- British retailer Game is closing the last of its stores and will now operate as concessions in more than 200 Sports Direct and House of Fraser stores.
- This comes after the Frasers Group-owned company went into administration last month.
- CEO Nick Arran will also leave the company after nine years.
British retailer Game is officially closing the rest of its independent stores, after entering administration at the end of January, as CEO Nick Arran steps down after nine years.
Last week, it was reported (via The Business Desk) that the Frasers Group-owned company had lodged a notice of intention to appoint administrators (NOI) through law firm RPC, granting it 10-day protection from creditor action while it considers next steps for its UK operations.
The presentation came after the company reduced its physical footprint following a series of store closures last year, which saw six outlets close in August 2025, following its major reduction plan first announced in 2020 to reduce the network by 30 stores.
Now, according to a report from The Game Business (via VGC), the former video game retail chain has decided to close its three remaining stores, ending its standalone business.
Game’s online store will continue to stock products including hardware, accessories and software, but the store will only operate as concessions within more than 200 Sports Direct and House of Fraser stores across the UK.
After taking over the network in 2020, it was also confirmed that Nick Arran will leave the company after nine years.
The former CEO spoke with GameIndustry.biz in 2023, stating at the time that the retailer was moving away from the games business to focus on selling other products, such as toys.
“Games are our core business and we will be the last man to sell physical video games,” Arran said.
“We think our place in the market shows that there is a place for the physical, whether it’s collector’s editions, which we see as the vinyl of video games, or the gift that doesn’t want to wrap a download code for Christmas. But we have to be realistic. We have a business to run and the expectation is that it will decrease. So we need to fill that gap.”
The retailer has been slowly moving away from its standalone stores for some years now, but not before going into administration for the first time in 20212, which saw it close 300 stores before being bought by Frasers Group in 2019.
In April 2024, staff were made redundant and moved to zero-hours contracts after it stopped all trading in its stores to phase out its second-hand stock.
The following month, Game announced that it would discontinue its Xbox All Access offering and permanently close its rewards scheme and Elite membership tier.
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