Editing GameStop (section)

=====Canadian division pandemic response=====

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 of Toronto|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>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/03/20/ford-frustrated-as-dozens-line-up-for-eb-games-launch-despite-pandemic.html|title=EB Games to close Saturday, as Ford fumes while dozens line up for launch, despite pandemic|date=March 20, 2020|website=Toronto Star|language=en|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-date=April 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408220817/https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/03/20/ford-frustrated-as-dozens-line-up-for-eb-games-launch-despite-pandemic.html|url-status=live}}</ref>