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In Edinburgh the stock from the closed stores is being boxed and sent to the local stores which are remaining open.
Game closing stores NOW.
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In Edinburgh the stock from the closed stores is being boxed and sent to the local stores which are remaining open.
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Out of two game stores and one game station we have one game store left. I can honistly say I haven't been in for a good 3 years and the last game I bought was Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix back in 2002.
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You're correct, spoke to my mate who works in the broadmead store, and apparently they're leaving it up because the rent is so cheap it turns a profit quite easily.
The one in Bolton is closing. Nipped in today but nothing seemed to be any cheaper than it has been for the last couple of weeks. They have a Logitech Force Gt steering wheel in there that I wouldn't mind, currrently knocked down from £120 to £70. Might see if it drops any further before weekend.
The Gamestation seemed to have already closed, front window had everything cleared out from it, just bare shelves on show. That just leaves HMV and supermarkets in Bolton for games.
The Gamestation seemed to have already closed, front window had everything cleared out from it, just bare shelves on show. That just leaves HMV and supermarkets in Bolton for games.
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Interesting my local store isn't on the list - will have to hope it's still open this weekend as won't get a chance to go till then!
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Looks like both Hanley and Newcastle Gamestations are staying open, or at least they're not on that list. Strange, I wonder if they really did have a burst pipe this morning.
Isn't there one still opposite the (old) Mall; 'back of the inns' isn't it?
I'd read it as a closure of the old-EB (great store in it's day; 'pre-GAME') store on St. Stephen's street and the GS in the Mall (where Virgin used to be).
Judging from what I've read tonight from ex-employees on MCVUK etc. they are re-allocating all stocks to the remaining stores.
I can't see any stores remaining open much longer. I rekkon somewhere like Amazon offered a hunk of cash for the lot.
Doubful right now. The Administrator will want to find a buyer fairly swiftly for the UK business. The move today makes sense, clear out of duplicate or under-performing stores in most UK town/city centres. Getting out of lengthly rent leases and getting rid of staff on the cheap (horrible way to term it I know and I do sympathise) via statutory redundancy.
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Surprised me a little too but they are pretty busy and at least they only have 1 Game store in Livingston. Not that long ago they had two within 50 metres of each other!
It's been badly run into the ground, should have done what comet, currys and pc world did a long time ago. Running costs and over heads for three stores in 5min walking distance, when their entire range is cheaper online, was always going to end in tears. should have focused on fewer shops in malls.
Why would Amazon want to buy a struggling retail chain when they sell over the internet?
They've closed a local concession I didn't even know existed in Comet. The other two (next to each other) are still trading.
I meant the stock, not the stores.