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GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer,<ref name="2024-10K"/> headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas). The brand is the largest video game retailer worldwide.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:As of, the company operated 3,203 stores including 2,325 both in the United States, 193 in Canada (the Canadian operations were sold in May 2025), 374 in Australia and 311 in Europe under the GameStop, EB Games, EB Games Australia, Micromania-Zing, ThinkGeek and Zing Pop Culture brands.<ref name="2024-10K"/><ref name=fortune/> The company was founded in Dallas in 1984 as Babbage's and took on its current name in 1999.
The company's performance declined during the mid-to-late 2010s due to the shift of video game sales to online shopping and failed investments by GameStop in smartphone retail. In 2021, after retail investors on Reddit noticed that the short interest exceeded 100%, the company's stock price skyrocketed from $17.25 to over US$500 per share. According to the SEC report, this volatility was only in part due to the massive buying power of retail investors. The company received significant media attention during January and February 2021 due to the volatility of its stock price in the GameStop short squeeze; the company was ranked 577th on the Fortune 500.<ref name=fortune>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> GameStop also used to own and publish the video game magazine Game Informer before discontinuing it in August 2024 and selling it to Gunzilla Games in 2025.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Over 400 GameStop stores were closed in 2025, due to decline in sales, on pace to close twice as many as they did in 2024. Consumer shift to the online marketplace has led to a decline in revenue. This 400 number represents the largest amount of stores that GameStop has closed in a single month.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On March 25, 2025, GameStop announced a plan to use its cash reserves to buy Bitcoin.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
HistoryEdit
Babbage's (1980–1994)Edit
GameStop traces its roots to Babbage's, a Dallas, Texas–based software retailer founded on August 20, 1980 by former Harvard Business School classmates James McCurry and Gary M. Kusin.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The company was named after Charles Babbage<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and opened its first store in Dallas's NorthPark Center with the help of Ross Perot, an early investor in the company.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The company quickly began to focus on video game sales for the then-dominant Atari 2600. Babbage's began selling Nintendo games in 1987.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Babbage's became a public company via an initial public offering in 1988.<ref name=":4" /> By 1991, video games accounted for two-thirds of Babbage's sales.<ref name=":4" />
NeoStar Retail Group (1994–1996)Edit
Babbage's merged with Software Etc., an Edina, Minnesota–-based retailer that specialized in personal computing software, to create NeoStar Retail Group in 1994.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The merger was structured as a stock swap, where shareholders of Babbage's and Software Etc. received shares of NeoStar, a newly formed holding company. Babbage's and Software Etc. continued to operate as independent subsidiaries of NeoStar and retained their respective senior management teams.<ref name=":5" /> Babbage's founder and chairman James McCurry became chairman of NeoStar, while Babbage's president Gary Kusin and Software Etc. President Daniel DeMatteo retained their respective titles. Software Etc. chairman Leonard Riggio became chairman of NeoStar's executive committee.<ref name=":5" />
Gary Kusin resigned as president of Babbage's in February 1995 to start a cosmetics company. Daniel DeMatteo, formerly president of Software Etc., assumed Kusin's duties and was promoted to president and chief operating officer of NeoStar. NeoStar chairman James McCurry was also appointed to the newly created position of NeoStar CEO.<ref name="wallstreet95">Template:Cite news</ref> The company relocated from its headquarters in Dallas to Grapevine later that year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
NeoStar merged its Babbage's and Software Etc. units into a single organization in May 1996 amid declining sales. Company president Daniel DeMatteo also resigned, and NeoStar chairman and CEO James McCurry assumed the title of president.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In September of that year, after NeoStar was unable to secure the credit necessary to purchase inventory for the holiday season, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and appointed Thomas G. Plaskett chairman while James McCurry remained company chief executive and president.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The leadership changes were not enough; in November 1996, the assets of NeoStar were purchased for $58.5 million by Leonard Riggio, a founder of Software Etc. and chairman and principal stockholder of Barnes & Noble. Electronics Boutique had also bid to purchase NeoStar, but the judge presiding over NeoStar's bankruptcy accepted Riggio's bid because it kept open 108 stores more than Electronics Boutique's bid would have. Approximately 200 retail stores were not included in the transaction and were subsequently closed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Babbage's Etc. (1996–1999)Edit
Following his purchase of NeoStar's assets, Leonard Riggio dissolved the holding company and created a new holding company named Babbage's Etc.<ref name=":4" /> He appointed Richard "Dick" Fontaine, previously Software Etc.'s chief executive during its expansion in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as Babbage Etc.'s chief executive. Daniel DeMatteo, previously the president of both Software Etc. and NeoStar, became company president and COO.<ref name=":4" /> Three years later, in 1999, Babbage's Etc. launched its GameStop brand with 30 stores in strip malls. The company also launched gamestop.com, a website that allowed consumers to purchase video games online. GameStop.com was promoted in Babbage's and Software Etc. stores.<ref name=":4" />
Barnes & Noble Booksellers (1999–2004)Edit
In October 1999, Barnes & Noble Booksellers purchased Babbage's Etc. for $215 million.<ref name="reuters99">Template:Cite news</ref> Because Babbage's Etc. was principally owned by Leonard Riggio, who was also Barnes & Noble's chairman and principal shareholder, a special committee of independent directors of Barnes & Noble Booksellers evaluated and signed off on the deal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A few months later, in May 2000, Barnes & Noble acquired Funco, the owner of Eden Prairie, Minnesota–based video game retailer FuncoLand, for $160 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Babbage's Etc., which had been previously operating as a direct subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, became a wholly owned subsidiary of Funco.<ref name="2002-10K"/> With its acquisition of Funco,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Barnes & Noble also acquired Game Informer, a video game magazine that was first published in 1991.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Funco was renamed GameStop, Inc. in December 2000 in anticipation of holding an initial public offering for the company.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In February 2002, the company once again became a public company via an initial public offering.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Barnes & Noble retained control over the newly public company with 67% of outstanding shares and 95% of voting shares. Barnes & Noble retained control over GameStop until October 2004, when it distributed its 59% stake in GameStop to stakeholders of Barnes & Noble, making it an independent company.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Expansion (2004–2016)Edit
