Games Workshop hands staff £2,500 bonus as half-year profits rise 12%

Retailer says workers will share £7.5m bonus pool, with Christmas bonuses £1,000 larger than last year

The fantasy figurine retailer Games Workshop is handing its shop workers, model makers, designers and support staff a £2,500 Christmas bonus, £1,000 more than a year ago, after half-year profits rose more than 12%.

The Nottingham-based company behind the popular table-top gaming series Warhammer and Lord of the Rings figures said its workers would split a £7.5m bonus pool, up from £4.5m a year ago.