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UK Retailer GAME is dead | Brera's Lament
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zomgbbqftw
Banned
More news trickling in from sources. Apparently the company has got enough assets to pay off the banks which means if they liquidate the company the banks will get paid. It is now a realistic proposition for GMG to be fully liquidated.
I preferred the upper floor shop. It's a lot more spacious. The staff were nicer too.
heliconsoul
Member
Birmingham GAF, is it just the shitty little one in the Bull Ring left now? Or did that go too?
Azure Phoenix
Member
Just got back from work today, thankfully our store was one that survived but there have been a lot of casualties in the region. Obviously it doesn't count for much what with the big shadow still looming overhead.
My deepest condolences to checkeredknight and all the other guys who had their stores close, everyone has been fighting as hard as possible to keep going and the company has no doubt lost a number of talented staff today.
My deepest condolences to checkeredknight and all the other guys who had their stores close, everyone has been fighting as hard as possible to keep going and the company has no doubt lost a number of talented staff today.
No sign of my local Gamestation being shut as of yet (Peterlee), hope it stays open as when I do pop in on the odd occasion the staff are really friendly and nice to have a chat with about games and stuff. There's no GAME in the town either, although they do have competition from a Grainger Games and ofc ASDA.
AFAIK Bullring GAME is ok.
To be fair if I lost my job today the last thing I would do is start typing a formal document. Obviously they had no formal document sent to them from head office via email. It was just, close the doors and go home.
I'd do the same.
I'd do a nice typewritten one, with the obvious inclusion of "This is all due to the upper management, who are a bunch of utter cunts".
might as well go out with some dignity
Psychotext
Member
Apparently there's a full list of closed stores here: http://www.retail-week.com/property/game-full-list-of-store-closures-revealed/5035161.article
But you need to be a subscriber. Anyone?
But you need to be a subscriber. Anyone?
jono51
Banned
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/store-closures-begin-at-game-and-gamestation/093365
Long Eaton gamestation gone eh?
Wonder what'll replace 'em.
Long Eaton gamestation gone eh?
Wonder what'll replace 'em.
Who am i kidding? It'll be another charity shop. lol.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Abergavenny Unit 3 Cibi Walk, Frogmore Street
Accrington 29 Broadway
Aintree Comet
Altrincham 97 George Street
Andover 49 High Street
Antrim Unit 42, Junction One Outlet Centre
Ashford 18 County Square
Ashington 12 Station Road, Ashington
Ashton Unit 28, The Arcade
Athlone Unit 44 Athlone Town Centre
Aylesbury Units 36-37, Friars Sq. Shopping Centre
Ballymena Unit 15 Fairhill Shopping Centre
Banbury 4B Castle Quay Shopping Centre
Bangor NI 9 Bloomfield Centre
Barking Unit 17 Vicarage Fields Shopping
Barnet Unit 10 The Spires Shopping Centre
Barnsley 32 Market Street
Barnstaple 30 High Street
Barrow In Furness Unit 26, Portland Walk
Basildon 84 Town Square
Basingstoke 3 Mayfair House
Bath SU7 St Lawrence Street, Southgate Centre
Beckton 19 Gallions Reach, 3 Armada Way
Belfast Unit 55 Castle Court Shopping Centre, Belfast
Belfast (Conns) Unit 20, Connswater Centre
Belfast (Forestside) Unit 12, Forestside Shopping Centre, Upper Galway
Birkenhead 35-37 Milton Pavement, Grange Precinct