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AcquisitionsEdit
- In 2005, GameStop acquired EB Games (formerly Electronics Boutique) for $1.44 billion. This expanded GameStop's operations into Australia, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. GameStop's operations expanded to over 4,250 stores worldwide as a result of the acquisition.<ref name="ebgames">Template:Cite press release</ref>
- In 2007, GameStop acquired Rhino Video Games, who operated 70 video game stores throughout the Southeastern United States, from Blockbuster for an undisclosed amount.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In April 2008, GameStop acquired Free Record Shop's 49 Norwegian stores.<ref name="freerecord">Template:Cite news</ref>
- In October 2008, GameStop acquired Micromania, a French video-game retailer, for $700 million.<ref name="micromania_1">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="micromania_2">Template:Cite news</ref> GameStop, which had previously owned no stores in France, now had 332 French video-game stores.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In November 2009, it acquired a majority stake in Jolt Online Gaming, an Irish browser game studio.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Jolt closed in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In 2010, GameStop acquired Kongregate, a San Francisco–based website for browser-based games.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, it was sold for $55 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In 2011, GameStop acquired Spawn Labs and Impulse in separate transactions.<ref name="spawnimpulse">Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Spawn Labs was a developer of technology that allowed users to play video games that were run remotely on machines in data centers rather than their personal computer or console. Impulse was a digital distribution and multiplayer video game platform acquired from Stardock, and renamed GameStop PC Downloads. Under the ownership of GameStop, the service was redesigned and sold games that use other platforms such as Steam while also selling games that use its own proprietary DRM solution, Impulse:Reactor.<ref name="spawnimpulse" /> GameStop shut down both PC Downloads and Spawn Labs in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In 2012, GameStop acquired BuyMyTronics, a Denver-based online market place for consumer electronics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In October 2012, GameStop acquired a 49.9% ownership interest in Simply Mac, a Salt Lake City–based Apple authorized reseller and repairer founded in 2006. GameStop acquired the remaining 50.1% of ownership in November 2013. GameStop tried to target areas for potential new Simply Mac locations in smaller markets that did not have an existing Apple Store within a reasonable driving distance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In January 2017, GameStop closed many Simply Mac locations. The chain had as many as 70 locations at the time of the announcement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2019, GameStop divested Simply Mac; at that time it had 43 stores.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In November 2013, GameStop acquired Spring Mobile, a Salt Lake City–based retailer of AT&T-branded wireless services.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- It acquired 163 RadioShack locations in February 2015.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- In July 2015, GameStop acquired Geeknet.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
- On August 3, 2016, GameStop acquired 507 AT&T store chains in plans to diversify into new businesses and less dependent on the video game market.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Brand expansionEdit
GameStop founded MovieStop in 2004 as a standalone store that focused on new and used movies.<ref name="acquired">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> More than 42 locations were opened, which typically adjoined or were adjacent to GameStop locations.<ref name="acquired" /> GameStop spun off MovieStop to private owners in 2012.<ref name="divest">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 2014, Draw Another Circle LLC, a company controlled by merchandising executive Joel Weinshanker that also owns Hastings Entertainment, purchased MovieStop.<ref name="draw">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The chain shuttered in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In October 2012 at Grapevine Mills in Dallas, GameStop introduced GameStop Kids, a pop-up retail concept. The brand, which had 80 locations in shopping malls during the Christmas and holiday season, focused on children's products, and carried only games rated "Everyone" by the ESRB, along with merchandise of popular franchises aimed towards the demographic.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In July 2014, GameStop's Australian Division EB Games Australia introduced ZiNG Pop CultureTemplate:Em dasha pop culture retailer. ZiNG Pop Culture has since expanded to over 50 standalone stores as well as numerous large format hybrid stores, which include both an EB Games and Zing Pop Culture store in a single location with an expanded selection of games merchandise.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
European expansion and stagnationEdit
GameStop's entry into the European market began in 2003 with the acquisition of Irish video game retailer, Gamesworld.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Gamesworld, which had eleven stores in Ireland, then announced that it planned to add 33 stores across the island of Ireland.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> GameStop's merger with EB Games in October 2005 expanded GameStop's European footprint with the addition of nearly 400 stores across Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.<ref name="ebgames" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The merger did not include EB Game's British and Irish stores which continued separately under the GAME brand. GameStop continued its expansion, operating 636 stores across Europe by 2007, now including Portugal.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> In April 2008 with the acquisition of Free Record Shop's 49 Norwegian stores.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref name="freerecord" /> This was followed in October with the acquisition of French video-game retailer Micromania and its 332 stores for $700m, which increased its European store count to 1,077.