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What a idiot.
Chief executive officer of GameStop, Ryan Cohen, announced back in February that he was looking to sell the Canadian division of the company, telling interested parties to email GameStop's mergers and acquisitions division, saying "High taxes, Liberalism, Socialism, Progressivism, Wokeness and DEI included at no additional cost if you buy today!"
He's a mask of maga but was doing it before the election too
Do you mean "Mask off"? I couldn't figure out what a "mask of maga" was.
Yeah but the mask of maga is just a bunch of orange bronzer
I think I bought a few things off Chewy, but good to know never again. I can also feel great about not shopping at GameStop.
Even worse he did it on Twitter when everyone was leaving Twitter to protest. His tweets make it to my gamestop feed every so often. He's as much an asshole as you would expect from a billionaire.
Finally, EB Games in Canada is iconic
They need to rebrand as Radio Shack next.
That was Source
I keep forgetting that they were different companies from the stories, usually only saw EB games up here. After I typed this I looked and it appears I saw GameStop stores and not EB, oh well guess not much will change since I don't go to them anymore and mostly play on PC these days. Used to quite enjoy getting used console games back in the day from them though, whichever company it was.
They only switched the signs to GameStop in 2021, and if your area was anything like mine the only ones left by then were in the deep recesses of a few malls. I don't think I've ever seen a GameStop exposed to natural sunlight.
We have a few in Edmonton
These days I just assume my memory is shot but I was pretty sure it was EB but all the stores said GameStop when I checked so figured just a memory lapse. I sort of went to an equal amount of each in strip mall or inside versions. I've been in a few different areas over the years though.
I think having it be a dedicated games store is a losing proposition. The people who shorted GameStop back in the day were right to do it. Physical stores for video games just don't have a long-term future.
What I think would work better is something like Fry's or MicroCenter. Canada has BestBuy, but that's more an electronics store for the general public. Fry's and Microcenter are more focused on serving geeks: gamers, 3d-printing enthusiasts, makers, people into building their own PC, etc.
Sell 3d printers and 3d-printing gear. Those are often things people want to see in person before they commit. And, sometimes people want a part immediately and don't want to wait even overnight for it to arrive. Sell RGB PC gear where people need to see it to appreciate it. This won't work if the markup is too big. But, if it's close to the price you can get online, I think people would rather look at some things in person rather than based on photos and videos online. Sell Arduino and Raspberry Pi gear, along with the small, cheap discrete components you need for those kinds of projects. Obviously you can order that stuff online, but often order minimums and shipping charges make it really expensive. If you can just grab a few things out of a bin, you'd probably save money. Stock headphones, and let people try them before they buy. It can often be really hard to tell if a headset is going to be too heavy, too tight, too hot, etc. Let people test out clicky keyboards to see how they feel and how they sound. This is another thing where how it feels makes a huge difference and you can't tell when you buy online.
They should also have a very good e-commerce website with competitive prices. Assuming they're going to have physical stores, make it easy for people to have their orders delivered to the stores. Computer gear is one of those things that you don't want sitting out on your porch. And, once someone's in the store, it's easy for them to remember something else they needed to get.
It's still going to be hard for a brick and mortar store to compete against Amazon. But, there are also advantages to doing certain things in person.
Sounds like MemoryExpress?
Never heard of them, and they don't have a store near me. The pictures I've found make it look basically the same as a Best Buy though.
More like a cross between radio shack and Best Buy?
What does the EB stand for?
Electronics Boutique originally. Competed with Radio Shack.
I have not stepped inside a game store in at least 15 years as there just has been no need anymore with downloads.