be able to enjoy a new cloud gaming service: OnLive, which removes the necessity for traditional hardware and discs

Sales of Harper Lee book soar after Beckham reference

Sales of the Harper Lee classic To Kill A Mockingbird have increased dramatically following the announcement that David and Victoria Beckham named their new daughter in honour of the author

Apple increases App Store prices by 25 percent in UK

Apple has already implemented the price change, which will affect millions of iPhone and iPad users in the UK

Virgin Media signs deal with music streaming service Spotify

The exclusive deal will give Virgin Media customers access to Spotify's 13 million-song catalogue

Amazon buys rival retailer The Book Depository International

The acquisition will boost Amazon's international dominance of the online book trade

Peter Andre uses QVC to sell Perfect Night CD single

Peter Andre's decision to appear on the home shopping channel has been seen as an act of desperation by critics

J K Rowling's Harry Potter website Pottermore upsets major booksellers

The website, which is set to launch in October, will sell Harry Potter e-books exclusively

Redbox launches video game rentals service in US

Redbox will rent out a range of titles for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii nationwide from Friday

Amazon accepts pre-orders for Steve Jobs: Co-founder of Apple comic book

Apple and Steve Jobs fans can get their hands on the graphic novel from August

Activision unveils Call of Duty Elite online service: Will it be a hit with fans?

Activision says Call of Duty Elite is a response to the rise of social networking

Rockstar smashes records with L.A Noire and boosts flagging UK game sales

LA Noire generated £10m in sales in the first two days of its UK release last week

Limewire forced to pay £64m settlement to record companies

Limewire has reached an out of court settlement with the Recording Industry of America (RIAA)

LoveFilm signs deal with Disney to stream popular films like Toy Story 3 and Tangled

The LoveFilm Player will stream over 50 Disney titles, which will cost between £2.49 and £3.49 a film

Sony tops 50m console sales: The PS3 is hot on the heels of Microsoft's Xbox 360

Sony has sold over 50 million PlayStation 3 consoles and 8m Move controllers to date

Tesco and HMV rejoice as government vows to close Channel Island VAT loophole

The UK government has promised to end the exploitation of VAT relief on low-value goods like CDs, books and DVDs shipped over from the Channel Islands in the 2011 budget.

Amazon Android Appstore launch is overshadowed by Apple lawsuit

Popular online retailer Amazon launched its Appstore today with the highly anticipated Angry Birds Rio. The store will offer users of Google's Android mobile operating system a host of apps, including an exclusive on Angry Birds Rio. However, this will only be for a short time.

Landmark sale — upto 50 per cent off

Landmark announces its end-of-season sale with a discount of upto 50 per cent on books, music CDs, movie DVDs, toys, stationery and much more. Make the best of your deal by buying the books, music and movies at unbelievable prices. Shop for books, music and movies worth Rs3,000 and above, and get a Landmark voucher worth Rs250.

Sears poses direct challenge to industry rival Netflix


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