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref name="micromania_1" /><ref name="micromania_2" /> However, GameStop's attempts to expand into the UK were less successful. In 2007, its bid to acquire GameStation and its 217 stores from struggling Blockbuster were thwarted by GAME who acquired it instead in May.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In November, when British retailer Woolworths went into administration British gaming magazine, MCV, reported that GameStop was bidding for half of Woolsworth's 815 stores.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> GameStop later issued a press statement completely denying the reports.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Now operating over 1,400 stores across Europe with sales of $1,810 million, 2011 was the limit of GameStop's growth in Europe. GameStop gave up on UK expansion,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and in July announced that it would be closing its two solitary stores in Britain and launching an e-commerce website for UK customers.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In January 2012, GameStop closed its four remaining stores in Northern Ireland, thus ending its physical presence in the United Kingdom, and transferring its UK business online.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Also in January, GameStop left Portugal closing its 13 stores.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later in March, GameStop's competitor, GAME, entered administration.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> While GameStop actively explored acquiring GAME's Spanish business and its 291 stores, it was sold instead to investment vehicle, Cherrilux Investments.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> GameStop's Spanish business was originally an acquisition of Jump Ordenadores SLU by EB Games in 2005 just prior to the merger with GameStop.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In September 2014, GameStop announced its withdrawal from Spain and the sale of some of its stores to GAME, the very company it had tried to acquire only two years previously.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Management changesEdit
Daniel DeMatteo replaced Richard Fontaine as GameStop CEO in August 2008. DeMatteo had served as company COO since 1996. Fontaine, who had been GameStop chairman and CEO since 1996, remained the company's chairman.<ref name="remains">Template:Cite news</ref> J. Paul Raines, formerly executive vice president of Home Depot, became company COO in September.<ref name="remains" /> J. Paul Raines became GameStop CEO in June 2010.<ref name="illness">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He replaced Daniel DeMatteo who was named executive chairman of the company.<ref name="illness" /> Under his leadership, in 2012, GameStop's digital revenue grew from $190 million in 2011 to more than $600 million in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Decline (2016–2024)Edit
Changes in market conditionsEdit
The market for physical game media has been in a state of decline due to downloadable games on services such as Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Nintendo eShop, and Steam.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This has resulted in a decline in sales at GameStop. In 2017, GameStop reported a 16.4% drop in sales for the 2016 holiday season, but expressed optimism in its non-physical gaming businesses.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
In February 2017, it was revealed that GameStop enforced, on all of its retail employees, a program known as Circle of Life. The policy itself was made to ensure that each employee would allow a certain percentage of their sales to pre-orders, rewards cards, used games, or have a customer trade in a game.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Upon revelation of the policy, many current and former GameStop employees revealed stories of how the policy has led to them lying to customers. Many more claimed that the policy had led to poor working conditions and emotional distress.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later that month, GameStop reformed the program to solely focus on the store as a whole instead of the previous individual employee basis, though still maintaining a heavy emphasis on the individuals' performance to maintain strong store metrics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Financial lossesEdit
Shares of GameStop stock fell 16% in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On February 28, 2017, shares dropped an additional 8% following Microsoft's announcement of its Xbox Game Pass service.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following these reports, GameStop announced it would close over 150 stores in 2017 and expand its non-gaming business.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On the same day, however, GameStop said it planned to open 65 new Technology Brand stores and 35 Collectibles stores due to a 44% and 28% increase in sales, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> GameStop's total revenue fell 7.6% to $3.06 billion in the quarter ended February 2, 2018.<ref name=reports2018>Template:Cite press release</ref>
Business Insider described GameStop's investment in Spring Mobile as a failure, with estimates that the company spent $1.5 billion on acquisitions on Spring Mobile and store locations, but only gained $700 million from the sale of Spring Mobile to Prime Communications in 2018, leaving them $800 million in debt.<ref name=":3" />
In late June 2018, GameStop confirmed talks of a possible sale, with Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm, the most likely buyer,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> with a target deal expected by February 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, on January 29, 2019, GameStop reported it had stopped looking for a buyer for the company, due to a "lack of available financing on terms that would be commercially acceptable to a prospective acquirer", and was looking for other actions to help re-establish its financial ground.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shares dropped 27% to a 14-year low immediately following this announcement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The financial results for 2018 showed the biggest loss in GameStop company history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> For the 52-week period ending on February 2, 2019, GameStop reported a record-breaking net loss of $673 million.<ref name=reports2018/> This was a change from the net profit of $34.7 million in the previous year.<ref name=reports2018/> The net sales for fiscal year 2018 were down 3% year-on-year to $8.29 billion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The company also eliminated its dividend.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In December 2021, GameStop posted a larger-than-expected loss in the fiscal third quarter, and investors are waiting to hear how the ailing company plans to restructure its operations and entice gamers back. In extended trade, shares plummeted.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In March 2024, GameStop announced net income of $6.7 million for fiscal year 2023.
