GAME pre-owned sales rocket to £177m

GAME Group has reported that its pre-owned sales have jumped to 177 million for the six months ending July 31st.

It is a 12.3 per cent increase over 2008’s figure of 157.8 million, and means that pre-owned sales accounted for 25.7 per cent of the company’s first half sales.

Last year, GAME’s pre-owned offer accounted for just 18 per cent of the company’s business.

The new was revealed during the group’s first half financials, where the firm posted a 60 per cent drop in profits.