GameStop

GameStop CEO: COVID-19 lockdowns drove wave of first-time gaming interest

Hardware sales, new loyalty sign-ups indicate that many picked up consoles for the first time in March, April

GameStop preliminary financials expect Q1 net loss between $162m and $172m

Retailer closed 76% of international stores, all US stores temporarily in response to COVID-19

GameStop starts re-opening stores closed by COVID-19

Retailer has begun the process of re-opening locations in Italy, Germany, Austria, and the states of South Carolina and Georgia

GameStop ordered to close Boston store after violating lockdown

Retailer issued a nuisance order, staff had been serving shoppers through the door with hands wrapped in plastic bags

GameStop says no indication of PS5, Xbox Series X delays

Retailer says as of right now, pandemic has had "minimal" impact on product deliveries

GameStop turns a Q4 profit despite 28% dip in sales

Retailer says pandemic has increased demand; chain closed 320 stores last year and looks to close that many or more in the current year

All US GameStop stores closed except for curbside pick-up

Retailer will pay US employees for lost hours for next two weeks; Canadian EB Games stores shut entirely

Retailers break Doom Eternal street date over COVID-19 fears

GameStop and other retailers are selling Bethesda's game early to avoid overcrowding in-store

GameStop keeping stores open as government orders lockdowns

Update: San Mateo county says GameStop is not an "essential business," GameStop says it can have "positive impact"

GameStop cancels in-store events indefinitely in response to COVID-19

But employees reportedly struggle with lack of cleaning supplies or emergency sick leave

Reggie Fils-Aimé appointed to GameStop board of directors

William Simon and James Symancyk also join board

GameStop's concept stores: A "laboratory," not a Hail Mary

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, the gaming retailer is taking its time trialing new, interactive store experiences focused on the local community

Employees say "sheer desperation" drives GameStop's aggressive sales tactics

Chain focuses on pre-orders and buying used phones, with the potential threat of termination for staff who miss targets

Activision Blizzard, EA, Sony, Microsoft included in HRC's 2020 Corporate Equality Index

Multiple gaming companies score 100% on survey of non-discrimination policies, benefits, and LGBTQ support

GameStop holiday sales down 27.5% in 2019

CEO lowers full-year guidance again, maintains declining sales are reflective of market trends

GameStop winding down operations in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden

140 stores globally have been closed already this year, 250 to 300 total closures planned by end of 2019

GameStop Q3 global sales down again, expected full-year decline in the high-teens

Collectible sales was once again the only segment that showed any year-over-year growth

GameStop: PS5 and Project Scarlett won't shut us out with digital sales

CEO George Sherman confident struggling retailer will still take a "very, very significant share" of boxed sales during next gen

GameStop to close 180-200 "underperforming" stores globally this year

More store closures planned in the coming 12-24 months as part of ongoing company restructuring

GameStop Q2 global sales down 14% as company pushes "Reboot"

CEO George Sherman says company "acting with a sense of urgency" to "set GameStop on the correct path"