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== Locations == |
== Locations == |
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* [[Aberdeen]], opened February 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jenna |date=2022-04-01 |title=Aberdeen game store aims to provide a 'safe space' for minority groups |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-game-store-sees-crazy-6891409 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=AberdeenLive |language=en}}</ref> |
* [[Aberdeen]], opened February 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jenna |date=2022-04-01 |title=Aberdeen game store aims to provide a 'safe space' for minority groups |url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/news/aberdeen-news/aberdeen-game-store-sees-crazy-6891409 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=AberdeenLive |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Bedford]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barrett|first=Fay|date=2021-08-10|title=Newlyweds open disability inclusive Geek Retreat in Bedford|url=https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/newlyweds-open-disability-inclusive-geek-retreat-in-bedford/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Bedford Independent|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811104423/https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/newlyweds-open-disability-inclusive-geek-retreat-in-bedford/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
* [[Bedford]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barrett|first=Fay|date=2021-08-10|title=Newlyweds open disability inclusive Geek Retreat in Bedford|url=https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/newlyweds-open-disability-inclusive-geek-retreat-in-bedford/|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Bedford Independent|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811104423/https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/newlyweds-open-disability-inclusive-geek-retreat-in-bedford/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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*[[Blackburn]], opened June 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harrigan|first=Joe|date=2021-06-10|title='Geek culture' comics and video games cafe comes to Blackburn|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19356989.blackburn-geek-retreat-cafe-set-open-later-june/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Lancashire Telegraph|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611211118/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19356989.blackburn-geek-retreat-cafe-set-open-later-june/}}</ref> |
*[[Blackburn]], opened June 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harrigan|first=Joe|date=2021-06-10|title='Geek culture' comics and video games cafe comes to Blackburn|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19356989.blackburn-geek-retreat-cafe-set-open-later-june/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Lancashire Telegraph|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611211118/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/19356989.blackburn-geek-retreat-cafe-set-open-later-june/}}</ref> |
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*[[Kidderminster]], opened 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collis|first=Emily|date=2021-02-13|title=Geek Retreat new gaming store opening in Kidderminster|url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/19086452.new-kidderminster-gaming-store-geek-retreat-opening-lockdown/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Kidderminster Shuttle|language=en}}</ref> |
*[[Kidderminster]], opened 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collis|first=Emily|date=2021-02-13|title=Geek Retreat new gaming store opening in Kidderminster|url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/19086452.new-kidderminster-gaming-store-geek-retreat-opening-lockdown/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Kidderminster Shuttle|language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Leeds]],<ref name=":2" /> opened April 2018 |
*[[Leeds]],<ref name=":2" /> opened April 2018 |
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⚫ | *[[Leicester]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Becky|date=2021-04-03|title=See inside new city centre shop Geek Retreat|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-new-leicester-gaming-shop-5242105|access-date=2021-11-04|website=LeicestershireLive|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403065622/https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-new-leicester-gaming-shop-5242105|url-status=live}}</ref> (temporarily closed) |
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*[[Liverpool]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAuley |first=Paul |date=2022-11-18 |title=Community hub where people 'leave the outside world behind' |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-community-hub-geeks-gamers-25538970 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> |
*[[Liverpool]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=McAuley |first=Paul |date=2022-11-18 |title=Community hub where people 'leave the outside world behind' |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-community-hub-geeks-gamers-25538970 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref> |