Management changesEdit
After being on medical leave since November 2017 due to reoccurrence of a brain tumor, J. Paul Raines resigned from GameStop on January 31, 2018, and died on March 4, 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> DeMatteo, GameStop's executive chairman stepped in as interim chief executive officer.<ref name=duetoillness>Template:Cite news</ref> On February 6, 2018, the company announced Michael K. Mauler as CEO and member of the board of directors.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On May 11, 2018, Mauler resigned due to "personal reasons" and chairman Dan DeMatteo was named interim CEO. Mauler did not take any severance package or separation benefits.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On May 31, 2018, GameStop named Shane Kim as interim CEO.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> Kim was replaced by George Sherman in March 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On March 12, 2020, it was announced that a group of shareholders including Hestia Capital Partners LP and Permit Capital Enterprise Fund LP sent a "threat" letter to the Grapevine, Texas, company's board, urging it to appoint a stockholder representative as a director.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Turnaround effortsEdit
American division effortsEdit
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All GameStop stores in Puerto Rico were shut at the end of March 2016, citing increased rates of government taxes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In July 2019, GameStop partnered with an outside design firm, R/GA, to put forth plans to revamp stores to focus on competitive gaming and retrogaming, and to introduce new ways for customers to try games before buying them.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Each concept store is expected to be mutually exclusive.Template:Citation needed
A leaked email revealed on July 31, 2019, indicated that 50 employees, including district and regional managers,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> would be laid off as a result of reorganization efforts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In August 2019, GameStop laid off over 120 people, including about half of the staff of Game Informer, as part of its "GameStop Reboot initiative".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In August 2019, Michael Burry's investment firm Scion Asset Management sent a letter to GameStop executives urging the company to engage in a $238 million stock buyback. The letter also revealed that Scion owned approximately 2,750,000 shares, or about 3.05% of GameStop. The stock price of GameStop, which had been in steady decline in share price since late January 2019, spiked roughly 20% after Burry revealed that he was buying the stock in an interview with Barron's. In the interview, Burry explained that both Sony and Microsoft would enter the next console generation with a physical disc drive and therefore likely extend the longevity of GameStop. He also noted that the company's balance sheet was in good condition.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2019, GameStop announced that it spent $178.6 million to buy 34.6 million shares, or 34% of the shares outstanding, at an average price of $5.14 per share.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> In May 2020, Burry lowered his stake in GameStop.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
After reporting that it had missed analysts' expectations during the 2nd quarter of the fiscal year 2019 ending August 2019, as reported in September 2019, GameStop announced that it was planning to close about 180–200 underperforming stores of the 5,700 it had worldwide in the short term, along with developing metrics to evaluate other potential closures over the next two years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March 2020, four members of GameStop's board of directors – Dan DeMatteo, Gerald Szczepanski, Larry Zilavy, and Steve Koonin – stepped down and were replaced by Reggie Fils-Aimé, Bill Simon and J.K. Symancyk as part of the company's effort to turn around the business.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On October 8, 2020, GameStop announced an agreement with Microsoft to migrate backend systems to Microsoft 365 platforms including Dynamics 365, also including in-store usage of Microsoft Surface products by employees.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was later reported that this agreement would also include revenue sharing on all digital game purchases for Xbox Series X and S for each product sold by the retailer, although the exact percentage of this share was not disclosed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Australian division effortsEdit
GameStop's Australian division has been focused on increasing higher-margin merchandise and opening more large format hybrid stores which include both an EB Games and Zing Pop Culture store in a single location. These locations have an expanded selection of merchandise based on both games and pop culture. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the diversification into merchandise through the establishment of the Zing Pop Culture brand in 2014 had been vital in keeping the company profitable. The newspaper reported the greater focus on merchandise allowed the company to tap into the lucrative, higher-margin merchandise market of t-shirts, figurines and bobbleheads. The newspaper noted former staff agreed that the Australian divisions' merchandise pivot has been key to the divisions survival in Australia's tough retail landscape. However, they also pointed to the pre-owned games segment as a major part of its success.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> GameStop's Australian division has been the only profitable segment of the global GameStop business for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 fiscal years. The company reported profits of US$9.4 million, US$52.2 million and US$30.6 million for each fiscal year respectively.
COVID-19 pandemicEdit
American division pandemic responseEdit
Government efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 required GameStop to close the physical operation of all of its 3,500 stores from roughly March to May 2020, though not without some controversy in the early stages. Throughout this time, it continued with online and curbside sales. Sherman and the board of directors took a 50% pay cut while other executives took a 30% cut to offset losses.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> While digital sales grew by 519%, its retail dropped by more than 30% in the same period from the prior year, and the chain reported a Template:USD loss in contrast to a Template:USD for the same quarter in 2019. However, with the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 still planned for release in the latter part of 2020, Sherman expected to be able to recover from these losses.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In mid-March 2020, GameStop faced criticism for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, with employees and social media users accusing the company of placing its business ahead of the safety of its staff and customers, in order to capitalize on an influx of video game purchases and related products for entertainment during the pandemic and related lockdowns.<ref name=noidea>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=outraged/><ref name=failing>Template:Cite news</ref> GameStop stated that it would suspend in-store events (including midnight launches) and the use of demo stations, perform additional cleaning, and structure lines and limit store capacity to enforce physical distancing.<ref name=failing/> To prevent enlarged crowds for two high-profile video game releases on March 20—Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal, GameStop announced that it would begin selling Doom Eternal in its stores a day ahead of its official release date.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Polygon reported on March 17 that several stores in the San Francisco area had remained open, seemingly in violation of a stay-at-home order issued by Bay Area counties that restricts non-essential business. Several employees told Polygon and Vice that they did not receive additional cleaning supplies that were to be provided by corporate, requiring them to purchase them on their own and request reimbursement.<ref name=noidea/><ref name=essential>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=failing/>
