• GameStop closing 250 stores, opening 60-70 in 2013
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well that's 180-ish gamestops gone,woo hoo
They're abundant enough that it's no big loss. Traveling 16 miles today, this map shows I will be coming close to 5 separate gamestops.
And to think, the oldest gameshop in sweden (conveniently named GameShop) has outlived both EB games, GAME and finally Gamestop here. Owner is almost too chill to be true.
-sneeeep-
Is there a list of the ones that are closing? The only place around us to buy games that isn't from Wal-Mart is in a small town that is "unprofitable"
Can't say I'm terribly shocked by this. There are three GameStops all within five miles of each other near my house.
I think Gamestop might simply want to make like kiosk ish places. Like stock them with 1-2 copies of major titles, unless it's a preorder, and maybe make the rest a comfortable place for local gaming groups to meet up. Then if there is a preorder, you can just stock the place high with those copies and then send back extras. So make it kind of like a starbucks of gaming. But that's merely my idea. You don't need so much stock of those games all the time, keep those for the main stores that at thinned out.
[img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27431030/site%20materials/gamestups.png[/img] These are the GameStops near me. Yes, there's a single road here with [i]four[/i] GameStops less than [i]a mile[/i] apart. And yes, GameStops 5 and 6 on that map are literally across the street from each other. Different managers and everything. :v:
[QUOTE=Shugo;39583150][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/27431030/site%20materials/gamestups.png[/img] These are the GameStops near me. Yes, there's a single road here with [i]four[/i] GameStops less than [i]a mile[/i] apart. And yes, GameStops 5 and 6 on that map are literally across the street from each other. Different managers and everything. :v:[/QUOTE] Greetings fellow Michigander. Also Gamestop 6 is better than 5. Just giving a heads up.
[QUOTE=EnlightenDead;39583330]Greetings fellow Michigander. Also Gamestop 6 is better than 5. Just giving a heads up.[/QUOTE] GameStop 6 sold me a used 60GB PS3 (meaning it plays PS2 games) for their base used price when meanwhile it was going for much more on eBay. The employee said he had it reserved for himself, but he gave it to me anyway. GSoTYAY
[QUOTE=Shugo;39583150] These are the GameStops near me. Yes, there's a single road here with [i]four[/i] GameStops less than [i]a mile[/i] apart. And yes, GameStops 5 and 6 on that map are literally across the street from each other. Different managers and everything. :v:[/QUOTE] Hah, I have a similar situation. I live by the Mall of America, there are 2 gamestops in that mall run by different people. I mean I guess GAP has like 5 or 6 fuckin stores in that mall, but still at least they can theme their stores differently. Instead you just have the big gamestop, and the slightly smaller gamestop.
[QUOTE=Shugo;39583477]GameStop 6 sold me a used 60GB PS3 (meaning it plays PS2 games) for their base used price when meanwhile it was going for much more on eBay. The employee said he had it reserved for himself, but he gave it to me anyway. GSoTYAY[/QUOTE] Gamestop 6 confirmed for closure
I know one just closed almost overnight a couple of weeks ago. Though it probably needed to. Less than a quarter of a mile away there was another one that was much bigger, better, and older. So they closed it and took the better employees and shipped them down to the other one.
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