Birmingham Unit 52, The Pallasades
Birmingham 138 New Street
Birmingham Fort Unit 3a The Fort Shopping Park
Bishop Auckland 59 Newgate Street
Blackburn Unit 7 Victoria Court, The Mall
Blackpool Unit 19, Houndshill Shopping Centre
Blanchardstown Unit 112, Blanchardstown Town Centre
Bluewater LO42 Lower Thames Walk, Bluewater
Bolton 37 Newport Street
Bootle Unit 7, 63 Parkside, Strand Shopping Centre
Boston 23 Strait Bargate
Bournemouth Unit 4, Avenue Centre, Commercial Road
Bournemouth 49 Commercial Street
Bracknell 39 Princess Square
Bradford Unit 2, The Broadway
Bradford 4-6 Darley Street
Brent Cross Unit B15, Brent Cross Shopping Centre
Bridgend 12/14 Adare Street
Bridlington Unit 11 The Promenades
Brighton 69 Western Road
Bristol SU16 Cabots Circus, Broadmead
Bromley 68-68A High Street
Burnley 68/70 St James Street
Burton on Trent 7 Underhill Walk
Bury 20 Princess Parade
Buxton Unit 13, Spring Gardens
Camden 124 Camden High Street
Cannock 6 Market Hall Street
Canterbury 14 High Street
Cardiff 92 Queen Street
Chatham 152 High Street
Cheltenham 100 High Street
Chester 39 Foregate Street
Chesterfield 22 Vicar Lane Shopping Centre (10 Vicar Lane)
Chiswick 350 High Road
Cirencester 26, Cricklade Street
Clacton on Sea 20-22 Station Road
Colchester 3 Shewell Walk, (Unit 13 The Culver Centre)
Coleraine 16 Kingsgate Street
Collierswood Unit 9a Tandem Centre, Christchurch Road
Congleton 45-47 High Street
Cork 6 Mahon Point, Cork
Cork 66 Patrick Street, , Cork, Eire,
Coventry Unit 22, West Orchards Centre, Smithford Way
Cowley 107 Pound Way, Templars Square Shopping Centre
Cramlington 4 Dudley Court
Crawley Unit 8, County Mall
Crawley 10-12 The Martlets
Crewe Unit 7, The Market Centre
Croydon 98/99 Whitgift Centre
Croydon (Purley Way) Comet
Cumbernauld Unit 29, Antonine Shopping Centre, Tryst Road
Dewsbury 12 Longcauseway
Doncaster 43/44 Market Place
Dorchester 55 South Street
Dublin 2 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Eire,
Dublin Unit 18, Ilac Centre, Dublin 1
Dublin (Dundrum) Unit 10, Level 3, Dundrum Centre, Dublin
Dublin (Dundrum) Hamleys Dundrum
Dublin (Liffey) Unit 37, Liffey Valley Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin,
Dudley 7 Churchill Parade
Dudley (Merry Hill) Unit L87, Merry Hill Shopping Centre
Dumbarton 77/79 High Street
Dundee 40 Murraygate
Dunstable 6-8 Nicholas Way, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Dunstable, LU6 1TD
Durham Unit SU40, Land Of The Prince Bishops Shopping Centre
East Ham 111 High Street North
East Kilbride 5 The Olympia, Town Centre
Edinburgh 127 Princes Street
Edinburgh (Leith) Unit RU4, Ocean Terminal
Ellesmere Port 18 Mercers Walk
Enfield 37 Church Street
Enniskillen Unit 23, Erneside Shopping Centre
Evesham Unit 16, Riverside Centre
Exeter SU19 Princeshay
Falkirk Unit 34, Howgate Centre
Fleet 16 Hart Centre
Gainsborough Unit 13b, Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough
Galashiels Unit 8 Douglas Bridge, Galashiels
Galway 5 Eglington Street
Glasgow Unit L3/22 , Buchanan Galleries
Glasgow Hamleys Glasgow
Glasgow 146 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow 83 Sauchiehall Street
Glenrothes 42 Unicorn Way
Gloucester 16 Kings Walk
Grantham 53 High Street
Great Yarmouth Unit 10 Market Gates Shopping Centre
Gretna Unit 53, Gretna Outlet Village
Grimsby 24 Victoria Street West
Halesowen 38 Hagley Mall, Cornbow Centre, Halesowen
Halifax 12 Woolshops
Hanley Unit F, The Potteries, Hanley
Hanley 214-215 The Potteries
Harlow 8 Broad Walk, Harlow
Harrogate 2D Cheltenham Parade
Harrow 68-70 St. Anns Road
Hartlepool 92 Middleton Grange Shopping Centre
Hastings 19 Queens Road
