Looks like the first day of GAME going administration has been particularly brutal.
As far as I can gather, it looks like the 277 stores that have been shut down (between GAME and Gamestation) have been judged entirely on profit, and those not meaning some magical number have had the dreaded phone call from PricewaterhouseCooper.
| Abergavenny | Unit 3 Cibi Walk, Frogmore Street |
| Accrington | 29 Broadway |
| Aintree | Comet |
| Altrincham | 97 George Street |
| Andover | 49 High Street |
| Antrim | Unit 42, Junction One Outlet Centre |
| Ashford | 18 County Square |
| Ashington | 12 Station Road, Ashington |
| Ashton | Unit 28, The Arcade |
| Athlone | Unit 44 Athlone Town Centre |
| Aylesbury | Units 36-37, Friars Sq. Shopping Centre |
| Ballymena | Unit 15 Fairhill Shopping Centre |
| Banbury | 4B Castle Quay Shopping Centre |
| Bangor NI | 9 Bloomfield Centre |
| Barking | Unit 17 Vicarage Fields Shopping |
| Barnet | Unit 10 The Spires Shopping Centre |
| Barnsley | 32 Market Street |
| Barnstaple | 30 High Street |
| Barrow In Furness | Unit 26, Portland Walk |
| Basildon | 84 Town Square |
| Basingstoke | 3 Mayfair House |
| Bath | SU7 St Lawrence Street, Southgate Centre |
| Beckton | 19 Gallions Reach, 3 Armada Way |
| Belfast | Unit 55 Castle Court Shopping Centre, Belfast |
| Belfast (Conns) | Unit 20, Connswater Centre |
| Belfast (Forestside) | Unit 12, Forestside Shopping Centre, Upper Galway |
| Birkenhead | 35-37 Milton Pavement, Grange Precinct |
| Birmingham | Unit 52, The Pallasades |
| Birmingham | 138 New Street |
| Birmingham Fort | Unit 3a The Fort Shopping Park |
| Bishop Auckland | 59 Newgate Street |
| Blackburn | Unit 7 Victoria Court, The Mall |
| Blackpool | Unit 19, Houndshill Shopping Centre |
| Blanchardstown | Unit 112, Blanchardstown Town Centre |
| Bluewater | LO42 Lower Thames Walk, Bluewater |
| Bolton | 37 Newport Street |
| Bootle | Unit 7, 63 Parkside, Strand Shopping Centre |
| Boston | 23 Strait Bargate |
| Bournemouth | Unit 4, Avenue Centre, Commercial Road |
| Bournemouth | 49 Commercial Street |
| Bracknell | 39 Princess Square |
| Bradford | Unit 2, The Broadway |
| Bradford | 4-6 Darley Street |
| Brent Cross | Unit B15, Brent Cross Shopping Centre |
| Bridgend | 12/14 Adare Street |
| Bridlington | Unit 11 The Promenades |
| Brighton | 69 Western Road |
| Bristol | SU16 Cabots Circus, Broadmead |
| Bromley | 68-68A High Street |
| Burnley | 68/70 St James Street |
| Burton on Trent | 7 Underhill Walk |
| Bury | 20 Princess Parade |
| Buxton | Unit 13, Spring Gardens |
| Camden | 124 Camden High Street |
| Cannock | 6 Market Hall Street |
| Canterbury | 14 High Street |
| Cardiff | 92 Queen Street |
| Chatham | 152 High Street |
| Cheltenham | 100 High Street |
| Chester | 39 Foregate Street |
| Chesterfield | 22 Vicar Lane Shopping Centre (10 Vicar Lane) |
| Chiswick | 350 High Road |
| Cirencester | 26, Cricklade Street |
| Clacton on Sea | 20-22 Station Road |
| Colchester | 3 Shewell Walk, (Unit 13 The Culver Centre) |
| Coleraine | 16 Kingsgate Street |
| Collierswood | Unit 9a Tandem Centre, Christchurch Road |
| Congleton | 45-47 High Street |
| Cork | 6 Mahon Point, Cork |
| Cork | 66 Patrick Street, , Cork, Eire, |
| Coventry | Unit 22, West Orchards Centre, Smithford Way |
| Cowley | 107 Pound Way, Templars Square Shopping Centre |
| Cramlington | 4 Dudley Court |
| Crawley | Unit 8, County Mall |
| Crawley | 10-12 The Martlets |
| Crewe | Unit 7, The Market Centre |
| Croydon | 98/99 Whitgift Centre |
| Croydon (Purley Way) | Comet |
| Cumbernauld | Unit 29, Antonine Shopping Centre, Tryst Road |
| Dewsbury | 12 Longcauseway |
| Doncaster | 43/44 Market Place |
| Dorchester | 55 South Street |
| Dublin | 2 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, Eire, |