A memo obtained by Kotaku on March 19 indicated that GameStop saw itself as an essential business because some of its technology products are relevant to enhancing remote work, required in many cases during the pandemic. GameStop reiterated the safety measures that it had put in place, and also announced that it would reduce store hours and suspend all trade-ins until at least March 29, 2020, and offer curbside pickup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=essential/> An employee of a GameStop store in Athens, Georgia (which was shut down on March 20 by order of the police to comply with a similar order in Athens-Clark County) disputed the argument, saying that the high-end, gaming-oriented peripherals (such as keyboards and mice) sold at GameStop were not necessarily essential for remote work, and that cheaper alternatives were readily available at stores allowed to remain open, such as Walmart.<ref name=outraged/>
California had announced a state-wide stay-at-home order on March 19; while GameStop had originally stated to its stores it was an essential retail business, by March 20 GameStop instead decided to close down its California branches, while keeping most other nationwide stores open.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=outraged>Template:Cite news</ref> Following similar stay-at-home orders in New York and Illinois over the following days, GameStop announced that it would close all locations effective March 22, with selected locations continuing to offer contact-free curbside pickup (where an employee, wearing either gloves or a bag over their hands, would slip the customer's order through the front door, remaining behind the glass)<ref name=bags>Template:Cite news</ref> and home delivery.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In early April 2020, a location in Dorchester, Boston received a nuisance citation by local police, who deemed the curbside pickup a violation of the Massachusetts stay-at-home order. GameStop subsequently ceased offering curbside pickup in the state.<ref name=bags/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Canadian division pandemic responseEdit
GameStop's Canadian subsidiary EB Games faced similar criticism on March 20 as well, as morning lineups for the new Animal Crossing and Doom games at a Toronto location induced large public gatherings discouraged by officials. The city's public health chief Eileen de Villa stated that the gathering did not "line up with what we expect from those in our community who are interested in protecting and strengthening our community". Mayor John Tory accused the company of "placing commerce above the public interest", while Premier of Ontario Doug Ford stated that "everyone in this province has a responsibility to make sure we protect each other and I am very, very disappointed in the store owner that would do this". EB Games later announced that it would close all Canadian stores on March 21.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Australian division pandemic responseEdit
GameStop's Australian subsidiary EB Games Australia was the only arm of the global GameStop business not to report huge COVID-related losses, with sales instead soaring by 30 per cent. In Australia COVID-19 lockdowns were managed by the Australian Federal Government National Cabinet which largely permitted retail stores to remain open with capacity limits in place.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This meant, unlike other arms of the GameStop business, the Australian arms stores remained open for the substantial majority of the pandemic. National Cabinet only mandated some brief regionally targeted entire store closures with stores in the Australian state of Victoria being the most heavily impacted. For fiscal year 2020 the Australian arm reported net sales of US$625.3 million and operating earnings of US$52.2 million. This was an increase of US$42.8 million in operating earnings compared to the pre-pandemic Fiscal Year 2019 where the company posted net sales of US$525.4 million and operating earnings of US$9.4 million.<ref name="2020-10K"/>
European declineEdit
In December 2016, GameStop closed its UK website, completely leaving the UK market.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2019, GameStop announced that it wind down its Nordic operations during 2020, closing its 100 stores across Denmark,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Finland,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Norway<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Sweden<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> by July 2020, and exiting those countries.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
By the end of 2020, GameStop had 954 stores in Europe and sales had fallen to $789 million, with losses of $78.7 million. That November, Ryan Cohen's open letter to the GameStop board suggesting closing or selling loss making operations in Europe was an indication of GameStop's future plans for Europe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In October 2022, GameStop decided to withdraw completely from Austria and Switzerland, closing their twenty stores.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In Germany, its business would be downsized with only 70 of 170 stores remaining open by March.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In December, the Swiss business was saved by the small Italian gaming retailer, Cidiverte which operates ten stores in Italy, who took over and rebranded all the Swiss GameStop stores by May 2023.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In March 2023, GameStop decided to leave Ireland after another loss making year accumulated its losses to €45.5 million. It closed its 35 stores by June costing GameStop €13 million in severance payments and lease buyouts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Its warehouse and European headquarters in Swords, Dublin was later sold for €5 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By the end of 2023, Gamestop had only 647 stores left in Europe, operating in France, Germany and Italy.
In November 2024, GameStop decided to cease operations in Germany, closing its remaining 69 stores by January 2025, as well as its warehouse and headquarters in Tannheim.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Also in November 2024, GameStop sold GameStop Italy to Cidiverte, a small Italian competitor which operates ten stores under the Gamelife brand. Within six months of the sale, over 250 GameStop stores in Italy will be rebranded as Gamelife stores.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Thus by the summer of 2025, aside from Micromania in France, the GameStop brand will have disappeared from Europe.
In February 2025, GameStop announced that it intended to sell its French operations.<ref name="woke-1">Template:Cite press release</ref> Ryan Cohen condemned the "wokeness" of France, posting on X that the sale would "include wokeness and DEI at no additional cost".<ref name="woke-2">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="woke-3">Template:Cite tweet</ref>
January 2021 short squeezeEdit
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In January 2021, trading activity around a short squeeze resulted in a 1,500% increase in GameStop's share price over the course of two weeks, reaching an all-time intraday high of over US$500.00. Template:As of, on the New York Stock Exchange.<ref name="yun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This effect was mainly attributed to short sellers using illegal business practices causing the stock to be shorted over 100 percent of the free float of the company.