Hemel Hempstead Unit 201, The Marlowes Shopping Centre
Hemel Hempstead Unit 12, The Marlowes Shopping Centre
Hereford 56 Commercial Street
High Wycombe 16 Church Street
Hounslow Unit 13, The Treaty Centre, High Street
Hull Unit G46, Princes Quay
Huyton Unit 5 Cavendish Walk, Derby Road, Huyton
Hyde 8 The Square, Hyde
Ilford 172 - 174 High Road
Inverness 6-8 Ingliss Street
Jarrow 25 Viking Precinct, Jarrow
Kensington 185 High Street
Kettering 27 Gold Street
Kidderminster 82 Worcester Street
Kingston 64-66 Clarence Street
Lakeside Unit 282 Lakeside Shopping Centre
Lancaster Unit 15, Ashton Walk, St. Nicholas Arcade
Leamington Spa 83 Parade
Leeds 50-52 Albion Street
Leeds 18 Kirkgate
Leeds (Birstall) Unit 8b Birstall Shopping Park
Leeds (Crossgates) 58 Crossgates Shopping Centre
Leeds (Crown Point) Unit 5b Crown Point Retail park
Leicester 42 Granby Street
Lewisham 68 Lewisham Centre
Limmerick Unit 11A, Cruises Street, Limerick, Eire,
Lincoln (Valentine) Unit 2a Valentine Retail Park
Lisburn 6 Bow Street
Lisburn Unit A10, Bow St. Mall
Liverpool Unit 43/44 Clayton Square Shopping Centre
Liverpool Unit 44, South John Street
Llandudno 46 Mostyn Street
Llanelli Unit 1, Llanelli Shopping Centre
Long Eaton 10 Market Place
Lowestoft 43 London Road North
Luton 142-144 Andale Centre
Luton 39 George Street
Macclesfield 25 Mill Street
Maidenhead 75 Queens Walk, The Nicholson Centre
Maidstone 351 Chequers Centre
Manchester Unit L16 Arndale Centre
Manchester Unit 59, Arndale Centre
Manchester (Trafford) 124 Peel Centre, Trafford Centre
Mansfield 38A Westgate
Meadowhall Unit 29, High Street, Meadowhall Shopping Centre
Meadowhall Unit 52, High Street, Meadowhall Centre
Melton Mowbray 14-15 Market Place, Melton Mowbray
Merthyr Tydfill 4 Graham Way, Tydfils Shopping Centre
Merthyr Tydfill Unit 3 Beacons Place Shopping Centre
Metrocentre Unit 112 Lower blue hall, Metro Centre
Middlesbrough 108 Linthorpe Road
Middleton G14 Middleton Shopping Centre
Milton Keynes Unit SU 10, Midsumer Place
Monaghan Unit 27 Monaghan Shopping Centre
Newark 9 St Marks Place
Newbury 63A North Brook Street
Newcastle 8 High Friars, Eldon Square
Newcastle Fenwicks Concession
Newcastle 78 Grainger Street
Newport 13 Commercial Street
Newport Isle Of Wight 63 High Street
Newry Unit 12A, Buttercrane Shopping Centre
North Finchley 776 High Road
North Shields Comet
Northampton 17 Abingdon Street
Norwich 17 St Stephens Street
Norwich 3-4 Castle Mall Shopping Centre
Nottingham Unit 2, 33 Listergate
Nuneaton 2A Market Place
Oldham Unit 18, The Spindles Shopping Centre
Omagh Unit 5, Main Street Development
Orpington 79 - 81 The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TW
Perth 9 Scott Street
Peterlee 21 Yoden Way
Plymouth 81/83 New George Street
Portadown Unit 6, High Street Mall
Portsmouth 7 Meadow Walk, Cascades Shopping Centre
Preston 8 Fishergate Centre
Preston 172 Friargate
Putney Unit 28, Exchange Shopping Centre
Ramsgate 30 High Street
Reading Unit 17 Oracle Shopping Centre
Redcar Unit 8, Regent Centre
Rhyl 64 High St
Rochdale 54 Market Way
Rugby 45-46 Clocktower Centre
Runcorn 48 Forest Walk, Halton Lea Shopping Centre
Salisbury 11 High Street
Scarborough 112B Westborough
Scunthorpe 58 High Street
Sheffield Unit 22/24, Fargate
Sheffield 37/41 The Moor
Shrewsbury 3-4 Castle Street
Skelmersdale UNIT 27 Upper Mall, The Concourse Shopping Centre
Slough N21 Curzon Mall, Queensmere Centre
Solihull Comet
South Shields 89/91 King Street
Southampton Unit SU8, West Quay Centre
Southampton 82 Above Bar Street
Southport 203 Lord Street
Speke Comet
St Albans Unit 32, The Maltings
Stafford 21 Gaolgate Street
Staines 54 High Street
