GAME Hit By Job Losses To Head Office, Retail Staff Safe

While the age of digital distribution is upon us, retailers in the real world are struggling a little bit. UK retailer GAME has been feeling the strain of this, and has confirmed they’ll be cutting jobs to make ends meet – but retail employees won’t be affected.

The retailer confirmed that they’ll be making 46 of their 400 head office positions redundant immediately as part of what they’re calling a restructure that they hope will allow the retailer to "better to respond to the current video games market". They will also be undergoing an executive reshuffle in an attempt to better cope with emerging problems such as stock issues.

“As part of our strategy to position GAME for future success, we have today outlined a number of proposed changes in our head office structure. These changes reflect the growth of our multi-channel operations and the progress of our Dedicated to Gaming strategy. They will also position us better to respond to the current video games market.” GAME wrote in a press release.

“…It is also with regret that 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.”

[NowGamer]