For nylig kunne vi afsløre, at GameStop har mistet over $400 millioner i løbet af seneste kvartal. Dette er lidt af et tab, og selvom virksomheden slår fast at de står til at gå fremad når de nye konsoller ankommer, så er det klart at der skal drastiske løsninger til at sikre at de kan holde sig ovenvande.
Derfor kan GamesIndustry.biz bekræfte, at virksomheden står til at lukke mellem 180 og 200 butikker. CFO James Bell slår fast, at selvom 95% af butikkerne er profitable, så vil disse lukninger sikre virksomhedens langsigtede helbred.
"While that [95%] is an impressive statistic, we have a clear opportunity to improve our overall profitability by de-densifying our chain. That work is well underway. We are on track to close between 180 and 200 underperforming stores globally by the end of this fiscal year. And while these closures were more opportunistic, we are applying a more definitive, analytic approach, including profit levels and sales transferability, that we expect will yield a much larger tranche of closures over the coming 12 to 24 months."
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