<p>Retailer Play.com has confirmed that it will close retail operations in March, no longer directly selling video games, DVDs, books, or any other goods. The company&#8217;s online marketplace, which allows customers and smaller retailers to sell content &#8211; much in the vein of eBay and Amazon, amongst others &#8211; will remain operational, however.</p>
<p>The company announced in a statement:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Moving forward we are intending to focus exclusively on our successful marketplace, which is our main business area, and to phase out the direct retail part of our business.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>This closure of operations will result in over 200 job losses, the majority of which will occur at the company&#8217;s Jersey facility while the rest will occur at its Bristol and Cambridge offices.</p>
<p>Although once hugely popular with video game fans &#8211; as well as many other customers looking for bargains, Play.com suffered a serious blow in 2012 when the decision was made that the tax loopholes it enjoyed, such as The Low Value Consignment Relief, which allowed Jersey-based businesses to sell items less than £15 into the UK without paying VAT, should be closed.</p>
<p>[Via: <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/385636/playcom-to-cease-retail-business/" target="_blank">CVG</a>]</p>
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