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Games Workshop Group PLC

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2024
    FT Alphaville
    Warhammer is weird. That’s why it works

    Making sense of London’s latest blue-chip stock

  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
    Jonathan Eley
    Triumph of the orcs: why Britain needs more Games Workshops

    Those who despair at the UK’s inability to spawn a Facebook should look to the country’s creative industries

    A player moves Warhammer models during a tournament in Northampton in 2022
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    How Warhammer maker Games Workshop made it to the FTSE 100

    Maker of tabletop fantasy to enter index after surge in value

    Warhammer figurines
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Investments
    Directors’ Deals: Yu Group bosses ditch shares 

    20-fold growth since the height of the pandemic

    Warhammer figures on display at a Games Workshop store
  • Friday, 12 January, 2024
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    Companies analysis from our sister publication

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  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
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    Games Workshop: orc ward squad fears Amazon hammering Premium content

    If done well, bringing Warhammer to streaming screens would attract fans and boost sales

    Figures sit on display at a Warhammer store
  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    Games Workshop seals deal with Amazon to bring Warhammer to screens

    Fantasy game retailer aims to recruit new audiences to franchise with film and TV series

    A wargamer’s models are arranged ready to compete in a Warhammer 40,000 international team tournament
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Lex
    Games Workshop: model maker represents the best of Britain Premium content

    A Warhammer film rights could yield another pleasant surprise

    A Warhammer store
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Warhammer retailer’s ‘healthy growth’ sends shares up sharply

    Sales ‘ahead of expectations’ as Games Workshop awaits TV and film adaptations

    Warhammer figurines
  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    FT Alphaville
    Games Workshop: IP freely

    An uplifting primer

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Lex
    Games Workshop/Amazon: video deal suggests lucrative brand expansion Premium content

    London-listed Games Workshop looks set to take advantage of good forward planning

    A Warhammer store, a brand owned by Games Workshop, in London, UK
  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    Games Workshop signs deal with Amazon for Warhammer films

    Fantasy games retailer’s shares jump on announcement

    Mini figures on display at a Warhammer store
  • Saturday, 12 September, 2020
    Inside LondonBryce Elder
    Investors should beware Games Workshop’s fantastical share price

    Hobby retailer has had a breathtaking stock-market run over the past four years

  • Tuesday, 28 July, 2020
    Games Workshop shrugs off pandemic as profits jump

    Maker of fantasy war game miniatures delivers strong earnings despite shutdown of business

    Warhammer miniature models produced by Games Workshop. Sales in the year to the end of May were up 5 per cent to £270m
  • Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
    LexTechnology sector
    Games Workshop: the play’s the thing Premium content

    Retailer’s share price has marched upwards as social distancing has boosted sales

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Investments
    Spoils of war for Games Workshop?

    Boardroom trio offload £1.3m in shares after five years of sales success

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Games Workshop ‘in great shape’ as shares hit record high

    Fantasy games retailer posts record figures boosted by US and strength of Warhammer

    Games Workshop has proven adept at recruiting new hobbyists through its bricks-and-mortar outlets
  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    News in-depthUK retail industry
    Niche operators show resilience in face of retail gloom

    Consumers’ reluctance to sacrifice hobbies and staff’s shared enthusiasm help specialists thrive

    DYN16C Front of the Professional Music Technology store PMT in Bristol which sells guitars, pianos, drums
  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    News in-depth
    How Warhammer won battle of ‘hobby stocks’ for Games Workshop

    Owner of fantasy board game enjoys 700% surge in shares as chief’s strategy pays off

    Josh Raymond,right, measures out where to place his Warhammer army during the July 28 tournament at the Highland Township Public Library. Raymond, of Ann Arbor, who works in IT, said that he likes that Warhammer gets him away from video games and screens and that \"it's a de-stressor\". Warhammertourney1
  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Games Workshop shares rise after strong trading

    Shares have risen by more than 700 per cent in the past three years

    Miniature painting at a Games Workshop store locally. Hobby stores like this are becoming more popular with the millennials, with tabletop gaming and arts and craft oriented gaming Photo Taken On: April 23rd, 2018
  • Friday, 12 April, 2019
    UK companies
    Hobbyist Games Workshop forecasts rising profit

    Sales and profits are ahead for the period since its half-year update

    Miniature painting at a Games Workshop store locally. Hobby stores like this are becoming more popular with the millennials, with tabletop gaming and arts and craft oriented gaming Photo Taken On: April 23rd, 2018
  • Tuesday, 15 January, 2019
    Growth slows at fantasy game maker Games Workshop
  • Sunday, 28 October, 2018
    UK small companies
    Warhammer creator a winner at communication

    Games Workshop’s products may be confusing but it knows how to put across its strategy

    Games Workshop offers free painting classes and taster sessions at its 500 shops
  • Thursday, 18 October, 2018
    Market ‘uncertainties’ put Games Workshop on the defensive

    Shares in the retailer slid as much as 8%

  • Friday, 28 September, 2018
    FT AlphavilleBryce Elder
    Markets Live: Friday, 28th September 2018
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