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Gamestop, the biggestvideo game retailer in the world, goes towards serious trouble. After long years of spiral down in debt, the company announced in a presentation on December 8 to investors that it will close more than 1000 stores by the end of its fiscal year in March. This comes after the company alreadyClosed plus 783 stores in the previous two years.

According to Business Insider, theGaming Financial Decline of the Giant Started almost ten years ago and touched the bottom in 2018 after reporting an annual net loss of $ 485 million. In 2019, the company began a slight rebound, losing less amount of $ 83 million. This year, with $ 19 million net losses, Gamestop isgain ground on his debts"Just barely enough fast. The company recently announced that it has undergone a net loss of 30 percent slip on twelve months of sales for the third quarter, a severe indicator of management things are probably still head.

Given the timetable, it is difficult to blame the death of Gamestop on thestress of the pandemic-Bien they certainly do not have help questions. The company would have started to waddle in 2013, during its launch Xbox One and PlayStation 4. These devantures of digital stores offered held and operated by Microsoft and Sony, which allowed customers to buy their games directly by their consoles rather than to visit a detailer in person.

Gamestop suffered a second shot when in 2016, the company invested in 1500 Spring Mobile and AT & Tcellphone Stores. "It turned into a complete disaster"Michael Pachter, A financial analyst who covers the video game industry, says Business Insider. "These stores were going to make one million each. So, with 1500 stores, you are looking for $ 1.5 billion of income and two-digit margins. Thus, $ 150, the profit of $ 200 million, and I think they got $ 80 [millions]. They were just ever close ". From there, debt has increased.

Yet, leadership remains optimistic. "We are planning for the first time in many neighborhoods that the fourth quarter will understandPositive year in year sales growth and profitability, which reflects the introduction of new game consoles, our high omni-channel capacities and the continued benefits of our cost and efficiency initiatives, even with the other potential negative impacts on our activities because of The global economyPandemic of Covid-19, »CEO of the companyGeorge Sherman said in a statement.

Only time will tell us if Gamestop will end up adapting or following the way of blockbuster. Read more for four largest shops that have recently shutters, and for closing the most surprising stores, seeThis popular clothing closes 140 stores.

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