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NewsFrasers Group unveils loyalty scheme across all brands
Frasers Group chief executive Michael Murray has said the retailer is set to unveil a new membership scheme and flexible payments solution, which he described as the retailer’s version of Amazon Prime.
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Prospect Analysis
Game (Overview)
Game is one of the UK’s leading gaming specialists. It falls under Frasers Group UK Sports retail division, with its international sales forming part of its European retail division.
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Game (Strategy)
Game trades through its stores, mobile and online channels to deliver video games software, hardware, licensed merchandise, toys and related products.
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Game (People)
Nick Arran is the managing director, moving into the role in 2021. Prior to this he held a number of roles within the company, having rejoined in 2017. He has worked for a number of other retailers including Shopto.net, Sainsbury’s and Amazon.
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Game (Financials)
Its revenues topped £342m for the year ending 23 April 2022 (FY2021) rising 14.3% year-on-year, with gross transaction value jumping 9.3% to £398.6m due to strong sales across hardware and pre-owned categories.
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Frasers Group blames profit slump on Brexit and coronavirus
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group reported a slump in profits that it blamed on a prolonged period of Brexit uncertainty followed immediately by the coronavirus crisis.
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Frasers Group set to open Leicester megastore
Frasers Group has announced plans to open a flagship store in Leicester’s Fosse Park which will combine its Flannels, Sports Direct, Evans Cycles and Game fascias.
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Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group refuses to pay rents
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has told landlords it will not pay rents until it is “fully able to freely trade as a business” again.
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Mike Ashley praises staff as Frasers Group readies to ‘potentially’ reopen stores
Frasers Group, formerly known as Sports Direct International, has said that it will pay 100% of salaries for the majority of its employees in May.
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Analysis
Data: The UK’s 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved UK retailers for gender pay equality.
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Game set to close stores as it calls on landlords to be 'realistic' about rents
Game has said it intends to close 40 stores across the UK unless it can renegotiate rents with landlords as it blamed a “challenging retail market”.
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In pictures: Game opens biggest Belong arena in House of Fraser
Game and Belong gaming arenas have joined forces with House of Fraser to open the UK’s biggest in-store gaming experience inside the department store on Oxford Street.
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Sports Direct profits rise as it shrugs off Belgian tax bill
Sports Direct has posted a jump in half-year profits and insisted the shock tax bill it received from Belgian authorities in the summer “will not lead to material liabilities”.
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Debenhams confirms Gifford as chair for turnaround push
Debenhams has confirmed the appointment of former House of Fraser executive Mark Gifford as its new chair.
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Analysis
The many faces of Mike Ashley: Deal maker, drinker, disruptor
“It’s like he’s playing Pokémon or something – trying to catch ‘em all.”
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Game management to sell shares to Ashley
Game’s management has told its shareholders to accept the offer of 30p per share made by Sports Direct mogul Mike Ashley.
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Game advises investors to accept Sports Direct offer
Directors of computer entertainment retailer Game have advised shareholders to accept a takeover offer from Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct that values the business at £51.9m.
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Sports Direct tables £52m bid for Game Digital
Sports Direct has tabled a £51.9m offer for Game Digital – and pledged to launch an immediate review of its operations should the deal go through.
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Game ramps up arena expansion in transformation plan
After posting its first-half results, Game is focusing on its transformation strategy bolstered by the expansion of its Belong gaming arenas.
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Game profits increase driven by cost-cutting programme
Game has posted an increase in profits at the half-year mark despite falling sales, in what boss Martyn Gibbs described as “a challenging retail environment”.
