Store Closures | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:09:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Store Closures | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 GAME set to close 40 of its high street stores across the UK https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/james-dawson/game-set-to-close-40-of-its-high-street-stores-across-the-uk/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/james-dawson/game-set-to-close-40-of-its-high-street-stores-across-the-uk/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2020 11:50:32 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=446150 Purchasing digital copies of PC and console games has become the favoured way for gamers to get their hands on the latest releases, rather than obtaining a traditional physical copy. Retail stores have noticed a huge decline in sales over the past few years which has contributed to many high street stores closing. One of …

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Purchasing digital copies of PC and console games has become the favoured way for gamers to get their hands on the latest releases, rather than obtaining a traditional physical copy. Retail stores have noticed a huge decline in sales over the past few years which has contributed to many high street stores closing.

One of the latest retail outfits that have been affected by this downturn of sales is GAME. The company announced a couple of days ago that it plans to close 40 of its high street stores. According to Eurogamer, GAME has already served notice on 13 of its stores, including retail outlets in Mansfield, Canterbury, Watford, Glasgow Fort and Leicester.

Just a couple of days ago, GAME  announced another 14 store closures with sites at Derby, Norwich Chapelfield, Lakeside, Bexleyheath and Carmarthen having notices served. GAME has announced these store closures as part of what it calls a “store rationalisation programme” and the company intends to serve notice on additional stores in the near future. However, a note to press from GAME led to some confusion about whether the stores will actually close, which Eurogamer has asked the company to clarify.

“We are working closely with landlords throughout the UK to ensure that we do not have to vacate the 40 locations which could lead to a number of job losses. However, we are facing a challenging retail market and GAME with its extensive retail footprint, needs to restructure and landlords need to work with us in setting realistic, fair rents.”

Sports Direct who own GAME said in July 2019 it was sceptical that the company could get through the current industry pressure it faces alone. “To get the GAME retail and Belong concepts right will also require a higher degree of flexibility than has proven possible under the current collaboration agreement,” Sports Direct said. “In a challenged market, the collaboration agreement simply does not go far enough to address the issues GAME faces as a standalone business.

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KitGuru says: Personally, ill be sad to see GAME disappear from the high street as it has provided a great outlet for gamers to pick up brand new game releases for many years. However, with home internet speed getting faster all the time, its so easy to download new titles in advance and play them as soon as they release these days. What do you guys think of this announcement from GAME?

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HMV lays off 60 at head office https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/hmv-lays-off-60-at-head-office/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/hmv-lays-off-60-at-head-office/#respond Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:27:06 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=124539 Following on from yesterday's story that administration firm Deloitte was set to shut 66 HMV locations around the country, we now have more details on which ones those will be and we've just heard that as many as 60 staff at the company's head quarters will be let go as well. One of the administrators at Deloitte, …

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Following on from yesterday's story that administration firm Deloitte was set to shut 66 HMV locations around the country, we now have more details on which ones those will be and we've just heard that as many as 60 staff at the company's head quarters will be let go as well.

One of the administrators at Deloitte, Nick Edwards, said in a statement: “It has been necessary to consider the head office support required for the reduced store portfolio. As a result of this review, a number of redundancies at the head office have been made. This has been a difficult decision, but a necessary one in restructuring the business.”

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This will be a much less familiar site soon enough.

The full list of intended store closures has now been announced (thanks BBC) and is as follows:

England:

  • Ashton-under-Lyne
  • Barnsley
  • Bayswater
  • Bexleyheath
  • Birkenhead
  • Birmingham Fort
  • Blackburn
  • Boston
  • Bournemouth Castlepoint
  • Bracknell
  • Burton-upon-Trent
  • Camberley
  • Chesterfield
  • Croydon Centrale
  • Durham
  • Fulham
  • Huddersfield
  • Leamington Spa
  • Leeds White Rose
  • Loughborough
  • Luton
  • Manchester 90
  • Moorgate
  • Orpington
  • Rochdale
  • Scunthorpe
  • South Shields
  • Speke Park
  • St Albans
  • St Helens
  • Stockton-on-Tees
  • Tamworth
  • Teesside
  • Telford
  • Trocadero
  • Wakefield
  • Walsall
  • Walton-on-Thames
  • Wandsworth
  • Warrington
  • Watford
  • Wellingborough
  • Wigan
  • Wood Green
  • Workington

Scotland:

  • Dumfries
  • Edinburgh Fort
  • Edinburgh Gyle Centre
  • Edinburgh Ocean
  • Edinburgh Princes Street
  • Edinburgh St James
  • Falkirk
  • Glasgow – Fort
  • Glasgow – Silverburn
  • Glasgow Braehead
  • Kirkcaldy

Northern Ireland:

  • Ballymena
  • Belfast Boucher Road
  • Belfast Forestside
  • Coleraine
  • Craigavon
  • Derry
  • Lisburn
  • Newry
  • Newtownabbey

Wales:

  • Wrexham

KitGuru Says: Expect closing down sales for everything but the most expensive stuff, so might be a good time to get down to your local if it's on this list; grab yourself a bargain.

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