Final week, we obtained an replace on GameStop’s EB gaming operations in New Zealand, confirming that 38 shops within the nation shall be closing on the finish of this month. On the time, no data was supplied about the way forward for the 336 Australian shops, however some particulars have now been revealed.
Native Nintendo fan website Vooks experiences that the online game retailer plans to shut “at the very least” 10 shops throughout Australia this month, a lot of which have already closed. One among these shops contains the EB ‘Zing Pop Tradition’ store, which focuses on merchandise, buying and selling playing cards, and a wide range of different objects.
Different particulars relating to these closures weren’t disclosed, however it’s the finish of the fiscal 12 months for mother or father firm GameStop, which can end in underperforming shops (or those who would not have lease extensions) reduce. This isn’t the primary time this has occurred in Australia, with round 20 “unprofitable” EB video games shops closing in 2020.
EB Video games, initially named Electronics Boutique, started operations in Australia in 1997 and New Zealand in 2000. It was then acquired by GameStop in 2005. We’ll let you already know if we’ve got another vital updates relating to these EB Video games Retailer closures (or GameStop closures typically). To be taught extra about closures, see our earlier story.