[STEAM] Is this the beginning of the end for GameStop?

[Steam 0]

Six and a half years ago—after

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

,

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, and

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

/

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

of many key staff—

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

what seemed at the time like the "imminent demise" of GameStop. Now, after five years of

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

that

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, I'll admit the video game

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

retailer has lasted much longer as a relevant entity than I anticipated.

GameStop's surprisingly extended run may be beginning to come to an end though, with Polygon reporting late last week that GameStop

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

across the US, with even more closures expected before the end of the month. That comes on top of 590 US stores that were shuttered in fiscal 2024 (which ended in January of 2025) and stated plans to end operations for hundreds of remaining international stores across Canada, Australia, and Europe in the coming months,

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

.

GameStop still had just over 3,200 stores worldwide as of February 1, 2025, so even hundreds of new and planned store closures don't literally mean the immediate end of the company as a going concern. But when you consider that

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

—nearly 4,000 of which were in the US—the long-term trend is clear.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up