Stevenage 64 Queensway
Stevenage 54 Queensway
Stirling Unit 24, The Thistle Centre
Stockport Comet
Stockton-on-Tees Unit SU32, Wellington Square
Stockton-on-Tees 134B High Street
Stratford 88 The Mall
Stratford upon Avon 13 Town Square Shopping Centre
Sunderland 251 High Street
Sunderland 27 Blandford Street
Sutton 192 High Street
Sutton Coldfield Unit SU7, New Hall Walk, Lower Sutton Parade
Swansea 12 Union Street
Swindon 9 Havelock Square, Brunel Shopping Centre
Swindon 7 Regent Sreet
Tallaght Unit 307, The Square
Tamworth Unit 18, Ankerside
Taunton 47 North Street
Telford Unit 6, 159 New Mall, Telford Shopping Centre
Telford 32 Sherwood Street, Telford Shopping Centre
Torquay 5 Union House
Truro Unit 2, 4/6 Pyder Street
Uxbridge 13 Market Square
Victoria 10 Victoria Place, Buckingham Palace Road
Wakefield 17 Kirkgate
Walsall 42 Old Square Shopping Centre
Walthamstow Unit 11A, Selbourne Centre
Wandsworth 61 South Mall, Wandsworth Shopping Centre
Warrington 46 The Mall
Washington Unit 30 Albany Mall, The Galleries
Washington 26 Albany Mall
Welwyn Garden City 21 The Howard Centre
Wembley 458 High Road
West Belfast Unit 4 Park Centre, Donegall Road
Weston Super Mare 85 High Street
Weymouth Unit 5, Bond Street Centre
Wigan 23 Market Place
Winchester 106A High Street
Windsor 21 King Edward Court
Woking 4 Middle Walk
Wolverhampton 27 Dudley Street
Wood Green 83 High Road
Woolwich 112 Powis Street
Wrexham 42-43 Hope Street
Wythenshawe 18 The Birtles, Wythenshawe
Yeovil 13-15 Vicarage Walk, Quedam Shopping Centre
York Unit3, 5 Spurriergate
Full list is on MCV
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/store-closures-begin-at-game-and-gamestation/093365
Edit: yeah, that ^
checkeredknight
Member
MCV are probably your best bet for a store closure list. A lot of people (including myself) are tweeting the editors to let them know which stores are closed.
I also got an editor of the local telegraph replying to my tweet (bizarre.) She reckons there will be an article in the paper tomorrow on a possible take-over of GameStation. We've shut love and we're losing our jobs. What does she know that we don't?
My heartfelt apologies to those who have lost their jobs, and best of luck to you getting back into work.
I still find it ridiculous that in my area the stores acquired through the EB and Gamestation deals both remained open all these years, despite that meaning 3 stores within a minute or two's walk of each other. Not at all surprised things have gone this way with similar stories around the country.
It will be interesting to see if any new player enters the market, after the assets are sold separately or otherwise.
I still find it ridiculous that in my area the stores acquired through the EB and Gamestation deals both remained open all these years, despite that meaning 3 stores within a minute or two's walk of each other. Not at all surprised things have gone this way with similar stories around the country.
It will be interesting to see if any new player enters the market, after the assets are sold separately or otherwise.
PoundLand/World/Galaxy/Universe
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Parfitt's posting of rumours and murmurs on MCV which was once more of a srs bizness publication than the usual games journalism riff raff it seems to have become has really seeped into other traditional avenues and being taken with more weight that they should be.
JonathanEx
Member
I've made a little search thing for the list: http://isgamedeadyet.com/stores/
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Why is there an ad for Stannah Stairlifts on that page?
