Mike Ashley

glenimp617 · 13 Jul 2017 at 07:41

http://news.sky.com/story/billionaire-ashley-swoops-on-25-stake-in-troubled-game-digital-10946454

Only Mike Ashley can buy tat, sell tat and make billions. I'm not a game fan but interesting to see what he does with it.

Feek · 13 Jul 2017 at 07:45

SrAl made his name doing exactly that, buying and selling utter tat.

robfosters · 13 Jul 2017 at 07:53

The staff must be a tad alarmed to see this.

He's not exactly investor in people material is he. More, lock you in a cupboard packing games until your fingers bleed merchant, with half hours pay docked every time you take a ****.

peterwalkley · 13 Jul 2017 at 08:05

Fair play to him for having a go. I don't see how they can compete with online and steam. Generating footfall into the stores must be hard enough, let alone converting it to sales.

Hades · 13 Jul 2017 at 08:09

I just don't see how Game can survive long term. Online sales are doing to game shops what they were doing to music shops.

Jono · 13 Jul 2017 at 08:14

Hades said:
I just don't see how Game can survive long term. Online sales are doing to game shops what they were doing to music shops.

Does anyone know what a CD would have cost to the retailer? My local music shop (that also did video rental) used to charge £14.99 for a new CD. They're about £8 online.

Mark M · 13 Jul 2017 at 10:55

Pretty much everything he touches turns to gold (for him) so he and his team must have spotted an opportunity to turn it around!

Tunney · 13 Jul 2017 at 11:18

Hades said:
I just don't see how Game can survive long term.

Two words: big mugs.

MikeTheNative · 13 Jul 2017 at 11:21

Tunney said:
Two words: big mugs.

You have to give it to him though, they are rather big mugs.