| Dublin | Unit 18, Ilac Centre, Dublin 1 |
| Dublin (Dundrum) | Unit 10, Level 3, Dundrum Centre, Dublin |
| Dublin (Dundrum) | Hamleys Dundrum |
| Dublin (Liffey) | Unit 37, Liffey Valley Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin, |
| Dudley | 7 Churchill Parade |
| Dudley (Merry Hill) | Unit L87, Merry Hill Shopping Centre |
| Dumbarton | 77/79 High Street |
| Dundee | 40 Murraygate |
| Dunstable | 6-8 Nicholas Way, Quadrant Shopping Centre, Dunstable, LU6 1TD |
| Durham | Unit SU40, Land Of The Prince Bishops Shopping Centre |
| East Ham | 111 High Street North |
| East Kilbride | 5 The Olympia, Town Centre |
| Edinburgh | 127 Princes Street |
| Edinburgh (Leith) | Unit RU4, Ocean Terminal |
| Ellesmere Port | 18 Mercers Walk |
| Enfield | 37 Church Street |
| Enniskillen | Unit 23, Erneside Shopping Centre |
| Evesham | Unit 16, Riverside Centre |
| Exeter | SU19 Princeshay |
| Falkirk | Unit 34, Howgate Centre |
| Fleet | 16 Hart Centre |
| Gainsborough | Unit 13b, Marshalls Yard, Gainsborough |
| Galashiels | Unit 8 Douglas Bridge, Galashiels |
| Galway | 5 Eglington Street |
| Glasgow | Unit L3/22 , Buchanan Galleries |
| Glasgow | Hamleys Glasgow |
| Glasgow | 146 Sauchiehall Street |
| Glasgow | 83 Sauchiehall Street |
| Glenrothes | 42 Unicorn Way |
| Gloucester | 16 Kings Walk |
| Grantham | 53 High Street |
| Great Yarmouth | Unit 10 Market Gates Shopping Centre |
| Gretna | Unit 53, Gretna Outlet Village |
| Grimsby | 24 Victoria Street West |
| Halesowen | 38 Hagley Mall, Cornbow Centre, Halesowen |
| Halifax | 12 Woolshops |
| Hanley | Unit F, The Potteries, Hanley |
| Hanley | 214-215 The Potteries |
| Harlow | 8 Broad Walk, Harlow |
| Harrogate | 2D Cheltenham Parade |
| Harrow | 68-70 St. Anns Road |
| Hartlepool | 92 Middleton Grange Shopping Centre |
| Hastings | 19 Queens Road |
| Hemel Hempstead | Unit 201, The Marlowes Shopping Centre |
| Hemel Hempstead | Unit 12, The Marlowes Shopping Centre |
| Hereford | 56 Commercial Street |
| High Wycombe | 16 Church Street |
| Hounslow | Unit 13, The Treaty Centre, High Street |
| Hull | Unit G46, Princes Quay |
| Huyton | Unit 5 Cavendish Walk, Derby Road, Huyton |
| Hyde | 8 The Square, Hyde |
| Ilford | 172 – 174 High Road |
| Inverness | 6-8 Ingliss Street |
| Jarrow | 25 Viking Precinct, Jarrow |
| Kensington | 185 High Street |
| Kettering | 27 Gold Street |
| Kidderminster | 82 Worcester Street |
| Kingston | 64-66 Clarence Street |
| Lakeside | Unit 282 Lakeside Shopping Centre |
| Lancaster | Unit 15, Ashton Walk, St. Nicholas Arcade |
| Leamington Spa | 83 Parade |
| Leeds | 50-52 Albion Street |
| Leeds | 18 Kirkgate |
| Leeds (Birstall) | Unit 8b Birstall Shopping Park |
| Leeds (Crossgates) | 58 Crossgates Shopping Centre |
| Leeds (Crown Point) | Unit 5b Crown Point Retail park |
| Leicester | 42 Granby Street |
| Lewisham | 68 Lewisham Centre |
| Limmerick | Unit 11A, Cruises Street, Limerick, Eire, |
| Lincoln (Valentine) | Unit 2a Valentine Retail Park |
| Lisburn | 6 Bow Street |
| Lisburn | Unit A10, Bow St. Mall |
| Liverpool | Unit 43/44 Clayton Square Shopping Centre |
| Liverpool | Unit 44, South John Street |
| Llandudno | 46 Mostyn Street |
| Llanelli | Unit 1, Llanelli Shopping Centre |
| Long Eaton | 10 Market Place |
| Lowestoft | 43 London Road North |
| Luton | 142-144 Andale Centre |
| Luton | 39 George Street |
| Macclesfield | 25 Mill Street |
| Maidenhead | 75 Queens Walk, The Nicholson Centre |
| Maidstone | 351 Chequers Centre |
| Manchester | Unit L16 Arndale Centre |
| Manchester | Unit 59, Arndale Centre |
| Manchester (Trafford) | 124 Peel Centre, Trafford Centre |
| Mansfield | 38A Westgate |
| Meadowhall | Unit 29, High Street, Meadowhall Shopping Centre |
| Meadowhall | Unit 52, High Street, Meadowhall Centre |