Psychotext
Member
Thanks for the full list zomgbbqftw.
I don't know if anyone's already reported this, but the GAME in Clayton Square, Liverpool closed "forever" (according to the notice they put outside the store) today at around 2pm.
I met one of the blokes who worked there as he was shuttering the place. I said it was a shame about what happened, and wished him good luck on his travails. Poor guy looked resigned to it; I guess he'd had a chance to go through all five stages of the Grief Cycle into Acceptance.
I didn't check the GAME in Liverpool ONE (edit: confirmed closed in the list provided by zomg) or the Gamestation in St. Johns, but the Gamestation in Lord Street was still fully open today, business as usual. Can't say for how long, though.
As said many times before, the best of wishes to all those adversely affected by these events.
I met one of the blokes who worked there as he was shuttering the place. I said it was a shame about what happened, and wished him good luck on his travails. Poor guy looked resigned to it; I guess he'd had a chance to go through all five stages of the Grief Cycle into Acceptance.
I didn't check the GAME in Liverpool ONE (edit: confirmed closed in the list provided by zomg) or the Gamestation in St. Johns, but the Gamestation in Lord Street was still fully open today, business as usual. Can't say for how long, though.
As said many times before, the best of wishes to all those adversely affected by these events.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Damn, I was working when all this went down
Is the GAME/Gamestation stores in Manchester still open?
Is the GAME/Gamestation stores in Manchester still open?
grandmastashi
Member
Looking at that list, does anyone know if Gamestation Wrexham has in fact survived? That only shows the Game store...
checkeredknight
Member
Yep, you're spot on. I tweeted her back more or less saying "Well, we're shut as on 1PM today. I have no idea what you have read" and she replied saying "Sorry, I saw the news about 30 minutes after you tweeted. Sad to hear." I guess they were just going to report on rumours again. That's news!
Sad to see us on this list, but nice job. Very handy.
Little Old Man
Member
So just Gamestation stores left in Liverpool? Wasn't expecting that!
It looks like the GAME nearest to me closed, but the Gamestation less than 200 meters away is still open. Not that anyone deserves to lose their jobs, but that sucks since the GAME staff tended to be a lot easier to deal with.
But really, the company had far too much retail space than they ever would have required. They should have closed the redundant shops years ago.
But really, the company had far too much retail space than they ever would have required. They should have closed the redundant shops years ago.
Spoke to soon earlier, Peterlee is gone to
A fellow Gaffer from Peterlee?
As has been said multiple times on this page, a sale is unlikely to occur unless it becomes absolutely necessary to totally liquidate.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Even during liquidation I would be surprised if there was a massive sale, the administrator would do much better closing all of the stores and selling the stock in bulk lots to CEX or other competitors.
It is a big one, though...
But google seems to think there is still that Game store in the Enoch Centre...
Wow, looks like they've closed BOTH Sheffield Town Centre stores and two of the Meadowhell ones (probably one GAME and the Gamestation). Well done, administrators. Now you have barely ANY presence in Sheffield. Ah well, got the better Playtime games anyway. (Seriously, fuck Meadowhell with a rusty pipe covered in rustier nails, hate that place...)
checkeredknight
Member
We were told there was plans to re-open again for the rest of the week and have a big "closing down" sale. However, we were also told to act like nothing bad was happening? It was all a bit of a mess... then just before we left, we were told to scrap the sale. Use the rest of the week to box everything up and prepare it for being sent back.
Not from Peterlee but only live about 12 mile away.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
I would make sure that you are clear they will pay you for your time upfront, cash if necessary. Remember that from the day of administration (12pm today) the administrator has no obligation to pay staff for hours accrued post-administration.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
They aren't going to get anywhere. The police will come and clear them out on instruction from the leaseholder, PwC.
Eventually, but it's become de rigeur almost for retail sit-ins here. There were ones when La Senza closed for example, there's been an ongoing, long one at a non-retail business called Vita Cortex. Not sure what happened in the case of La Senza...kind of fizzled out I think.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Quite a few of the La Senza locations got saved.
BlazingDarkness
Member
You shouldn't bother going in IMO, chances are you won't get paid for those hours, and I'm sure the other staff who were laid off will consider not going in too
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