Other GameStop Closing Locations Without Warning

[Demon_Skeith]

GameStop appears to be closing many of its stores across the United States, often with little to no warning, leaving loyal customers in shocked disappointment. While there doesn't seem to be any official announcement from GameStop about an increase in store closures, customers and employees have been active since the start of the year in reporting their newly or soon-to-be-closed stores on social media.

Following a December 2024 regulatory report suggesting GameStop was closing more stores in the near future, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, both customers and employees of GameStop locations have been sharing their discoveries of closed locations on platforms like Twitter and Reddit. Some, like Twitter user @one-big-boss, lamented the closing of his favorite location, which he saw as a good source for buying cheap games and consoles. He said that particular location seemed to still be popular and successful, and he views its upcoming closure as a bad sign of things to come for less-busy locations. Many employees have also chimed in, with one Canadian worker complaining about "ridiculous goals" as the company's higher-ups assess which stores to keep open.

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I think my local store has closed, what about yours?

 

[froggyboy604]

This is sad news for people who prefer to buy their games at Gamestop. I hope the workers who lost their jobs can quickly find new jobs.

 

[Grungie]

Tbh, in most cities I’ve lived in, there’s a ton of them in a small radius.

Does there need to be four in a 1 mile square radius? Does there need to be one inside the mall and one right in front of the mall? Do certain malls really need two GameStops inside the mall and one across the street from the mall?

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Only one in my area, but its been low stock/dead for sometime now though.

 

[Grungie]

Only one in my area, but its been low stock/dead for sometime now though.

My last city had several in close proximity would have the inventory spread out between the stores.

“We don’t have it, but the store a block away has it”.

It seems like it’d make sense to have one larger location than spread it out between four smaller ones.

 

[J-RAY]

I've only regularly been in 3 gamestops and had junky employee experiences in all of them here and there. Nothing too horrible but annoying.

I have noticed over the years it has turned into a toy store.

 

[Artisan Vistra]

Tbh there's better stuff at regular retro resale stores than with Gamestop's availability, even with import Pokemon merch, movies, amiibo/Skylanders and sometimes Lego.

 

[Grungie]

Tbh there's better stuff at regular retro resale stores than with Gamestop's availability, even with import Pokemon merch, movies, amiibo/Skylanders and sometimes Lego.

Not everyone has the luxury to live near one

 

[Demon_Skeith]

My last city had several in close proximity would have the inventory spread out between the stores.

“We don’t have it, but the store a block away has it”.

It seems like it’d make sense to have one larger location than spread it out between four smaller ones.

My city only has a one game stop and a local store that is doing a lot better than GS. Not sure why some cities that aren't huge have more than one GS.

 

[Grungie]

My city only has a one game stop and a local store that is doing a lot better than GS. Not sure why some cities that aren't huge have more than one GS.

I can see it for opposite ends of town, or if they have two shopping districts.

Though I also don’t get the major city strategy of basically one store per mile. You aren’t Starbucks.