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Popular nationwide retailer plans widespread store shutdowns (www.dailymail.co.uk)
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[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Save you a click: it's GameStop.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Thanks, fuck the daily mail they don't deserve the clicks

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What happened to the plan to move from games themselves to just game-related merch? More focus on hardware (like the consoles themselves, controllers and even PC components) and collectible items. You know... Shit you can't just download.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

A brick and mortar store has a lot of overhead. And, even with merch sales, GameStop doesn't have enough to offer to differentiate itself from online stores for that same merch. Why would I take the time to walk/drive over to the GameStop to buy some cheap crap from China, when I can go online and buy that same cheap crap from China for less online. Especially, when I can often get it direct from China (via AliExpress or the like) for even less? Without the sales of physical media and the used game market, there just isn't a viable business case for GameStop anymore. Sure, I found the whole GameStop stock meme funny too. And it sucked that some big fund tried to short them into the dirt. But, looked at from a dispassionate perspective, the current business model is doomed.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Dang that's a weak attempt at a clickbait article...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Popular? GameStop?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Maybe they used to be, but they certainly aren't anymore.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I would argue that by definition if the people shopping there are fewer and fewer every year it is not popular.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Gamestop isn't popular...