| Melton Mowbray | 14-15 Market Place, Melton Mowbray |
| Merthyr Tydfill | 4 Graham Way, Tydfils Shopping Centre |
| Merthyr Tydfill | Unit 3 Beacons Place Shopping Centre |
| Metrocentre | Unit 112 Lower blue hall, Metro Centre |
| Middlesbrough | 108 Linthorpe Road |
| Middleton | G14 Middleton Shopping Centre |
| Milton Keynes | Unit SU 10, Midsumer Place |
| Monaghan | Unit 27 Monaghan Shopping Centre |
| Newark | 9 St Marks Place |
| Newbury | 63A North Brook Street |
| Newcastle | 8 High Friars, Eldon Square |
| Newcastle | Fenwicks Concession |
| Newcastle | 78 Grainger Street |
| Newport | 13 Commercial Street |
| Newport Isle Of Wight | 63 High Street |
| Newry | Unit 12A, Buttercrane Shopping Centre |
| North Finchley | 776 High Road |
| North Shields | Comet |
| Northampton | 17 Abingdon Street |
| Norwich | 17 St Stephens Street |
| Norwich | 3-4 Castle Mall Shopping Centre |
| Nottingham | Unit 2, 33 Listergate |
| Nuneaton | 2A Market Place |
| Oldham | Unit 18, The Spindles Shopping Centre |
| Omagh | Unit 5, Main Street Development |
| Orpington | 79 – 81 The Walnuts, Orpington, BR6 0TW |
| Perth | 9 Scott Street |
| Peterlee | 21 Yoden Way |
| Plymouth | 81/83 New George Street |
| Portadown | Unit 6, High Street Mall |
| Portsmouth | 7 Meadow Walk, Cascades Shopping Centre |
| Preston | 8 Fishergate Centre |
| Preston | 172 Friargate |
| Putney | Unit 28, Exchange Shopping Centre |
| Ramsgate | 30 High Street |
| Reading | Unit 17 Oracle Shopping Centre |
| Redcar | Unit 8, Regent Centre |
| Rhyl | 64 High St |
| Rochdale | 54 Market Way |
| Rugby | 45-46 Clocktower Centre |
| Runcorn | 48 Forest Walk, Halton Lea Shopping Centre |
| Salisbury | 11 High Street |
| Scarborough | 112B Westborough |
| Scunthorpe | 58 High Street |
| Sheffield | Unit 22/24, Fargate |
| Sheffield | 37/41 The Moor |
| Shrewsbury | 3-4 Castle Street |
| Skelmersdale | UNIT 27 Upper Mall, The Concourse Shopping Centre |
| Slough | N21 Curzon Mall, Queensmere Centre |
| Solihull | Comet |
| South Shields | 89/91 King Street |
| Southampton | Unit SU8, West Quay Centre |
| Southampton | 82 Above Bar Street |
| Southport | 203 Lord Street |
| Speke | Comet |
| St Albans | Unit 32, The Maltings |
| Stafford | 21 Gaolgate Street |
| Staines | 54 High Street |
| Stevenage | 64 Queensway |
| Stevenage | 54 Queensway |
| Stirling | Unit 24, The Thistle Centre |
| Stockport | Comet |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Unit SU32, Wellington Square |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 134B High Street |
| Stratford | 88 The Mall |
| Stratford upon Avon | 13 Town Square Shopping Centre |
| Sunderland | 251 High Street |
| Sunderland | 27 Blandford Street |
| Sutton | 192 High Street |
| Sutton Coldfield | Unit SU7, New Hall Walk, Lower Sutton Parade |
| Swansea | 12 Union Street |
| Swindon | 9 Havelock Square, Brunel Shopping Centre |
| Swindon | 7 Regent Sreet |
| Tallaght | Unit 307, The Square |
| Tamworth | Unit 18, Ankerside |
| Taunton | 47 North Street |
| Telford | Unit 6, 159 New Mall, Telford Shopping Centre |
| Telford | 32 Sherwood Street, Telford Shopping Centre |
| Torquay | 5 Union House |
| Truro | Unit 2, 4/6 Pyder Street |
| Uxbridge | 13 Market Square |
| Victoria | 10 Victoria Place, Buckingham Palace Road |
| Wakefield | 17 Kirkgate |
| Walsall | 42 Old Square Shopping Centre |
| Walthamstow | Unit 11A, Selbourne Centre |
| Wandsworth | 61 South Mall, Wandsworth Shopping Centre |
| Warrington | 46 The Mall |
| Washington | Unit 30 Albany Mall, The Galleries |
| Washington | 26 Albany Mall |
| Welwyn Garden City | 21 The Howard Centre |
| Wembley | 458 High Road |
| West Belfast | Unit 4 Park Centre, Donegall Road |
| Weston Super Mare | 85 High Street |
| Weymouth | Unit 5, Bond Street Centre |
