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A post-pandemic high street must be experience-led, says Geek Retreat CEO
Geek Retreat CEO Peter Dobson.
In a post-pandemic world, the high street needs to offer customers something more experiential – something online giants like Amazon can’t offer – the CEO of ‘geek culture’ store Geek Retreat has said.
Geek Retreat, the retailer that sells everything from comics and graphic novels to action figures, and also offers customers access to gaming cafés in-store, today announced it was on track to open 60 high street shops by the end of 2021.
The news juxtaposes the story of the high street during the pandemic, when Covid-19-led restrictions saw major mainstream retailers shut their doors permanently after being closed to customers for months at a time, leading to empty, boarded-up shop fronts.
Rob went up to Glasgow to meet the team including franchise founders Peter Dobson its chief executive and Steve Walsh and liked the inclusive nature of the business. Both felt the business fitted their family which includes six children and partners, and one grandchild perfectly.
Sharon Lockhart and Rob Harden are opening a Geek Retreat store in Ipswich. They are temporarily using their outside space from left, Rob Harden, Sharon Lockhart, Leon Scott, Ben Mcleish and Alex Harden
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“We both decided during lockdown to do something different,” explained Sharon.
“When we heard that there was a chance to get involved in the business and to open our own store, we jumped at the chance.