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The search is over. GAME has found its replacement for former CEO Lisa Morgan. Former Vodafone UK commercial director Ian Shepherd has stepped in as permanent replacement for Morgan. He takes over properly from June 28th – four months after he departed Vodafone for new opportunties. At Vodafone he’s credited …

Two of GAME’s senior management have been promoted to new strategic roles, the firm has announced this morning. Martyn Gibbs has become managing director of the group’s UK & Eire operations, which covers both the GAME and Gamestation chains. Gibbs, previously customer and brand director, will have responsibility for developing …

The GAME Group hass announced the appointment of Dana Dunne as its new non-executive director. Dunne currently serves as the chief commercial officer for easyJet. He succeeds Jean-Paul Giraud, who has completed two terms of office and steps down after six years on the Group board. We are delighted to …

The GAME Group has told MCV that it is committed to current age classification symbols – and will stick to its policy of preventing inappropriate material being sold to children. HMV has joined GAME in committing to the current ‘law’. The firm’s comments come after today’s news that a loophole …

Gamestation will lose its product director, head of pre-owned and buying boss in August, as its York office is integrated into GAME’s Basingstoke HQ. MCV understands that around 60 central office staff have taken redundancy at the specialist – after almost all employees were offered the chance to re-locate to …

GAME has unveiled its first foray into the games rental space with its new online service – GAME Rentals. The service was formed in partnership with SwapGame, and allows consumers to borrow two games at a time for a monthly fee. GAME Rentals also offers unlimited play time with no …

The GAME Group’s share price jumped by over 11 per cent today at the last trade. According to Reuters, the stock increased to a day high of 152.25p, after opening at 132.5p. At the last count, the price stood at 144.5p. The news comes a day after Marks & Spencer …

GAME Group has appointed of Terry Scicluna as its new Chief Operating Officer. Scicluna joins from Alliance Boots, where until recently he was MD of Unichem. He has also held senior leadership roles at Alliance Pharmacy, where he was Chief Operating Officer responsible for 1.2billion worth of turnover and over …

GAME Group’s shares have slumped by 14 per cent today, following its stunning trading statement this morning . Analysts have suggested that demand for the industry has peaked in the wake of the results. According to Reuters, Game shares, which had outperformed the UK general retailers index by about 85 …

If you’re a specialist retailer with between 20 and 25 stores, you might just be on GAME Group CEO Lisa Morgan’s shopping list this year. That’s according to an interview with the firm’s boss on financial news site Cantos, in which she was asked: Let’s look at your strategy on …