EA Stop Selling At GAME/Gamestation

[Lörd TH]

Just realised my friend works for GAME, she worked in the corporate side on web-design. I'm guessing she's been made redundant

If someone does buy them I see them going in a Woolworths direction, so she and others might be lucky.

 

[Sminky]

If their website is down I'm guessing she's out of work.

 

[Ali]

You not learnt to just ignore this sort of banter by now?

It's not even worth the energy!

Banter?

I'm deadly serious!

:booker:

 

[IronCity]

If someone does buy them I see them going in a Woolworths direction, so she and others might be lucky.

omg, I haven't heard the Woolworth's name in decades (other than in O Brother Where art Thou). Didn't know they still existed somewhere else in the world. They were the cheap products store here , Five and Dimes they were often called but I don't remember them making it past the 80s or 90s.

 

[Lörd TH]

The shops closed down in around 2008/09 here in the UK and then they moved to online purchases only.

 

[Hunter]

omg, I haven't heard the Woolworth's name in decades (other than in O Brother Where art Thou). Didn't know they still existed somewhere else in the world. They were the cheap products store here , Five and Dimes they were often called but I don't remember them making it past the 80s or 90s.

They weren't so cheap over here unfortunately. They tended to house a really wide variety of categories, without particularly specialising in anything. I don't think it particularly helped them. They're an online-only business now - and part of the The Hut group I believe, the last time I heard, along with Zavvi and probably a few more old stores.

 

[Viperized]

That makes it:

You
777
Hunter
Phats
Apps (he's from Devon isn't it?)

All plastic Mancs. Terrible. But it's ok, you've probably got some 3rd cousin who once knew someone who used to live in Manchester... so I'll let you off. :tongue:

Let's be honest. Who gives a fuck.

Football is a global brand. As long as you don't change the original team you 'chose' to support, I don't think it matters. Even if you don't go to the games... it hardly matters. 'Die hard' fans are stupid cunts anyway. There is no obligation to pay an overpriced game which could otherwise be viewed for free. Footballers are grossly overpaid as it is. Max ticket prices for football games should be £10-20. Nothing more if I'm honest.

Fans who jump on the bandwagon are pretty annoying though. I'd think it would be pretty retarded to see a Man City fan club in London for example.

 

[fick]

Let's be honest. Who gives a fuck.

Football is a global brand. As long as you don't change the original team you 'chose' to support, I don't think it matters. Even if you don't go to the games... it hardly matters. 'Die hard' fans are stupid cunts anyway. There is no obligation to pay an overpriced game which could otherwise be viewed for free. Footballers are grossly overpaid as it is. Max ticket prices for football games should be £10-20. Nothing more if I'm honest.

You forgot to add that it's a government arranged distraction to keep the masses oppressed and unaware of world events, 777.

Sorry, I meant Viperized :mellow:

 

[Viperized]

Not sure if serious. But in any case.. yes, because that is exactly what I said in that thread.

 

[fick]

Must be losing my touch :erm:

Back on topic please...

 

[Lörd TH]

Their websites back online now. Prehaps someone has got them out of administration?

 

[Jonno394]

A buyer has been lined up, RBS offer was accepted, OP Capita have gone in with an improved bid too.

There are around 300 stores still open in the UK, and they will remain open now. 1 Gamestation in Sutton Coldfield will do for me. It was always better than the SC GAME tbh in terms of stock.

 

[Lörd TH]

Seems like a deal's been agreed.

A deal has been agreed to rescue part of struggling retailer Game Group and save more than 3,000 jobs is near completion.

Private equity firm OpCapita is buying a substantial part of the computer games chain, saving 3,100 jobs at the 333 UK stores still trading.

When Game collapsed into administration earlier this week , 277 shops were closed and 2,104 staff made redundant.

OpCapita specialises in turning around troubled retailers and last year it bought troubled electrical goods retailer Comet for £2.

No sale price has been disclosed but OpCapita will take on £85m of debt owed by Game to a syndicate of banks led by RBS.