BUYERS FACTFILE TESCO
Number of UK stores: 2,715 (1,285 Express, 521 OneStop, 470 superstores, 212 Extra, 186 Metro, 28 Dobbies and 13 Homeplus stores)
Address: Tesco Stores, Cirrus House, Falcon Way, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 1AB
Websites:
www.tesco.com
www.tescoentertainment.com direct.tesco.com
Contact number: 01992 632 222
KEY PERSONNEL
THE UK’S biggest supermarket continues to devote significant resource to its video games team.
Its games buying department has grown to over ten experienced retail veterans. The big changes includes John Stanhope moving over to toys and Sarah Kaye taking on his role as senior buying manager. Alison Scanlon and Jo Unitt have joined as games buyer and assistant games buyer respectively, while Jonathan Hayes has joined from HMV as buying manager.
Over the past year, Tesco has drastically improved its in-store execution for games and rolled-out its a pre-owned offer to multiple stores.
Not pictured:Paul Bangs, Buyer, Games, Lian Diong, Assistant Buyer, Games, Nazuk Ahuja, Assistant Buyer, Games
Rob Salter
Category Director, Entertainment
HMV
ENTERTAINMENT retailer HMV has had a tough time over the past 12 months. The High Street Group saw a weak Christmas trading period in 2010. It issued a number of profit warnings before selling off its book chain Waterstone’s for £53m. But having sold HMV Canada and securing a banking facility, the company has some breathing room. The games team
KEY PERSONNEL
has seen a number of changes over the past 12 months, with Gary Warren becoming product director (again) and Jonathan Hayes departing for Tesco. Richard Thompson has been promoted to games buyer. As a result of its troubles, HMV is looking to close a number of stores, whilst also invest in technology, ticketing, live music and digital.
Number of UK stores: 250 Address:
Film House, 142 Wardour Street, London, W1F 8LN
Websites:
www.hmvgroup.com www.hmv.com www.gamerbase.com
Contact number: 020 7432 2000
Sarah Kaye Senior Buying Manager, Games
Joanna Hunt Buying Manager, Games
Jonathan Hayes Buying Manager, Games
Mark Burgess Buyer, Games
Alison Scanlon Buyer, Games
Mike Fethers Assistant Buyer, Games
Jo Unitt
Assistant Buyer, Games
Gary Warren Product Director
Tim Ellis Head of Games
Martin Baxter Re/Play Games Manager
Hannah Ebbatson Pre Played Games Buyer
Jason Brooks Senior Games Buyer
Nick Ashley Games Buyer
HMV is switching its focus to online, digital, and technology products following a difficult year
Richard Thompson Games Buyer
www.mcvuk.com
Gavin Howes Campaign and
Peripherals Buyer July 8th 2011 19
Alistair Hunter Marketing Planner
Dominic Mulroy Head of Gamerbase
Sujoy Roy Gamerbase Technical
Alan Taylor Games Merchandiser
Aziz Kezer, Games Merchandiser
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