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Consumers are flocking back some of that increase to the lefttargeting have survived niches left by by the theeditor editorshipof Music Week.of sisterHe takes title up theto music "spectacular" and video boom now in com-that installationj ofrefit." new The fascias revamp and Often this successful sided,puter gamesclaims sales WH has Smith sub- Pointing tocost£6m.to a fall-off in positioningachieved on has the beenbasis of Sonymovesîo Group.Announcing a 5.3% rise in gamesman Sir demand, Simon SmithsHornby chair-says, musicthe indie and shops' their feelempathy for boostMiniDisc pre-tax profits to £113.8m for "This is an indication that with their customers. planning , i hefty difficultiesthe year to at May, loss-raaking Smiths saysDIY wassome takingof the salesgames away explosion from needsJust indie as the labels business which impaign chain Do It Ail have been offset music and video. No market canthe marketbe faster than to respond the to forlaunched the MiniDisclast December. format it byincrease an in 8.4%music sales.second-half growthcould sustain games theachieved incredible over corporate giants, so too it Détails are still being Described as "the basis of Hornby: games growth dips the last two years." whoneeds can the think indie beyond retailers "A- finalisedwhich will forinclude the thecampaign, installa- ourmusic business" sales through by Smiths, its ownUK profits rose 69% to £3.5m. directorVirgin SimonRetail Burke managing agréés pack" and "B-pack" tion of MD démonstration outlets as well as subsidiary The chain, which opened thatket thebecame computer overheated games mar-last marketing.Such indies will never be UKmodels record in up storesto 150 ofcurrently the 240 VirginOur Price Retail and rose joint 7.5% venture over four10 games megatores centres and during more than the Christmas, with a subséquent as good at selling corn stocking the format. the year as a whole to year, aims to be the UK's aroundgénéral 10%.downtum in sales of plastersmix as Woolies, as Boots but or when pick 'n'it closeSony to ais dealalso whichthought will to give he £310.8m.4.2% to £109.8m Video sales while climbed total byfourth the largestend of 1993music following retailer "Prospects are very good for cornes to music - and buyers of any MD hardware a group sales rose 8.7% to further expansion. addsPC and Burke. paper-based "On the games," music theparticularly multiples new are musicnot really - sériésThe ofnews money-off cornes vouchers.two weeks £2.3bn.Virgin Retail, which is half managingMeanwhile, directorSmiths groupSir side, catalogue sales have been in the same game.