High street chain with 240 stores launches closing down sale across UK | UK | News

A large street retailer has started a large closing sale at six locations in the UK, and some products are discounted up to 20% from a number of products, including video games, consoles, accessories and lego sets. The video game retailer comes as a Game and is preparing to permanently close a series of stores between August and September 2025. The game currently operates 240 branches throughout England and has been a Frasers Group since it was purchased in June 2019 for £ 52 million.

Shopping in the affected places, more promotion is expected as closing dates approach. Hampshire, Basingstoke, including one of the closing on August 10 yesterday, between August and September 2025 six game stores are closing.

The next, Southend, which is expected to close before the end of August, Essex Branch.

This will be closed on September 25th, the Metrotcentre store in Gateshead, which is planned to be closed on September 7, and the Galleries Shopping Center in Bristol.

Two exit, one in Chatham, City and the other in Eldon Square, Newcastle, will close before the end of the end of September, but their exact dates have not yet been approved.

These closes follow the latest closing of Manchester’s Traffic Center and other game sales points, including Victoria Center last month.

The game was founded 33 years ago by Terry Norris and Bev Ripley under the name The Rhino Group. In 1999, it was purchased by Electronics Boutique, which was re -branded as a playground.

The company expanded in 2007 with game acquisition. After entering the management in 2012, it was purchased by Opcapita and Game Retail Ltd.

In 2019, he became part of Frasers Group.

In recent years, Game has restructured several rounds. In 2020, the retailer announced its plans to close 40 stores by stating the need to facilitate operations.