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== Business model ==
== Business model ==
The individual venues are franchised. Entry is free and guests are asked to purchase food and drink.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Eirian Jane|first=Prosser|date=2021-08-16|title=A new board games cafe has opened in Oxford (and is welcoming all 'geeks')|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19513767.geek-retreat-oxford-board-games-cafe-new-inn-hall-street/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Oxford Mail|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816090417/https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19513767.geek-retreat-oxford-board-games-cafe-new-inn-hall-street/}}</ref>
The individual venues are franchised. Entry is free and guests are asked to purchase food and drink.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Eirian Jane|first=Prosser|date=2021-08-16|title=A new board games cafe has opened in Oxford (and is welcoming all 'geeks')|url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19513767.geek-retreat-oxford-board-games-cafe-new-inn-hall-street/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Oxford Mail|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816090417/https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19513767.geek-retreat-oxford-board-games-cafe-new-inn-hall-street/}}</ref>

== Locations ==
* [[Aberdeen]], opened February 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jenna |date=2022-04-01 |title=Aberdeen game store aims to provide a 'safe space' for minority groups |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-game-store-sees-crazy-6891409 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=AberdeenLive |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], opened October 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=11/04/2022 |title=Geek Retreat Bangor |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-bangor/ |access-date=11/04/2023 |website=Geek Retreat}}</ref>
* [[Barnsley]], opened July 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wednesday Yugioh at Geek Retreat Barnsley! – Geek Retreat UK |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/event/wednesday-yugioh-at-geek-retreat-barnsley/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=geek-retreat.uk}}</ref>
* [[Bedford]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barrett|first=Fay|date=2021-08-10|title=Newlyweds open disability inclusive Geek Retreat in Bedford|url=https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/newlyweds-open-disability-inclusive-geek-retreat-in-bedford/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Bedford Independent|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811104423/https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/newlyweds-open-disability-inclusive-geek-retreat-in-bedford/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Blackburn]], opened June 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harrigan|first=Joe|date=2021-06-10|title='Geek culture' comics and video games cafe comes to Blackburn|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19356989.blackburn-geek-retreat-cafe-set-open-later-june/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Lancashire Telegraph|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611211118/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19356989.blackburn-geek-retreat-cafe-set-open-later-june/}}</ref>
*[[Bridgend]], opened April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geek Retreat Bridgend |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-bridgend/ |access-date=11/04/2023 |website=Geek retreat}}</ref>
*[[Bristol]], opened May 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Booth |first=Martin |date=28/03/2022 |title=GEEK RETREAT TO OPEN FIRST SHOP IN BRISTOL |url=https://www.bristol247.com/lifestyle/news-lifestyle/geek-retreat-open-first-shop-bristol/ |access-date=11/04/2023}}</ref>
*[[Burton upon Trent]], opened February 2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kreft |first=Helen |date=04/02/2022 |title=First look at new Geek Retreat as it about to open in Burton |work=Staffordshire Live |url=https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/burton-news/first-look-new-geek-retreat-6603840 |access-date=11/04/2023}}</ref>
*[[Bury, Greater Manchester|Bury]], opened December 2020<ref name=":3" />
*[[Cardiff]], opened November 2021<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Gregory |first=Rhys |date=04/02/2022 |title=Geek Retreat opens two new Welsh locations |work=Wales247 |url=https://www.wales247.co.uk/geek-retreat-opens-two-new-welsh-locations |access-date=11/04/2023}}</ref>
*[[Chelmsford]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferris|first=Mick|date=2021-05-17|title=Ground-breaking service supports Essex adults with learning disabilities into paid employment|url=https://www.yellowad.co.uk/ground-breaking-service-supports-essex-adults-with-learning-disabilities-into-paid-employment/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Yellow Advertiser|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517195336/https://www.yellowad.co.uk/ground-breaking-service-supports-essex-adults-with-learning-disabilities-into-paid-employment/|url-status=live}}</ref>, opened August 2020
*[[Chester]], opened April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Gary |date=2022-04-03 |title=What to expect from Chester's new gaming café Geek Retreat |url=https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/what-expect-chesters-new-gaming-23534206 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=CheshireLive |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Coventry]], opened March 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geek Retreat Coventry – Geek Retreat UK |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-coventry/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=geek-retreat.uk}}</ref>
*[[Cwmbran]], opened June 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Excitement as four new retailers sign up at town shopping centre |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/20146656.cwmbran-centre-gets-four-new-shops-including-geek-retreat/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=South Wales Argus |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Dudley]], opened June 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geek Retreat Dudley – Geek Retreat UK |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-dudley/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=geek-retreat.uk}}</ref>
