GAME cuts 46 jobs at Basingstoke HQ
Video game and console retailer GAME has cut 46 jobs from its Basingstoke headquarters.
The move is part of a restructure designed to aid growth of GAME’s multi-channel offer and to allow the group to “better to respond to the current video games market.”
The job cuts represent 10% of the Basingstoke HQ workforce. A spokesman for GAME said:
“The proposed restructure will result in around 46 fewer roles at our central support centre in Basingstoke. Our proposed new structure will change the way that we operate and will enable us to be significantly more efficient in our relationships with suppliers and customers.
“We are giving our full help and support to the colleagues who are affected by these proposed changes.”
Game has also carried out a corporate restructure which has resulted in Tricia Brennan, commercial strategy director, taking on the new role of chief commercial officer. UK MD Tom Devine will become the firm’s channel director
Last week GAME announced new agreements with its lenders to enable it to stock new game releases. The group has also put its international business up for sale with a deadline of Friday for offers.