There is uncertainty around the size of the effect of short sellers closing their position. The SEC released a report claiming "While a short squeeze did not appear to be the main driver of events, and a gamma squeeze less likely, the episode highlights the role and potential impact of short selling and short covering."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Other news in 2021 to 2025Edit
In February 2021, GameStop announced that its finance chief Jim Bell, appointed in June 2019, would leave the company on March 26, 2021. Though no official reason was given for Bell's departure, the company said that it did not have to do with a disagreement with the company or its operations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In April 2021, George Sherman announced that he will step down as CEO of GameStop by July 31, 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Also in April 2021, Ryan Cohen, founder of Chewy and a large GameStop shareholder, was named chairman, effective in June 2021.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On June 9, 2021, GameStop appointed former Amazon executives Matt Furlong and Mike Recupero as CEO and CFO respectively.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Furlong took over the position of CEO from Sherman on June 21, 2021.<ref name=":0" /> Furlong was removed from his position as CEO in June 2023 and replaced by Ryan Cohen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In July 2022, it was announced that Mike Recupero was fired as CFO. He was replaced by Diana Saadeh-Jajeh, who was the company's chief accounting officer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Just a year later, GameStop announced that Diana had resigned as CFO.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In September 2023, Cohen took over as CEO of the company, in addition to his chairman role, without collecting a salary.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In March 2024, it was announced that GameStop would cut an unknown number of staff in an effort to achieve profitability. However, the company also noted that these cuts may strain its existing resources.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In July 2021, GameStop announced the rebrand of EB Games Canada to GameStop following customer feedback.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In February 2025, GameStop announced that it intended to sell its Canadian operations.<ref name="woke-1"/> Ryan Cohen condemned Canadian "wokeness", posting on X that the sale would "include wokeness and DEI at no additional cost".<ref name="woke-2"/><ref name="woke-3"/> In May 2025, GameStop Canada was acquired by entrepreneur, Stephan Tetrault, and rebranded back to its previous American brand, EB Games Canada.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
NFT platformEdit
On May 26, 2021, GameStop announced that it was working on a non-fungible token (NFT) platform creating a token that is based on blockchain Ethereum technology.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Business Insider reported that "GameStop is building an NFT platform as part of an ambitious plan to transform itself into the Amazon of gaming."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Beta version of the platform launched on July 11, 2022. The marketplace is curated, with a vetting process in place for artists; in July 2022 GameStop removed an NFT associated with artwork which referenced the photo The Falling Man and removed the ability for the creator's account to mint new NFTs on its platform.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In another case, a user sold hundreds of NFTs associated with HTML5 games they did not have a license for. GameStop removed their minting ability and the listings for the NFTs on their marketplace, although the NFTs themselves remain on the blockchain, the games themselves on Gamestop's servers, and can be sold on other marketplaces.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In December 2022, GameStop laid off a large portion of the team working on the NFT platform. In August 2023, GameStop announced wind down of its crypto and NFT wallet citing "regulatory uncertainty".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of December 2023, Gamestop's NFT marketplace still allowed users the ability to trade in-game items using other NFT wallets (such as MetaMask).<ref name=NFTMarketplace>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, in January 2024, Gamestop ultimately announced that on February 2, 2024, the NFT marketplace would be shuttered completely.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Business operationsEdit
AtrixEdit
Atrix (formerly @play) is GameStop's in-house store brand. GameStop sells gaming accessories, Headsets, Mice and Keyboards under the Atrix brand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Game InformerEdit
Game Informer was a magazine owned by GameStop, Inc. It was discontinued in August 2024.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> It was primarily sold through subscriptions which could be purchased at GameStop locations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> A subscription to the magazine was included for members of GameStop's PowerUp Rewards Pro loyalty program.<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>
Trade-insEdit
GameStop provides its customers either cash or trade credit in exchange for customers' unwanted video games, accessories, and tech.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The used video game trade-ins have twice the gross margins of new video game sales.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Some video game developers and publishers have criticized GameStop for its practices, as they receive no share of the revenue from the sale of used games. GameStop responded to these criticisms in 2009 by stating that 70% of store credit generated by game trade ins was used to purchase new rather than used games, generating close to $2 billion in annual revenue.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
GameStop TVEdit
GameStop TV is the in-store television network run internally by GameStop, with non-endemic sales in partnership with Playwire Media. GameStop TV features programming targeted to consumers shopping in GameStop stores. Each month brings content segments about upcoming video game releases, exclusive developer interviews, and product demonstrations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Pre-order bonusesEdit
Game publishers obtain more pre-orders by including exclusive in-game or physical bonuses, available only if the player pre-ordered the game. Bonuses typically include extras such as exclusive characters, weapons, and maps. For example, GameStop included an additional avatar costume for Call of Duty: Black Ops when it was released in November 2010,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and a pictorial Art-Folio for Metroid: Other M.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Soundtracks, artbooks, plushies, figurines, posters, and T-shirts have also been special bonuses.