*[[Glasgow]], opened May 2013<ref name=":4" />
*[[Greenock]], opened April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Siblings create jobs as they open new gaming cafe in Greenock |url=https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/20103354.new-geek-retreat-shop-opens-greenock/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Greenock Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], opened April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geek Retreat Halifax – Geek Retreat UK |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-halifax/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=geek-retreat.uk}}</ref>
*[[Harlow]], opened December 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Staff |date=2022-12-03 |title=The Geek Retreat opens in the Harvey Centre |url=https://www.yourharlow.com/2022/12/03/the-geek-retreat-opens-in-the-harvey-centre/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Your Harlow}}</ref>
*[[Harrogate]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-23|title=Harrogate's Geek Retreat to create autism-friendly space|url=https://thestrayferret.co.uk/harrogates-geek-retreat-to-create-autism-friendly-space/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=The Stray Ferret|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923205713/https://thestrayferret.co.uk/harrogates-geek-retreat-to-create-autism-friendly-space/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Hartlepool]], opened April 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marko |first=Nic |title=Geek Retreat wins permission to open new comic book store and gaming cafe in Hartlepool |work=Hartlepool Mail |url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/politics/council/geek-retreat-wins-permission-to-open-new-comic-book-store-and-gaming-cafe-in-hartlepool-3947612 |access-date=2023-04-10}}</ref>
*[[Hereford]], opened 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Key|first=Alys|date=2021-06-02|title=Geek Retreat confirms high street expansion plans are on track|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/business/geek-retreat-confirms-high-street-expansion-plans-are-on-track-1030295|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Ipswich]], opened October 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mclaughlin|first=Charlotte|date=2021-10-22|title=First look inside Ipswich's new Geek Retreat games cafe|url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/business/geek-retreat-ipswich-opening-hours-as-it-starts-8434024|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Ipswich Star|language=en-UK|archive-date=2021-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102210149/https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/business/geek-retreat-ipswich-opening-hours-as-it-starts-8434024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Kettering]], opened February 2022<ref>{{Cite news |title=Geek Retreat cafe set to open in Kettering town centre |url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/business/consumer/geek-retreat-cafe-set-to-open-in-kettering-town-centre-3503249}}</ref>
*[[Kidderminster]], opened 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collis|first=Emily|date=2021-02-13|title=Geek Retreat new gaming store opening in Kidderminster|url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/19086452.new-kidderminster-gaming-store-geek-retreat-opening-lockdown/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Kidderminster Shuttle|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], opened October 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=New 'Geek Retreat' to open in Lancaster shopping centre |url=https://www.beyondradio.co.uk/news/local-news/new-geek-retreat-to-open-in-lancaster-shopping-centre/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Beyond Radio |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Leeds]]<ref name=":2" />, opened April 2018
*[[Leicester]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Becky|date=2021-04-03|title=See inside new city centre shop Geek Retreat|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-new-leicester-gaming-shop-5242105|access-date=2021-11-04|website=LeicestershireLive|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403065622/https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-new-leicester-gaming-shop-5242105|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Lisburn]], (Northern Ireland) opened March 24, 2021 (closed 10 July 2022, reopened under new management 1 October 2022)
*[[Liverpool]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAuley |first=Paul |date=2022-11-18 |title=Community hub where people 'leave the outside world behind' |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-community-hub-geeks-gamers-25538970 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Llandudno]], opened March 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shazam! Take a look at the superhero transformation of Llandudno's old post office|url=https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18298139.llandudnos-vaughan-street-post-office-becomes-latest-branch-geek-retreat-franchise/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=North Wales Pioneer|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804141038/https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18298139.llandudnos-vaughan-street-post-office-becomes-latest-branch-geek-retreat-franchise/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*London Holloway<ref name=":6" />
*[[Motherwell]], opened November 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-11|title=Geek Retreat to open branch in Motherwell|url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/business/geek-retreat-to-open-branch-in-motherwell-2023324|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Glasgow World|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Newcastle upon Tyne]], opened 2014<ref name=":5" />
*[[Newport, Wales|Newport]], opened April 2022<ref name=":7" />
