Entries in 'closures' (39)

Comet confirms store closures

Comet confirms store closures

Comet is to close 17 under-performing retail outlets after being hit with an £8.9 million loss in the last financial year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 22nd 2011 at 11:57AM in News
Best Buy's UK plans in danger

Best Buy's UK plans in danger

It was once billed as a US revolution on the UK High Street, but now big question marks hang over the future of Best Buy in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 15th 2011 at 4:59PM in News
GAME presses on with store closures

GAME presses on with store closures

Plans to drastically reduce its UK store count are to continue as previously outlined at GAME.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 27th 2011 at 4:27PM in News
GAME breaks store closure news to staff

GAME breaks store closure news to staff

Retailer GAME has this week informed staff members of 19 stores that it intends to close in the coming weeks.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 28th 2011 at 9:55AM in News

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HMV hopes to protect jobs

HMV hopes to protect jobs

Retailer HMV has vowed to do all it can to protect the jobs of those who will be affected by the 60 store closures announced yesterday.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 6th 2011 at 9:34AM in News
GAME: Digital impacting store count

GAME: Digital impacting store count

It’s been a tough morning for GAME. Profits have been falling, execs have been departing, and now the interim management team has had to defend its decision to ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 21st 2010 at 4:12PM in News
GAME plans more store closures

GAME plans more store closures

Only 550 GAME and Gamestation outlets will remain on the UK High Street by Christmas 2013, according to GAME Group chairman.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 21st 2010 at 12:34PM in News
Square Enix comes clean on cuts

Square Enix comes clean on cuts

The CEO of Square Enix Europe has braved a number of questions surrounding the publisher’s decision to cut staff at Io Interactive, virtually close a programming department at Beautiful Game ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 19th 2010 at 5:33PM in News

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11,500 dev layoffs since '08

11,500 dev layoffs since '08

The global game industry has been hit by as many as 11,500 job losses since late 2008, a new study suggests.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 12th 2010 at 1:06PM in News
GRIN confirms company shutdown

GRIN confirms company shutdown

After twelve years in the game development business, Swedish outfit GRIN has finally buckled under sustained financial pressure and has closed its doors completely.

by Rob Crossley
on Aug 12th 2009 at 11:38PM in News
Fourth splinter group rises from Ensemble’s ashes

Fourth splinter group rises from Ensemble’s ashes

Two ex-ensemble programmers have together started their own independent development group, Newtoy.

by Rob Crossley
on May 11th 2009 at 9:41AM in News
3D Realms’ future in doubt

3D Realms’ future in doubt

The fate of 3D Realms is in serious doubt as the independent developer – best known for its work on the Duke Nukem series – is reportedly closing its doors ...

by Rob Crossley
on May 7th 2009 at 10:46AM in News

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More THQ studio closures on the way?

More THQ studio closures on the way?

It appears as though yesterday's revelation of a downscaling at Juice Games may have just been the start of a massive cull of THQ's internal development resources.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 4th 2008 at 11:40AM in News
US: 155 Circuit City stores to close

US: 155 Circuit City stores to close

It seems that leading US electronics retailer Circuit City is set to close 155 of its stores, according to tech blog Engadget.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 3rd 2008 at 2:00PM in News