Sales up 90 per cent for GAME

Hight Street retailer GAME has announced that sales for the 45 weeks ended December 8 were up by 89.1 per cent, with like for like sales for the same period up by 44.1 per cent.

The total group sales include those of Gamestation from May 2007, when the company announced it had acquired its nearest specialist rival for GBP 74 million.

The UK and Ireland were the Group’s strongest regions, with sales up 92.3 per cent and like for like sales up 46.1 per cent. Sales for the the international business were up by 80 per cent with like for like sales up 38.2 per cent.