Game Group on 警報 as fans are 勧めるd to switch

By NEIL CRAVEN FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
Updated: 22:12 BST, 3 March 2012

Britain's biggest ビデオ game retailer is を締めるd for a new blow this 週末 as gaming fans 脅す to cash in gift 保証人／証拠物件s and switch to online 競争相手s.

The Gam e Group said last week a 供給（する） 協定 had broken 負かす／撃墜する, cutting its 接近 to 集まり 影響 3, one of the year’s biggest 解放（する）s. Other 製品s 供給（する）d by EA Games could be also 影響する／感情d.

Hundreds of gamers, some left in the lurch with unfulfilled orders, have taken to the internet, with some 警告 others to redeem gift 保証人／証拠物件s as soon as possible in 事例／患者 of any その上の 財政上の woes.

警告 on web: The Game Group said last week a 供給（する） 協定 had broken 負かす／撃墜する, cutting its 接近 to 集まり 影響 3, one of the year's biggest 解放（する）s. Other 製品s 供給（する）d by EA Games could be also 影響する／感情d

A 漏れるd 覚え書き 初めは sent to Game staff and 示すd ‘For 内部の Use Only’ has been published on eurogamer.逮捕する and 明らかにする／漏らすs a 会合 with 供給者s over the chain’s ‘credit 条件’.

The letter, a 十分な copy of which has been seen by 財政上の Mail, reads: ‘We asked them [供給者s] to 貿易（する） with us using manageable credit 条件, and for them to continue to do that whilst we work through the 戦略の review and refinancing of our 商売／仕事.’

One City source said the 会合 had ‘brought the company’s 状況／情勢 to a 長，率いる’.

A spokeswoman for Game said 憶測 about the company’s 未来 was ‘hypothetical’ She said: ‘We are in 現在進行中の 会談 with all our 供給者s. This is not new.’

株 の近くにd at 5p on Friday, from last year’s high of 72p, valuing the 会社／堅い at £17million. 分析家s 警告する it could 落ちる その上の on the 危険 of other 供給者s に引き続いて 控訴.

The 関心s over Game come as retailers 準備する for open 戦争 with landlords and 計画（する） to 需要・要求する the scrapping of 年４回の rents.

As 財政上の Mail went to 圧力（をかける）, a letter was 存在 用意が出来ている by the 所有物／資産／財産 経営者／支配人s’ 協会, 代表するing 26 retailers, or 10,000 蓄える／店s, 需要・要求するing a switch to いっそう少なく burdensome 月毎の 支払い（額）s.

Retailers, 含むing Next, 季節風, New Look, B&Q and Mothercare, have 調印するd the letter.

一方／合間, HMV next month 直面するs 実験（する）s of the 条件 of its bank 貸付金s while New Look is understood to be 均衡を保った to talk with 貸す人s in a 企て，努力，提案 to 削減（する） its 負債.

Fashion group Fenn Wright Manson is 推定する／予想するd to 任命する 行政官／管理者s within days.