*[[Northwich]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geek Retreat confirms plans to open new Barons Quay store next month|url=https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18594849.geek-retreat-confirms-august-barons-quay-store-opening-plans/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Northwich Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721141645/https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18594849.geek-retreat-confirms-august-barons-quay-store-opening-plans/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Portsmouth]], opened July 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Portsmouth sees opening of new card and tabletop gaming store and cafe Geek Retreat|url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/gaming-store-geek-retreat-opens-in-portsmouth-city-centre-offering-milkshakes-warhammer-events-pokemon-merchandise-and-much-more-3330344|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.portsmouth.co.uk|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801065346/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/gaming-store-geek-retreat-opens-in-portsmouth-city-centre-offering-milkshakes-warhammer-events-pokemon-merchandise-and-much-more-3330344|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Rotherham]], opened Dec 2021
*[[Southampton]], opened 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Edgley|first=Timothy|date=2021-08-14|title=Listed: New firms that have opened their doors for the first time in Southampton|url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/19513376.southamptons-newest-firms-opened-first-time/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Daily Echo|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Stafford]], opened November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-20 |title=Stafford gaming shop celebrates first anniversary |url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/stafford-gaming-shop-celebrates-first-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=InYourArea.co.uk}}</ref>
*[[Stevenage]], opened June 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=New opening date for Stevenage Geek Retreat |url=https://www.thecomet.net/news/22325684.new-opening-date-stevenage-geek-retreat/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=The Comet |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Stoke-on-Trent]] opened December 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamber |first=Jonathan |date=2021-12-18 |title=Gamers and geeks find their paradise at city centre retreat |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/gamers-geeks-find-paradise-city-6372474 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=StokeonTrentLive |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Sunderland]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wheeler|first=Katy|date=2021-04-19|title=Geek Retreat opens new gaming cafe and shop in Sunderland city centre unit|url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/business/geek-retreat-opens-new-gaming-cafe-and-shop-in-sunderland-city-centre-3206466|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Sunderland Echo|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102212059/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/business/geek-retreat-opens-new-gaming-cafe-and-shop-in-sunderland-city-centre-3206466}}</ref>
*[[Torquay]], opened March 2022. Changed ownership December 2022 <ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Caroline |date=2022-01-25 |title='Geek culture' cafe coming to Devon |url=https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/family-kids/awesome-geek-culture-gaming-cafe-6546069 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=DevonLive |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Truro]], opened May 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morwood|first=Ryan|date=2021-05-12|title=New gaming community hub in Cornwall gives players a place to 'geek out'|url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19296869.truro-geek-retreat-tabletop-games-opening-may/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Falmouth Packet|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512145123/https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19296869.truro-geek-retreat-tabletop-games-opening-may/}}</ref>
*[[Wakefield]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Luxury boutique and board game cafe among new Wakefield businesses opening for the first time as lockdown easing continues|url=https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/business/consumer/luxury-boutique-and-board-game-cafe-among-new-wakefield-businesses-opening-for-the-first-time-as-lockdown-easing-continues-3198105|access-date=2021-11-04|website=www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412182501/https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/business/consumer/luxury-boutique-and-board-game-cafe-among-new-wakefield-businesses-opening-for-the-first-time-as-lockdown-easing-continues-3198105|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Warrington]], opened April 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why this Orford couple wanted to open events hub for gaming community in town centre |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/20104668.geek-retreat-warrington-now-open/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Warrington Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Wirral Peninsula|Wirral]], opened 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=Echo|first=Liverpool|date=2019-11-28|title=An autism friendly 'Geek Retreat' for comic and gaming fans trials in Merseyside|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/in-your-area/autism-friendly-geek-retreat-comic-17330614|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124164028/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/in-your-area/autism-friendly-geek-retreat-comic-17330614|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[York]], opened January 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=York gamers celebrate year of fun in city cafe |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23248764.geek-retreat-marks-successful-first-year-low-ousegate/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=York Press |language=en}}</ref>

