NeoStar Retail Group (1994–1996) Babbage's Etc. (1996–1999) Barnes & Noble (1999–2004)
Subsidiaries
Babbage's
EB Games
EB Games Australia
Game Informer
Geeknet
Micromania-Zing
Rhino Video Games
ThinkGeek
Website
gamestop.com
Footnotes / references [1]
GameStop Corp. is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer.[1] The company is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), and is the largest video game retailer worldwide.[2] As of January 28, 2023[update], the company operates 4,413 stores including 2,949 in the United States, 216 in Canada, 419 in Australia and 829 in Europe under the GameStop, EB Games, EB Games Australia, Micromania-Zing, ThinkGeek and Zing Pop Culture brands.[1][3] 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 is now ranked 577th on the Fortune 500.[3] GameStop also owns and publishes the video game magazine Game Informer.
^ abc"GameStop Corp. fiscal 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 28, 2023.
^Gilbert, Ben (January 23, 2020). "The world's biggest video game retailer, GameStop, is dying: Here's what led to the retail giant's slow demise". Business Insider.
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...
January 2021, a short squeeze of the stock of the American video game retailer GameStop and other securities took place, causing major financial consequences...
buying stock or options in a variety of securities, notably GameStop, during the GameStop short squeeze; the decision had sparked widespread criticism...
the 2021 book The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich and chronicles the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021. The film features an ensemble cast that...
chief executive office (CEO) until 2018. Cohen is the chairman and CEO of GameStop. Cohen was born to a Jewish family in Montreal. He never attended college...
bets that went awry, including GameStop. Users of the subreddit r/WallStreetBets made widespread bets that GameStop's stock would increase in value. In...
The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees (or simply The Antisocial...
retail traders and Wall Street short sellers over GameStop shares. In the previous days, GameStop shares experienced a rise to as much as $489 on January...
attention to digital sales, including Steam, PlayStation Store, Amazon.com, GAME, GameStop, Xbox Live Marketplace, and others. It is particularly popular for PC...
has grown into an international corporation. EB Games's parent company, GameStop, has its headquarters in Grapevine, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. When Electronics...
memes, a genre of internet humor inspired by surrealism. During the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, Meme Man was popularized by users of the subreddit r/wallstreetbets...
1991 when video game retailer FuncoLand started publishing an in-house newsletter. The publication is now owned and published by GameStop, who bought FuncoLand...
Fight Over GameStop's Soaring Stock Turns Ugly". Wired. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021. "NYSE GAMESTOP CORPORATION...
However, his compensation decreased in 2021, due to the impact of the GameStop short squeeze on the fund. Despite receiving $2 billion from Kenneth C...
Financial Services Committee. In light of Citadel Securities' role in the GameStop short squeeze event, individuals such as Senator Elizabeth Warren have...
"Robinhood and Reddit top the App Store, as trading apps surge following gamestop mania". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved...
"GameStop Is Selling An NFT Of A 9/11 Photograph". TheGamer. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via thegamer.com. Bonifacic, Igor (July 23, 2022). "GameStop is...
& Staff Game Of The Year 2010 Picks". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2020. "Game of the Year...
"Robinhood users are revolting against the trading app after it stopped trades of GameStop". Business Insider.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors...
company's office in Austin, Texas, signed copies of the game at a local GameStop store. A Game of the Year edition, containing all released downloadable...
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