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2020
Klarna partners with GameStop on payment service
Klarna announced an agreement with GameStop to provide its buy-now-pay-later payment service to GameStop customers. The service was available at GameStop's more than 3,300 U.S. retail stores, online, and through the GameStop mobile app.
2020
GameStop announces plans to sell Xbox All Access
GameStop announced that it will start selling Xbox All Access, which bundles an Xbox console with 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
2020
GameStop announces multiyear strategic partnership with Microsoft
GameStop announced a multiyear strategic partnership with Microsoft. Under the agreement, GameStop will standardize business operations on Microsoft's cloud solutions and hardware products, including Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Surface devices.
2020
GameStop announces Xbox trade-in subsidy
GameStop announced a trade-in offer for Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S, offering customers up to $200 in credit when purchasing a new console in exchange for an old console.
2020
GameStop elects two shareholder nominees to its board
GameStop reported preliminary voting results from its 2020 annual meeting showing that dissident shareholder nominees Kurtis Wolf and Paul Evans were elected to the board.
2020
GameStop announces workforce measures amid COVID-19
GameStop announced plans that included executive pay cuts and employee furloughs to help address the pandemic's impact on its business.
2020
Boston orders GameStop store closure amid lockdown
The city's government ordered a GameStop location in Dorchester, Massachusetts, to close after it continued serving customers in violation of lockdown orders. GameStop confirmed that all of its Massachusetts stores were closed for the duration of the state-wide lockdown.
2020
GameStop says it plans at least 300 store closures
GameStop said it planned 300 permanent store closures during the year, with the article reporting that the company planned to meet or exceed the 321 stores permanently closed the previous year.
2020
GameStop suspends in-store customer service
GameStop said that, starting March 22, its stores that had not yet closed would temporarily stop serving walk-in customers and continue handling orders through online channels, including curbside pickup and delivery.
2020
GameStop announces store closures and curbside pickup amid COVID-19 criticism
After leaked audio of an executive call in which employees were told to ignore coronavirus news, GameStop announced store closures and curbside pickup. The company also said it would provide additional pay and reimburse eligible U.S. employees for a month of benefit expenses.
2020
GameStop announces storefront access restrictions and curbside pickup
GameStop announced that, effective March 22, U.S. stores would stop customer access and process orders through curbside pickup or e-commerce delivery. The announcement described a planned policy change, not a completed closure.
2020
GameStop announces stores will close to customers
GameStop CEO George Sherman said the company would close all stores to customers the following day and switch to a “delivery at the door” service at locations that remained open. The report also says some states had already forced the retailer to shut down locations entirely.
2020
GameStop closes California stores
GameStop said it was closing its California stores until further notice while it sought more information from the California Governor’s Office.
2020
GameStop announces three new board appointments
GameStop announced the appointment of Reginald Fils-Aimé, William Simon and James Symancyk as independent board members. Simon and Symancyk's appointments were effective immediately; Fils-Aimé's appointment was set to take effect on April 20, 2020.
2020
GameStop changes PowerUp Rewards benefits
GameStop announced changes to PowerUp Rewards: members would lose the 10% discount on used games and instead receive a $5 monthly coupon usable on any item in the store, subject to restrictions.
2019
GameStop cuts 2019 earnings guidance
GameStop cut its 2019 adjusted earnings guidance from $1.15–$1.30 per share to 10–20 cents per share.
2019
GameStop reports third-quarter results
GameStop reported a third-quarter adjusted loss of 49 cents per share, missing estimates by 60 cents, and sales of $1.439 billion, down 30% year over year.
2019
GameStop offers a military discount
GameStop offers eligible active military personnel a 10% discount on specified products at U.S. store locations.