Press Releases <1234> 3 Apr 2020 ERA PAYS TRIBUTE TO LONG-TIME CHAIRMAN AND INDIE RECORD STORE PIONEER ... The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) is saddened to hear of the death yesterday (April 2) of former Chairman Paul Quirk. He died at home afte... Read More 18 Mar 2020 Physical retail disruptions COVID19 Given the unprecedented circumstances regarding Covid19 there are many disruptions to retail services. All of these are noted in the link below which ... Read More 12 Mar 2020 ERA WELCOMES CUT IN SHOP RATES, CALLS FOR EXTENSION TO BIGGER STORES The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s proposal to suspend business rates for smaller shops unveiled in h... Read More 6 Mar 2020 ENTERTAINMENT SALES ENJOY SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF GROWTH TO REACH... Internet now accounts for 90% of entertainment sales Digital video the biggest winner in 2019, PS4 games the biggest loser ... Read More 3 Jan 2020 UK MUSIC STREAMING MARKET EXCEEDS £1 BILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME VIDEO... ERA’s authoritative data on the entertainment market in 2019 shows streaming growth still surging, but physical formats surprisingly resilient Read More 18 Dec 2019 It's going to be a Coldplay , Toy Story 4, FIFA 20 kind of Christmas UK’S MOST AUTHORITATIVE CONSUMER POLL NAMES THE MOST-WANTED VIDEOS, ALBUMS AND VIDEOGAMES FOR CHRISTMAS Read More 11 Dec 2019 Entertainment retailers name their top Christmas gift tips Pokemon, The Who, Game of Thrones… And Socks! Read More 6 Dec 2019 The Five Ages of Entertainment Over-55s love their radios, but smartphones and laptops oust radio and TV for the under-25s Read More 20 Nov 2019 UK Music Streaming Market Could Double in Size by 2023 £500m bonus from innovation in services Read More 28 Aug 2019 National Album Day partners with Network Rail to launch exclusive albu... Due to arrive at Glasgow Central Station, Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and London Bridge Bridge in the lead up to National Album Day o... Read More 8 Aug 2019 ENTERTAINMENT FANS SPEND MORE THAN £100m A WEEK ON DIGITAL SERVICES Streaming helps music grow revenues 9.9% in first half of 2019 Read More 17 Jul 2019 HMV’s new owner Doug Putman announced as keynote speaker at ERA 2019 A... Putman’s exclusive London appearance on September 18th comes just 6 months after his acquisition of HMV. Completing the all-star line-up of speakers w... Read More 2 Jul 2019 National Album Day returns Saturday 12th October 2019 Lewis Capaldi, Elbow, Mahalia & Mark Ronson confirmed as album champions Read More 15 May 2019 Record shops celebrate success of Record Tokens one year from relaunch Wilkos boost the distribution network with second major retailer Morrisons to come on board for Q4 Read More 4 Mar 2019 DIGITAL SERVICES CREATE A NEW “GENERATION RENT” AS SUBSCRIPTIONS DOMI... Read More 5 Feb 2019 Statement regarding Sunrise Acquisition of HMV Read More <1234>