GAME Stores Stay Competitive Through Automation

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GAME Stores is the leading retailer of gaming consoles, games, and accessories in the UK. Formerly, the distributor operated in a singe facility in Bracknell, Berkshire, which served as both the warehouse and the administrative headquarters. Since this facility was not designed with the game distributor's purposes in mind, GAME Stores decided to relocate to a purpose specific designed building in Basingstoke when the old lease expired. They found an automation company to help design the new structure and operations of the distribution center. 

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