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GameStop Corp.
FormerlyBabbage's (1984–1999)
Company typePublic
IndustryRetail
PredecessorsSoftware Etc.
Funco
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
FoundersLeonard Riggio
Daniel DeMatteo
Richard Fontaine
Headquarters
Grapevine, Texas
,
U.S.
Number of locations
5,509 (Feb. 2020)[1]
Area served
Key people
Dan DeMatteo
(Executive Chairman)
George Sherman
(CEO)
ProductsVideo games
Consoles
Accessories
RevenueDecrease US$6.466 billion (2019)[1]
Increase US$−464.4 million (2019)[1]
Increase US$−470.9 million (2019)[1]
Total assetsDecrease US$2.82 billion (2019)[1]
Total equityDecrease US$611.5 million (2019)[1]
Number of employees
14,000 full-time
22,000-42,000 part-time[1] (2019)
ParentNeoStar Retail Group (1994–1996)
Babbage's Etc. (1996–1999)
Barnes & Noble Booksellers (1999–2004)
DivisionsVideo Game Brands
Technology Brands
SubsidiariesBabbage's
EB Games
EB Games Australia
Game Informer
Geeknet
Micromania
ThinkGeek
Zing Pop Culture
Rhino Video Games
Websitegamestop.com

GameStop is an American company that sells things like video games.[2] The company is based in Grapevine, Texas, United States. Grapevine is a suburb of Fort Worth. Plus, it has over 5,509+ retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, all around the world. Children from aged 0-18 years old will feel the right while choosing an age-appropriate game for home. This is as of February 1, 2020.[1][3]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Inline XBRL Viewer".
  2. "GameStop Corp". Securities & Exchange Commission. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. "GameStop". Fortune. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

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