Physical Stores Grab 69.8 Percent Of Consumer Spending On Entertainment In April Quarter 2016

In the UK entertainment industry, high street and grocery stores accounted for 69.8 percent of entertainment spend for the 12-week period ending April 10, 2016, compared with 67.5 percent in the previous year, according to Kantar Worldpanel. Music with its 1 percent decline was the best performing category in the physical entertainment industry, compared with games and video falling 8 percent and 6 percent, respectively. During the quarter, 77 percent of games were purchased in physical stores.