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*London Holloway<ref name=":6" /> |
*London Holloway<ref name=":6" /> |
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== Past Locations == |
== Past Locations == |
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*[[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], opened October 2022 (closed 9th July 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geek Retreat Bangor |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-bangor/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Geek Retreat}}</ref> |
*[[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], opened October 2022 (closed 9th July 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geek Retreat Bangor |url=https://geek-retreat.uk/stores/geek-retreat-bangor/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Geek Retreat}}</ref> |
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*[[Bournemouth]], opened October 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reader|first=Jane|date=2020-10-19|title=Attention all geeks: Retailer Geek Retreat plans to open a store in Bournemouth|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18804050.geek-retreat-plans-open-store-bournemouth/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Bournemouth Echo|language=en}}</ref> |
*[[Bournemouth]], opened October 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reader|first=Jane|date=2020-10-19|title=Attention all geeks: Retailer Geek Retreat plans to open a store in Bournemouth|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18804050.geek-retreat-plans-open-store-bournemouth/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Bournemouth Echo|language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Bradford]], opened 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=Trader of the Week: 'I wish this place had been in Bradford when I was a kid'|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18828668.geek-retreat-somewhere-feel-included-share-interests/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106183700/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18828668.geek-retreat-somewhere-feel-included-share-interests/}}</ref> |
*[[Bradford]], opened 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=Trader of the Week: 'I wish this place had been in Bradford when I was a kid'|url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18828668.geek-retreat-somewhere-feel-included-share-interests/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106183700/https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18828668.geek-retreat-somewhere-feel-included-share-interests/}}</ref> |
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*[[Hereford]], opened 2021, closed 18 April 2023<ref>{{Cite web|last=Key|first=Alys|date=2021-06-02|title=Geek Retreat confirms high street expansion plans are on track|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/business/geek-retreat-confirms-high-street-expansion-plans-are-on-track-1030295|access-date=2021-11-08|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> |
*[[Hereford]], opened 2021, closed 18 April 2023<ref>{{Cite web|last=Key|first=Alys|date=2021-06-02|title=Geek Retreat confirms high street expansion plans are on track|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/business/geek-retreat-confirms-high-street-expansion-plans-are-on-track-1030295|access-date=2021-11-08|website=inews.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> |
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*[[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], opened October 2022 (closed 6th March 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=New 'Geek Retreat' to open in Lancaster shopping centre |url=https://www.beyondradio.co.uk/news/local-news/new-geek-retreat-to-open-in-lancaster-shopping-centre/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Beyond Radio |language=en}}</ref> |
*[[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], opened October 2022 (closed 6th March 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=New 'Geek Retreat' to open in Lancaster shopping centre |url=https://www.beyondradio.co.uk/news/local-news/new-geek-retreat-to-open-in-lancaster-shopping-centre/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Beyond Radio |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | *[[Leicester]], opened April 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Becky|date=2021-04-03|title=See inside new city centre shop Geek Retreat|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-new-leicester-gaming-shop-5242105|access-date=2021-11-04|website=LeicestershireLive|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403065622/https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/inside-new-leicester-gaming-shop-5242105|url-status=live}}</ref> (temporarily closed) |
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*[[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Verney|first=Joseph|date=2021-10-14|title=Hidden gem: Gamers meet at inclusive Geek Retreat Lincoln|url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/10/hidden-gem-gamers-meet-at-inclusive-geek-retreat-lincoln/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=The Lincolnite|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014180418/https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/10/hidden-gem-gamers-meet-at-inclusive-geek-retreat-lincoln/}}</ref> |
