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GameStop selling 500+ stores because of "woke". (htxt.co.za)

submitted 1 day ago by Cat@ponder.cat to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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GameStop is hoping somebody will buy its Canadian and French operations.

This amounts to over 500 physical stores across both nations.

The company’s CEO decried “Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI” within his firm while shopping for a buyer.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago

Yeah, they should've transitioned to a very different business model a decade ago. Ideas:

game lounge - host tournaments, and allow renting a room or something for gaming parties
merch - they have some in their stores, but it's usually low quality crap for high quality prices
rentals - rent an entire console + games and sell interesting snacks; that way I could play some console exclusives while mostly playing PC games
stop selling used games, but facilitate game swaps/sales w/ a small commission (waived w/ other purchase)

I find myself only going to Gamestop occasionally to see if they have something I want for a decent price, and honestly, I've stopped bothering because selection is mediocre compared to online options, and the prices aren't any better.