GameTrust GamesEdit
In January 2016, GameStop announced a partnership with Insomniac Games with its 2016 title Song of the Deep. GameStop executive Mark Stanley said the concept was to help the chain have more direct communication with players, and would expect to expand out to other similar distribution deals with other developers if this one succeeds.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2016, GameStop created the GameTrust Games publishing division to serve as a publisher for mid-sized developers. In April 2016, GameTrust Games announced it was working with Ready At Dawn, Tequila Works, and Frozenbyte to prepare more titles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
As of January 2025, GameTrust has published two games on Steam in 2016 and 2017 respectively.<ref name="Steam Games list of GameTrust published Games">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ControversiesEdit
In 2022, consulting firm BCG filed a lawsuit against GameStop as the latter allegedly denied payment of fee worth $30 million for a project. GameStop argued that it saw it is in the best interest of its stakeholders to deny payment as BCG brought little improvement to the EBITDA of the company, which the consultancy allegedly promised to improve. BCG counter argued that the company has delivered more than it promised in statement of proposal and that the quoted variable fee was based on the "projected", not realised, improvement in EBITDA, as per the contract.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ultimately, it turned out that BCG's lawsuit lacked the merit to be carried out in court. GameStop's claim about BCG not having delivered any value and not being owed any money for their supposed "services" was not controversial after all, and the lawsuit regarding these matters was dismissed with prejudice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Corporate affairsEdit
FinancesEdit
| Australia Division | Canada Division | Europe Division | United States Division | Technology Brands | Total | |||||||
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| Year | Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Sales | Operating Income | Net Sales | Operating Income |
| 1999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $223.7 | $15.3 | - | - | $223.7 | $15.3 |
| 2000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $756.7 | $5.6 | - | - | $756.7 | $5.6 |
| 2001<ref name="2001-10K"/> | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,121.1 | $34.1 | - | - | $1,121.1 | $34.1 |
| 2002<ref name="2002-10K"/> | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,352.8 | $87.1 | - | - | $1,352.8 | $87.1 |
| 2003<ref name="2003-10K"/> | - | - | - | - | $14.8 | Template:Font color | $1,564.0 | $104.8 | - | - | $1,578.8 | $104.4 |
| 2004<ref name="2004-10K"/> | - | - | - | - | $24.6 | Template:Font color | $1,818.2 | $102.1 | - | - | $1,842.8 | $99.1 |
| 2005<ref name="2005-10K"/> | $94.4 | $11.0 | $111.4 | $7.9 | $176.2 | $0.1 | $2,709.8 | $173.7 | - | - | $3,091.8 | $192.7 |
| 2006<ref name="2006-10K"/> | $288.1 | $27.3 | $319.7 | $20.0 | $441.6 | $1.0 | $4,269.5 | $285.4 | - | - | $5,318.9 | $333.7 |
| 2007<ref name="2007-10K"/> | $420.8 | $41.8 | $473.0 | $35.8 | $761.4 | $32.6 | $5,438.8 | $391.2 | - | - | $7,094.0 | $501.4 |
| 2008<ref name="2008-10K"/> | $520.0 | $46.8 | $548.2 | $32.6 | $1,271.0 | $65.6 | $6,466.7 | $530.1 | - | - | $8,805.9 | $675.1 |
| 2009<ref name="2009-10K"/> | $530.2 | $46.0 | $491.4 | $35.0 | $1,781.4 | $67.2 | $6,275.0 | $488.8 | - | - | $9,078.8 | $637.0 |
| 2010<ref name="2010-10K"/> | $565.2 | $41.0 | $502.3 | $22.6 | $1,725.0 | $68.2 | $6,681.2 | $530.8 | - | - | $9,473.7 | $662.6 |
| 2011<ref name="2011-10K"/> | $604.7 | $35.4 | $498.4 | $12.4 | $1,810.4 | $20.2 | $6,637.0 | $501.9 | - | - | $9,550.5 | $569.9 |
| 2012<ref name="2012-10K"/> | $607.3 | Template:Font color | $478.4 | Template:Font color | $1,608.6 | Template:Font color | $6,192.4 | $501.9 | - | - | $8,886.7 | Template:Font color |
| 2013<ref name="2013-10K"/> | $613.7 | $37.5 | $468.8 | $26.6 | $1,733.8 | $44.3 | $6,160.4 | $465.3 | $62.8 | Template:Font color | $9,039.5 | $573.5 |
| 2014<ref name="2014-10K"/> | $644.7 | $38.0 | $476.4 | $28.3 | $1,652.8 | $35.9 | $6,193.5 | $483.2 | $328.6 | $32.9 | $9,296.0 | $618.3 |
| 2015<ref name="2015-10K"/> | $591.4 | $38.7 | $446.6 | $29.4 | $1,356.7 | $48.8 | $6,435.1 | $504.3 | $534.0 | $27.0 | $9,363.8 | $648.2 |
| 2016<ref name="2016-10K"/> | $609.5 | $34.9 | $382.0 | $22.4 | $1,313.5 | $26.0 | $5,488.9 | $430.2 | $814.0 | $44.2 | $8,607.9 | $557.7 |
| 2017<ref name="2017-10K"/> | $702.2 | $34.9 | $434.9 | $18.5 | $1,534.0 | $53.0 | $5,749.9 | $344.9 | $803.6 | Template:Font color | $9,224.6 | $135.6 |
| 2018<ref name="2018-10K"/> | $645.4 | Template:Font color | $434.5 | Template:Font color | $1,405.2 | Template:Font color | $5,800.2 | Template:Font color | - | - | $8,285.3 | Template:Font color |
| 2019<ref name="2019-10K"/> | $525.4 | $9.4 | $344.2 | Template:Font color | $1,098.7 | Template:Font color | $4,497.7 | Template:Font color | - | - | $6,466.0 | Template:Font color |
| 2020<ref name="2020-10K"/> | $625.3 | $52.2 | $258.4 | Template:Font color | $789.0 | Template:Font color | $3,417.1 | Template:Font color | - | - | $5,089.8 | Template:Font color |
| 2021<ref name="2021-10K"/> | $591.8 | $30.6 | $332.3 | Template:Font color | $900.1 | Template:Font color | $4,186.5 | Template:Font color | - | - | $6,010.7 | Template:Font color |
| 2022<ref name="2022-10K"/> | $588.7 | $13.8 | $344.1 | Template:Font color | $901.4 | Template:Font color | $4,093.0 | Template:Font color | - | - | $5,927.2 | Template:Font color |
| 2023<ref name="2023-10K"/> | $522.5 | Template:Font color | $292.5 | Template:Font color | $1,028.4 | Template:Font color | $3,429.4 | Template:Font color | - | - | $5,272.8 | Template:Font color |
| 2024<ref name="2024-10K"/> | $409.9 | Template:Font color | $204.3 | Template:Font color | $638.1 | Template:Font color | $2,757.7 | $33.9 | - | - | $3,823.0 | Template:Font color |