*[[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], opened August 2021<ref>{{Cite web|last=Verney|first=Joseph|date=2021-10-14|title=Hidden gem: Gamers meet at inclusive Geek Retreat Lincoln|url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/10/hidden-gem-gamers-meet-at-inclusive-geek-retreat-lincoln/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-04|website=The Lincolnite|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014180418/https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/10/hidden-gem-gamers-meet-at-inclusive-geek-retreat-lincoln/}}</ref> |
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*[[Lisburn]], (Northern Ireland) opened March 24, 2021 (closed 10 July 2022, reopened under new management 1 October 2022, closed 18 April 2023) |
*[[Lisburn]], (Northern Ireland) opened March 24, 2021 (closed 10 July 2022, reopened under new management 1 October 2022, closed 18 April 2023) |
Revision as of 19:31, 11 August 2023
Industry | Retail store, event space & café |
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Headquarters | Glasgow, Scotland |
Number of locations | 40 stores (2023) |
Area served | England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland |
Website | https://www.geek-retreat.uk/ |
Geek Retreat is a chain of franchised combined shops and board game cafés in the United Kingdom.[1][2] The venues offer food, drink, and have various items for sale, while also providing a space to play board games, console games and trading card games.[3] The venues also hold regular events.[4]
History
The company opened its first venue in Glasgow in 2013. Its second venue opened the following year in Newcastle upon Tyne.[5] It joined the British Franchise Association in 2021.[6] In June 2021, it had 27 venues.[7] They applied for a liquidation of the company in November 2022, which is currently being resolved as of August 2023,[8][9] however this was just to streamline the corporate entities within the Geek Retreat group.[10]
In June 2022, the Attack of the 50ft Nerds Podcast began to perform their shows monthly out of the Warrington venue,[11] with one show in the Liverpool venue taking place in November 2022.[12]
Business model
The individual venues are franchised. Entry is free and guests are asked to purchase food and drink.[13]
Locations
- Aberdeen, opened February 2022[14]
- Bedford, opened August 2021[15]
- Blackburn, opened June 2021[16]
- Bridgend, opened April 2022[17]
- Bristol, opened May 2022[18]
- Burton upon Trent, opened February 2022[19]
- Bury, opened December 2020[3]
- Cardiff, opened November 2021[20]
- Chelmsford,[21] opened August 2020
- Chester, opened April 2022[22]
- Coventry, opened March 2022[23]
- Cwmbran, opened June 2022[24]
- Dudley, opened June 2022[25]
- Glasgow, opened May 2013[6]
- Halifax, opened April 2022[26]
- Harlow, opened December 2022[27]
- Harrogate[28]
- Hartlepool, opened April 2023[29]
- Ipswich, opened October 2021[30]
- Kettering, opened February 2022[31]
- Kidderminster, opened 2021[32]
- Leeds,[4] opened April 2018
- Liverpool, opened April 2021[33]
- London Holloway[34]
- Motherwell, opened November 2019[35]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, opened 2014[5]
- Newport, opened April 2022[20]
- Northwich, opened August 2021[36]
- Stevenage, opened June 2022[37]
- Stoke-on-Trent opened December 2021[38]
- Sunderland, opened April 2021[39]
- Truro, opened May 2021[40]
- Wakefield, opened April 2021[41]
- Warrington, opened April 2022[42]
- Wirral, opened 2019[43]
- York, opened January 2022[44]
Past Locations
- Bangor, opened October 2022 (closed 9th July 2023)[45]
- Barnsley, opened July 2022, closed 11th August 2023[46]
- Bournemouth, opened October 2020[47]
- Bradford, opened 2019[48]
- Daventry, opened October 2021[49]
- Dumfries, opened July 2021[50]
- Edinburgh
- Exeter, opened May 2021[51]
- Galashiels
- Greenock, opened April 2022, closed 30 June 2023[52]
- Hereford, opened 2021, closed 18 April 2023[53]
- Lancaster, opened October 2022 (closed 6th March 2023)[54]
- Leicester, opened April 2021[55] (temporarily closed)
- Lincoln, opened August 2021[56]
- Lisburn, (Northern Ireland) opened March 24, 2021 (closed 10 July 2022, reopened under new management 1 October 2022, closed 18 April 2023)
- Llandudno, opened March 2021 (closed 05 May 2023)[57]
- London Camberwell[34]
- London Sutton
- Loughborough, opened February 2022
- Middlesbrough, opened January 2020[58]
- Milton Keynes, opened 2021, closed 2022[59]
- Northampton, opened October 2020[60]
- Nottingham, opened November 2020[61]
- Oxford, opened August 2021[13]
- Portsmouth, opened July 2021[62]
- Reigate, opened March 2022
- Rotherham, opened Dec 2021, closed 24th May 2023
- Southampton, opened 2021, closed 7th August 2023[63]
- Stafford, opened November 2021,[64] closed 21st June 2023
- St Helens, opened October 2021[65]
- Solihull
- Southampton, opened 2021 (closed 7th August 2023)[66]
- Torquay, opened March 2022. Changed ownership December 2022, Closed July 2023 [67]
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- ^ "GEEK RETREAT FRANCHISING LTD filing history". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
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- ^ Heale, Jack (7 June 2022). "Attack of the 50ft Nerds Podcast coming to Geek Retreat". Warrington Guardian. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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