Geek Retreat revenues rise 36% amid strong store sales

Geek Retreat, the geek culture retailer, gaming café, community hub and events venue, has reported a “record” August with average monthly store revenues 36% higher than the same period in 2022.

Over 40% of the growth has been powered by sales of Disney’s Lorcana, the new collectible trading card game.

Geek Retreat stated that it also had early access to the first chapter of Lorcana, which was released in store on 18 August to customers, ahead of its mass market launch, resulting in strong sales.

Peter Dobson, chief executive of Geek Retreat, said: “Despite the cost of living crisis and continuing pressure on high street retailers, Geek Retreat has reason to be cheerful.

“The early launch of Disney’s Lorcana at our stores proved a huge draw for customers and this is recognised in the strong performance across the store estate. With the launch of Set 2 in November, we anticipate similar enthusiasm from our loyal customer base.”