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Zavii suspends online orders
Web User | News —
Web User: Zavii ceases trading online Zavvi, the high-street music retailer, has suspended taking orders on its website following the collapse of Woolworths. A message on its website says: "We are currently experiencing supply problems and have temporarily suspended orders until the supply situation is resolved." Zavvi, which previously traded as Virgin Megastores, has been struggling with supply issues following Woolworths demise; Zavvi had an exclusive supply agreement to get all of its stock from Entertainment UK, which supplied Woolworths. In ...
Xbox 360 price drops to under £100
T3.com All —
... a reaction to 'how people's wallets are being tightened because of the economy'. Admirable as that might sound, we suspect it is more down to the need to shift as much stock as possible before Christmas. Let's be honest, there's unlikely to be a rush for consoles in the lean months ahead. Not that we're complaining. A price war might not be great for profit margins, but it does mean more money in our pockets. And that has to be a good thing. We await the next high street move. Link: Zavvi (via ...
Cheap Xbox 360s at Zavvi
Gadgetspy —
... Christmas is not going to be a whirlwind of spending for a lot of people this year. With the global financial crisis looming like a spectre over people from all over the world it's just not that prudent to really splurge and get what you want this holiday season. But if you're at the right place at the right time you just may get a little Christmas retail "miracle," especially in the form of an extra affordable Xbox 360. High Street chain Zavvi ( http://www.zavvi.co.uk/ ) is reportedly selling the Microsoft gaming console for just £99. At that price you don't need to feel ...
Zavvi heads into administration
T3.com All —
... of goods was Entertainment UK (EUK), owned by Woolies and following it into administration back in November. If you've bought off them over the Christmas, don't despair, stores will remain open for trade (including exchanges and refunds) into the new year and beyond. So it's still not too late for that cheap Xbox 360. Indeed, the administrators hope to sell either the entire chain or part of it, which should be some comfort to the 3,400 people currently employed by Zavvi. Link: Zavvi (via ...
Zavvi goes into administration
Gadgetspy —
... The global financial crisis is making its presence felt with a slew of high profile businesses closing shop because of the inability to maintain operations. This sad trend is happening all over the world and it looks like every country has its own set of victims. In the UK, a number of establishments have also been feeling the pinch. With the ceasing of operations of supplier Entertainment UK, companies that relied on it like Woolworths and Zavvi (http:// www.zavvi.co.uk/ ) had to do some drastic retooling of its operations. This meant, in the case of Zavvi, closing down its ...
Zavvi lives on, online
Tech Digest —
... Zavvi - the remains of the Virgin Megastore brand - eventually closed a few weeks back, selling the majority of its remaining bricks-and-mortar stores to HMV and Head Group. The name, however, has been bought by the Hut Group, which sees them taking ownership of Zavvi.co.uk domain. That domain has re-launched today, offering a much broader range of products. Although the original site concentrated mainly on music, games and DVDs, the new version will be more like Amazon - selling electrical and computing goods, books, sports and leisure stuff, perfumes and lingerie as ...
