Entries in 'closures' (24)
Best Buy losses lead to 50 store closures
Continued profit declines have led US technology retailer Best Buy to close 50 of its big box stores.
LISTED: GAME/Gamestation closures and remaining stores in detail
The first GAME and Gamestation stores to be shut after the chain’s entry into administration have closed their doors.
277 GAME and Gamestation stores close, 40% of workforce axed
Administrator PwC has today closed the doors on 277 of The GAME Group’s 609 UK and Ireland stores, MCV understands.
GAME CEO Ian Shepherd steps down, confirms store closures
Ian Shepherd, the CEO of retailer GAME, has resigned from his role.
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GAME enters administration
After two months of worry and rumour, GAME has as of today officially entered administration.
GAME to enter administration, fails to find buyer
As expected, retailer GAME will this morning enter administration.
RBS GAME bid gathers press momentum as store closures loom
Two more national newspapers have reported that The Royal Bank of Scotland is leading a consortium of bidders interested in acquiring The GAME Group.
New Argos CEO plots radical reinvention
The new boss of Argos says he has been given a clean sheet from Home Retail Chairman Oliver Stocken to embark upon a brand new strategy for the catalogue retailer.
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SEGA confirms interest in acquiring THQ talent
With THQ Studio Australia in Brisbane is closing its doors, SEGA Studios Australia is now looking at avenues for providing opportunities for former THQ staff.
THQ closes two Australian studios, loses 200 staff
THQ has shut the doors to two of its Australian studios this week, as well as a development team in Phoenix totalling 200 employees gone.
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.
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.
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GAME presses on with store closures
Plans to drastically reduce its UK store count are to continue as previously outlined at GAME.
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.
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.
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
Fourth splinter group rises from Ensemble’s ashes
Two ex-ensemble programmers have together started their own independent development group, Newtoy.
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 ...
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.
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.