| Wigan | 23 Market Place |
| Winchester | 106A High Street |
| Windsor | 21 King Edward Court |
| Woking | 4 Middle Walk |
| Wolverhampton | 27 Dudley Street |
| Wood Green | 83 High Road |
| Woolwich | 112 Powis Street |
| Wrexham | 42-43 Hope Street |
| Wythenshawe | 18 The Birtles, Wythenshawe |
| Yeovil | 13-15 Vicarage Walk, Quedam Shopping Centre |
| York | Unit3, 5 Spurriergate |
That’s 277 stores, or just over 2,000 jobs. Â Not, as some found it necessary today, something to make light of. Â I’ve had family and friends work in GAME over the years, at various levels, and today has been a real shitter for the UK high street and the industry in general.
My own personal condolences to anyone affected.
Source: Retail Week, via MCV.
MadBoJangles
Bridlington?? nooooooo!
Gutted, the staff were pretty good in there too.
Origami Killer
There are 2 in Cardiff, only one has shut luckily.
Spence1115
Actually there’s 3, there’s the one by ASDA in Leckwith by Cardiff City Stadium.
Not surprised it’s the Queen Street one that’s gone. Worked at St Davids 2 one couple Christmases ago, and whilst the Queen Street one was and still has been making more money than the St Davids 2 one, the lease on St Davids 2 is too long and would cost far too much money to break.
Origami Killer
Oh yeah! completely forgot about that one. Was only thinking of the City centre. I prefer the Queen Street one but the St Davids 2 one is relatively new.
stonyk
Can we take this list to mean these stores weren’t profitable while the ones left over are? Interesting to compare. Sad to see st Albans one close as it means I’m buggered while the mrs is in her sh1tty clothes stores. Have visited that one for about 10 years now and there was the same guy working there the whole time. No idea what he’ll do now. Must have really loved his job to have been there so long. :-(
nofi
Yep, looks like it. I don’t know what the magical threshold was, of course, but that’s what I’ve heard.
Spence1115
Nope, the one in Cardiff that shut was the most profitable one, but it was the cheapest to close due to the lease on the other store being far too expensive to break.
bigmac175
Shit, well that’s my local gone! :(
heedbaw
Bad news for staff, and for my area. Cumbernauld, Falkirk, Stirling, & Glasgow are my nearest, assuming at least 1 will be left in Glasgow, but still pish.
And if other places are like Cumbernauld it’s going to be a tough times for the staff getting a new job in a hurry, absolutely dire job market here atm.
BoyDay
It wasn’t PWC that closed all of these stores – I got a letter from GAME about ten days ago telling me the Bracknell store was closing on Saturday 24th March.
nofi
True, yes, some were already earmarked to be closed on that day. That was only about 35, though, I think.
Joe Dart
Am I right in thinking that takes the number of GAMEs in Southampton down to 0, or is it a GAME and Gamestation culled? It’s amazing to think 5 years ago that there were 4 GAMES and 1 Gamestation within 15 mins walk of each other and now there’s possibly only 1 GAME or Gamestation left.
coruscant
I can’t believe they shut the West Quay one, I thought surly that would be the one they kept open.
Joe Dart
I thought that would bring in the most money, but maybe the cost of rent at West Quay is extortionately high?
BigCheese
Ah man, both where I’m from (Hemel Hempstead) have gone :( Not like I’ve shopped there in 4 years because of how cheap Amazon and ShopTo are, but it’s still sad to see; my cousin has lost his job because of it
Mickey2010
Suprised my local game (Carlisle) is open whenever im in it’s empty apart from November-December where it’s pretty busy! but good to see they still have there jobs shame about the other 1000+
Death_In_Flamez
I still got one then…not that it will be there for long