Short answers, pulled from the story.
The first physical store opened its doors in April 1978 at 1 Dalling Road in Hammersmith. This location marked the transition from a bedroom mail-order operation to having a retail presence.
John Peake, Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson opened the business in 1975 at 15 Bolingbroke Road in London. The company began as a small bedroom mail-order operation crafting wooden game boards for backgammon and mancala.
Games Workshop floated on the London Stock Exchange in October 1994 after being acquired by private equity firm ECI Partners. All UK-based operations subsequently relocated to Lenton, Nottingham in October 1997 where headquarters remain today.
Warhammer 40,000 tenth edition launched in 2023 while Warhammer Age of Sigmar fourth edition was released in 2024. These titles represent the current core games available from the manufacturer.
White Dwarf magazine evolved from the Owl and Weasel newsletter and began publishing in June 1977. It has served as the primary community voice with over 500 issues published since that date.