BUYERS FACTFILE ARGOS Number of UK stores: 750
Address: Home Retail Group plc, Avebury, 489-499 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 2NW
Websites:
www.argos.co.uk
www.argosentertainment.co.uk www.homeretailgroup.com
Contact number: 0845 603 6677
THE HUT GROUP Address:
TheHut.com, Meridian House, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7RA
The Hut Group, 9th Floor, Suite 9.9, 1 Warwick Row, London, SW1E 5ER
KEY PERSONNEL
Sarah Jasper Head of Business Development
DIXONS Number of UK stores: 650
Address: Dixons Retail, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 7TG
Contact number: 0844 800 2030
Websites:
www.pcworld.co.uk www.dixonsretail.com www.pixmania.co.uk
www.currys.co.uk,
www.dixons.co.uk www.dixonsdownloads.co.uk www.pcworlddownloads.co.uk www.currysdownloads.co.uk
www.mcvuk.com
Dixons has just launched PC games download online store
PC WORLD AND CURRYS may not have the largest games offer, but it is still investing in the space. Its most significant move was setting up digital game download websites.
KEY PERSONNEL
Not pictured:Tony Puddefoot Head of Category, Home, Adam Olrog Assistant Category Manager, Gaming
Chris Rogers
Category Manager, Gaming
Jo Gurney
Assistant Category Manager, Gaming
July 8th 2011 21 Earlier this year Chris
Rogers was promoted to category manager for gaming. He reports to Tony Puddefoot. Dixons had a tough year, but its UK performance remained steady.
Markus Bhatia Associate Product Director
Ben Hardcastle Head of Games
Deen Olokodana Games Buyer
Paul Cannings Games Buyer
James Hughes Assistant Games Buyer
Not pictured: Ed Leighton Head Of Games Hardware, Alex Dantanus Games Product Marketing Executive
THE ONLINE SPECIALIST runs several white label sites for online retailers including Tesco, LoveFilm and Asda. Its own sites – such as
zavvi.com and
thehut.com – stock a variety of products. The Hut Group’s games buying team has grown from six to eight individuals over the past 12 months, with Ed Leighton joining as head of games hardware and Alex Dantanus appointed games product marketing executive. Sarah Jasper has become head of business development.
Argos has re-
positioned itself as a multi-channel retailer. Much of its sales now come away from the High Street
Anthony Stocker Head Buyer, Video Games and Music
Not pictured: Duncan Pickering, Trading Manager for Technology, Justin Lennox, Video Games Buyer, Ed Gregory, Assistant Buyer for Video Games and Musical Instruments, Gareth MorrisVideo Games Buying Assistant
KEY PERSONNEL
WITH OVER 750 stores nationwide, Argos is one of the UK’s biggest High Street chains. It sells over 40,000 home products in total. Argos’ buying team has seen some big changes this year. Games buyer Justin Lennox joined from GAME while assistant buyer Ed Gregory moved across from
Play.com. Gareth Morris was promoted within the merchandising team to buying assistant, while the retailer is on the lookout for another buying assistant.
Argos launched 24-hour home shopping channel Argos TV last month where it is currently trialling several video game slots.
Websites:
www.zavvi.com www.thehut.com
www.iwantoneofthose.com www.allsole.com www.mylabel.co.uk www.mybag.co.uk www.sportdiscount.com www.myprotein.com
www.hqhair.com,
www.lookfantastic.com,
www.beautyexpert.co.uk,
www.mankind.co.uk
Contact:
01606 338197 (Northwich) 020 7808 7500 (London)
gamesbuyers@thehutgroup.com
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