Ahead of an official announcement Games Workshop looks to be re-opening their US warehouse, as they could be preparing to ramp up operations for May!
Before we jump into this, remember that the GW warehouses here in the states, as well as Italy, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (ships out of the US) are still officially closed indefinitely and have no set date on when they’ll open.
We saw them asking for orders from retailers here in the states recently, and now it looks like they may just be fulfilling them this week…
GW Taking Retail Orders Around the World & More LATEST
Remember, this currently this only applies to retailers (GW stores and independent LGS here in the states).
Short, sweet, and to the point. GW mentioned recently to retailers that they still don’t know when their warehouses would be up and running again (to which they said there would be at least a two-week delay getting new orders out the door). So to help businesses prepare and get a jumpstart on their inventory restocks and sales, GW is starting accepting orders that’ll ship when things are operational once again.
Games Workshop US Re-Opening: LATEST
Mulitple retailers here in the states confirmed late Monday that Games Workshop gave them a heads up that their restock orders would be shipping out this week.
This could mean that they are slowly clearing out the backlog of orders to they can be ready to resume retail shipping as they start to preview more of Psychic Awakening this week.
While there’s no date on when life will go back to normal here in the states, the silver lining is that your LGS could open its doors for you to find all of the latest releases (like the Prophecy of the Wolf) that we had to sit and wait on while we were social distancing.
According to GW: For all you Warhammer fans running low on plastic glue and Nuln Oil, that means there might soon be a Warhammer or Games Workshop store open near you. In line with local advice and government guidelines, some locations will reopen this week. The success of this pilot, and of course how the COVID-19 situation develops, will determine whether more open back up in the short term.
On top of that, we could be seeing select GW stores re-open in a modified way soon here too, just as they are around the globe.
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
