Grainger Games
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| Company type | Independent |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1996 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 46 stores |
Area served | United Kingdom (North East England, North West England, Yorkshire and Humber, East Midlands) |
Key people | Stephen Bowyer (CEO), Keir Wells (Chief Operating Officer), Jonathan Fellows (Chairman) |
| Products | New and second-hand video games, hardware and DVDs, Mobile Phones & Gadgets |
| Services | Buy and exchange |
| Revenue | £18m (2009)[1] |
| Website | www.graingergames.co.uk |
Grainger Games is an independent video game retailer chain in the United Kingdom. The company first launched as a market stall in 1996, in the Grainger Market, Newcastle upon Tyne.[2][3]
They operate stores in the North of England. The company planned to have 75 to 100 shops by 2013, of which about 40 were expected to be in Yorkshire. Stores were launched in Grimsby, Hull, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Leeds, Derby, York, Sheffield, the most recent being inside Newcastle Fenwick.[1][2][4] By June 2014, the company had 419 employees.[5]
Grainger Games was named Independent Retailer of the Year by MCV in 2008 and 2010.[3] The company started out by buying and selling pre owned computer and console games. Demand soon grew, and the company developed. By 2001, the company had grown to such an extent, that it became incorporated as Grainger Games Ltd. As a result of this, a larger store was opened in Newcastle, with further stores in Whitley Bay, as well as Jarrow.
In March 2018 Grainger closed 21 stores due to a "critical financial situation"[6][7]
2011 Games Media Awards
On 26 October 2011, Grainger Games were the main sponsor for the Games Media Awards. However, Grainger's attendees were criticised for their behaviour during the event, which included heckling both the compere and people's acceptance speeches.
The company hired dwarves and booth models to present the awards, as well as littering the dinner tables with orange condoms.[8][9] Grainger Games published a brief apology on the news section of their website,[10] which has since been taken down.
In 2018 the company was forced to apologise after an employee named by the media as Robert Dey was caught running a canine prostitution ring out of one of their Newcastle stores.[11]
References
- ^ a b Ginns, Bernard (28 March 2010). "Retail veteran aiming for high score with new gaming venture". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ a b Dring, Christopher (25 March 2008). "Indies aren't dead yet, says Grainger Games". MCV. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ a b McCusker, Peter (10 September 2008). "Games firm going for growth". The Journal. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Dring, Christopher (9 July 2009). "Grainger Games goes nationwide". MCV. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ Ford, Coreena (19 June 2014). "Newcastle-based Grainger Games boosted by Grand Theft Auto sales". Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Grainger Games tells 21 shops not to open, they are being closed". Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-03-21-trouble-brewing-for-independent-uk-shop-chain-grainger-games
- ^ Dinsey, Stuart (27 October 2011). "GMA & Grainger Games: A statement, by Stuart Dinsey, MD, Intent Media". MCV. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Games Media Awards soured by sponsors Grainger Games". Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "The GMAs". 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
We wholeheartedly apologise if we offended anyone at last night's GMAs. It was never our intention to upset anybody. We sponsored the awards to show our support for everyone involved in games media and we continue to value and appreciate all their hard work and commitment.
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