GameStop Company Description
GameStop holds the top score in the video game retailing industry. The company is the largest retailer of new and used games, hardware, entertainment software, and accessories through more than 5,550 stores located in 16 countries, including primarily the US, as well as Canada, Australia, and Europe. A majority of sales come from new and used video games; stores branded as GameStop and EB Games carry an average of 1,000 new titles and 3,500 used ones. The company also operates e-commerce Web sites (GameStop.com, ebgames.com) and publishes Game Informer, a video game magazine that reaches more than 2.9 million subscribers. The company's 2005 purchase of rival Electronics Boutique doubled GameStop's size.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of GameStop's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of GameStop's evolution in the marketplace.