== Past Locations ==
*[[Bournemouth]], opened October 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reader|first=Jane|date=2020-10-19|title=Attention all geeks: Retailer Geek Retreat plans to open a store in Bournemouth|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18804050.geek-retreat-plans-open-store-bournemouth/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Bournemouth Echo|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Bradford]], opened 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=Trader of the Week: 'I wish this place had been in Bradford when I was a kid'|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18828668.geek-retreat-somewhere-feel-included-share-interests/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106183700/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18828668.geek-retreat-somewhere-feel-included-share-interests/}}</ref>
*[[Daventry]], opened October 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Lucie|date=2021-11-03|title=Magical cosplay fun and all round geekness at grand launch of new Daventry business|url=https://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/business/magical-cosplay-fun-and-all-round-geekness-at-grand-launch-of-new-daventry-business-3443655|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Daventry Express|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104002632/https://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/business/magical-cosplay-fun-and-all-round-geekness-at-grand-launch-of-new-daventry-business-3443655}}</ref>
*[[Dumfries]], opened July 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-07-20|title=Geek Retreat Unveils New Store in Dumfries|url=https://www.rli.uk.com/geek-retreat-unveils-new-store-in-dumfries/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Retail & Leisure International|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720112317/https://www.rli.uk.com/geek-retreat-unveils-new-store-in-dumfries/}}</ref>
*Edinburgh
*[[Exeter]], opened May 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vowles|first=Charlotte|date=2021-07-16|title=Shop obsessed with geek culture opens this weekend|url=https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/shop-obsessed-geek-culture-opens-5656420|access-date=2021-11-04|website=DevonLive|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716061852/https://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/shop-obsessed-geek-culture-opens-5656420|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Galashiels
*Lancaster
*[[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Verney|first=Joseph|date=2021-10-14|title=Hidden gem: Gamers meet at inclusive Geek Retreat Lincoln|url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/10/hidden-gem-gamers-meet-at-inclusive-geek-retreat-lincoln/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=The Lincolnite|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014180418/https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/10/hidden-gem-gamers-meet-at-inclusive-geek-retreat-lincoln/}}</ref>
*[[London]] Camberwell<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Freeman|first=John|date=2021-06-02|title=Geek Retreat expands stores across the UK with future plans for European roll-out|url=https://downthetubes.net/?p=127609|access-date=2021-11-08|website=downthetubes.net|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*London Sutton
*[[Loughborough]], opened February 2022
*[[Middlesbrough]], opened January 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Welford|first=Joanne|date=2020-01-21|title=Dedicated 'geek' culture cafe chain opening in Middlesbrough|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/dedicated-geek-cafe-opening-middlesbrough-17603088|access-date=2021-11-08|website=TeessideLive|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Milton Keynes]], opened 2021
*[[Northampton]], opened October 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Odell|first=Carly|date=2020-10-16|title=Take a look inside the brand new gaming cafe opening in Northampton TODAY|url=https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/take-look-inside-brand-new-gaming-cafe-opening-northampton-today-3006397|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Northampton Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Nottingham]], opened November 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pinchess|first=Lynette|date=2019-11-20|title=Geek Retreat to open in the city - with appearance by Star Wars actor|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/shopping/geek-retreat-open-nottingham-special-3556382|access-date=2021-11-08|website=NottinghamshireLive|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Oxford]], opened August 2021<ref name=":1" />
*Reigate, opened March 2022
*[[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]], opened October 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mulligan|first=Simon|date=2021-10-06|title=Geek Retreat shop launches in town centre|url=https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/19627032.geek-retreat-shop-launches-st-helens-town-centre/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=St Helens Star|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006155014/https://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/19627032.geek-retreat-shop-launches-st-helens-town-centre/}}</ref>
*Solihull


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Revision as of 12:03, 11 April 2023

Geek Retreat UK LTD
IndustryRetail store, event space & café
Headquarters
Glasgow, Scotland
Number of locations
52 stores (2023)
Area served
England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland
Websitehttps://www.geek-retreat.uk/

Geek Retreat is a chain of franchised combined shops and board game cafés in the United Kingdom.[1][2] The venues offer food, drink, and have various items for sale, while also providing a space to play board games, console games and trading card games.[3] The venues also hold regular events.[4]

History

The company opened its first venue in Glasgow in 2013. Its second venue opened the following year in Newcastle upon Tyne.[5] It joined the British Franchise Association in 2021.[6] In June 2021, it had 27 venues.[7] They applied for a liquidation of the company in November 2022, which is currently being resolved as of April 2023.[8][9]

Business model

The individual venues are franchised. Entry is free and guests are asked to purchase food and drink.[10]

Locations

Past Locations

References

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