GAME Scoops High Street Retailer Award
Released
on: May 1, 2009, 6:16 am
Author: GAME
Industry: Retail
The
GAME star continues to shine brightly following the MCV 2009 Excellence
Awards which took place on April 23rd at The Brewery in London.
There were five retail awards in total, two of which went to GAME:
High Street Retailer of the Year and Store Manager of the Year.
The latter was jointly awarded to Mike Barnes and Pearl Robinson
who captain the Oxford Street store.
Mike
and Pearl were up against some fierce competition in the Store
Manager of the Year category with Rupert Banning-Lover (HMV),
Richard Pascoe (Chips), Martin Tuckwood (Asda) and Gary Noakes
(Gameplayer) also vying for the top prize.
Mike
who, along with co-manager Pearl, was struck speechless on the
night when presented with the award said: "We were gobsmacked
to have won. Being recognised by GAME is one thing, being recognised
by an esteemed panel of industry experts is quite another. It
was a very humbling experience."
Gamestation
also part of GAME Group plc, walked away with the coveted Star
Store Award for their Birmingam's New Street store which excels
at offering a unique customer experience while cementing their
reputation as a specialist retailer.
Described
by MCV editor-in-chief, Michael French as 'hard to win', the MCV
awards are among the most highly sought after awards in the industry.
Terry
Scicluna, Chief Operating Officer of GAME
Group said: "I am delighted that all the hard work we have
put in over the past few years has been recognised. This is particularly
gratifying given the present economic downturn and the additional
pressure this has inevitably placed on GAME Group as a whole.
It's a testament to the dedication and sheer hard work of everyone
at GAME and Gamestation that we won three of a possible five MCV
awards."
Attended
by around 600 of the industry's most influential names, the MCV
Awards represent the biggest night in the gaming industry's calendar,
acknowledging and celebrating the industry's finest across the
following four categories: Retail; PR and Marketing; People and
Industry; and a Special Recognition Award. Fifteen awards were
up for grabs in total, plus two special awards. The Store Manager
of the Year Award was one of the new awards introduced for the
2009 event.
Of
course, it was the awards after party, also held at The Brewery
in the heart of London, where the real fun kicked off. The party
saw some of the industry's heavyweights dancing and celebrating
(perhaps even commiserating) until well into the small hours.
About
GAME:
GAME is a specialist European retailer of PC and video games,
video consoles and related accessories. The company caters for
all formats, including Xbox,
Wii, PS3 and all the
relevant accessories such as the wii
nunchuk. GAME operates from over 1,162 stores, concessions
and franchises in the UK, Eire, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Spain,
Portugal, France and Australia. Together with its online shopping
services, the company aims to be the destination of choice for
every consumer.
PR Contact:
Simon Soffe
Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications
Unity House
Telford Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 6YJ
01256 784000
www.game.co.uk
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