Turnover: 17 million EUR (2022)
Country: France
- Buying and selling used video games and consoles.
- Network of stores specializing in used video games and multimedia since 2005.
- Complete reconditioning of used games.
- 35 stores in France.
News
Video games: Gamecash joins CLD Smartoys 26/09/2023
- Gamecash has been active in the second-hand video game market since 2003.
- Belgian wholesaler CLD Distribution recently acquired 33% of Gamecash.
- CLD Distribution's stake in Gamecash is set to reach 90% by 2025.
- Gamecash currently has 35 franchise stores in France and Belgium.
- Cumulative sales for these stores in 2022 will be 17 million euros.
- CLD Distribution's Smartoys subsidiary has 19 stores in French-speaking Belgium.
- Sales for all companies (CLD and Smartoys) in 2022 will be 70 million euros.
- The group also owns DLGamer.com, a download platform specializing in dematerialized PC video games.
- Gamecash and CLD plan to expand their joint network internationally, with the potential to open 30 new stores.
- Gamecash and CLD currently have a joint network of 50 locations.
Gamecash: French used video game retailer sold to Franco-Belgian Smartoys 16/09/2023
- Gamecash was founded in 2003.
- Gamecash was sold to the Smartoys group.
- Smartoys operates 19 video game stores in Belgium and the DLGamer.com website.
- In 2022, Gamecash achieved sales of 17 million euros. Gamecash has 35 stores.
- In 2022, Smartoys/DLGamer.com achieved sales of 70 million euros.
- Philippe Cougé, co-founder of Gamecash, will retain 10% of the capital and his operational role.
- The aim of the takeover is to expand the network, particularly in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.
Studies mentioning this company
Video game market - France
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