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Store numbersEdit
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| Australia | - | - | - | - | 152Template:Ref label | 191 | 250 | 311 | 350 | 365 | 372 | 379 | 379 | 381Template:Ref label | 403 | 423 | 425 | 419 | 383 | 375 | 376 | 378 | 365 | 336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | - | - | - | - | 25Template:Ref label | 28 | 30 | 39Template:Ref label | 38 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Division Total | - | - | - | - | 177 | 219 | 280 | 350 | 388 | 405 | 411 | 416 | 418 | 421 | 444 | 464 | 467 | 462 | 426 | 417 | 417 | 419 | 404 | 374 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | - | - | - | - | 261Template:Ref label | 267 | 287 | 325 | 337 | 345 | 346 | 336 | 335 | 331 | 325 | 322 | 321 | 311 | 299 | 253 | 231 | 216 | 203 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Division Total | - | - | - | - | 261 | 267 | 287 | 325 | 337 | 345 | 346 | 336 | 335 | 331 | 325 | 322 | 321 | 311 | 299 | 253 | 231 | 216 | 203 | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | - | - | - | - | 2Template:Ref label | 6 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 6 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | - | - | - | - | 23Template:Ref label | 26 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | - | - | - | - | 1Template:Ref label | 1 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 332Template:Ref label | 368 | 379 | 391 | 397 | 422 | 434 | 433 | 432 | 425 | 420 | 413 | 399 | 399 | 351 | 314 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | - | - | - | - | 77Template:Ref label | 95 | 137 | 179 | 195 | 205 | 208 | 208 | 209 | 209 | 216 | 217 | 214 | 208 | 199 | 186 | 172 | 154 | 69 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | - | - | 16Template:Ref label | 25 | 28 | 35 | 44 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 36 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | - | - | - | - | 102Template:Ref label | 157 | 218 | 286 | 328 | 371 | 420 | 440 | 431 | 419 | 400 | 386 | 379 | 361 | 343 | 292 | 272 | 268 | 264 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | - | - | - | - | 10Template:Ref label | 12 | 16 | 58Template:Ref label | 56 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 28 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | - | - | - | - | 123Template:Ref label | 101 | 93 | 132 | 124 | 140 | 116 | 110 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | - | - | - | - | 47Template:Ref label | 46 | 47 | 57 | 58 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 108 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | - | - | - | - | 9Template:Ref label | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | 6Template:Ref label | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe Division Total | - | - | 16 | 25 | 428 | 493 | 636 | 1,201 | 1,296 | 1,384 | 1,423 | 1,425 | 1,455 | 1,316 | 1,299 | 1,283 | 1,247 | 1,211 | 1,142 | 954 | 907 | 829 | 647 | 311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Total | - | - | 16 | 25 | 866 | 979 | 1,203 | 1,876 | 2,021 | 2,134 | 2,180 | 2,177 | 2,208 | 2,068 | 2,068 | 2,069 | 2,035 | 1,984 | 1,867 | 1,624 | 1,555 | 1,464 | 1,254 | 878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States – Video Game Brands | 1,038 | 1,231 | 1,498 | 1,801 | 3,624Template:Ref label | 3,799Template:Ref label | 4,061 | 4,331 | 4,429 | 4,536 | 4,503 | 4,425 | 4,249 | 4,138Template:Ref label | 4,013 | 3,944 | 3,864 | 3,846 | 3,642 | 3,192 | 3,018 | 2,949 | 2,915 | 2,325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States - Technology Brands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 218Template:Ref labelTemplate:Ref label | 484 | 1,036 | 1,522 | 1,377 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States Division Total | 1,038 | 1,231 | 1,498 | 1,801 | 3,624 | 3,799 | 4,061 | 4,331 | 4,429 | 4,536 | 4,503 | 4,425 | 4,467 | 4,622 | 5,049 | 5,466 | 5,241 | 3,846 | 3,642 | 3,192 | 3,018 | 2,949 | 2,915 | 2,325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Store Count | 1,038 | 1,231 | 1,514 | 1,826 | 4,490 | 4,778 | 5,264 | 6,207 | 6,450 | 6,670 | 6,683 | 6,602 | 6,675 | 6,699 | 7,117 | 7,535 | 7,276 | 5,830 | 5,509 | 4,816 | 4,573 | 4,413 | 4,169 | 3,203 |
Template:Note labelAcquired a majority interest in Gamesworld Group Limited ("Gamesworld"), an Ireland-based video game retailer operating 10 stores expanding GameStop's operations into Ireland.
Template:Note labelAcquired Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. ("EB Games"), a United States–based video games retailer operating approximately 2,300 stores expanding GameStop's operations in/into Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States.
Template:Note labelAcquired Game Brands Inc. ("Rhino Video Games"), a United States–based video game retailer operating 72 stores and expanding GameStop's United States operations
Template:Note labelAcquired The Gamesman Limited ("The Gamesman"), a New Zealand–based video game retailer operating 8 video game stores expanding GameStop's operations in New Zealand.
Template:Note labelAcquired SFMI Micromania ("Micromania"), a France-based video game retailer operating 332 video game stores expanding GameStop's operations into France.
Template:Note labelAcquired Free Record Shop Norway AS ("Free Record Shop"), a Norway-based record store retailer operating 49 stores. GameStop converted these record stores into video game stores.
Template:Note labelAcquired Simply Mac, Inc. ("Simply Mac"), a United States–based Apple specialty store retailer.
Template:Note labelAcquired Spring Communications, Inc. ("Spring Mobile"), a United States–based Apple wireless retailer.
Template:Note labelLaunched Zing Pop Culture, an Australia-based Pop Culture retailer.
Template:Note labelAcquired Geeknet, Inc. ("ThinkGeek"), a United States–based online and wholesale Pop Culture retailer.
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