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GameStop

power to the players By: David Lang September 30, 2008 CIS1055-011. GameStop. Company History. GameStop was originally a store called Babbage‘s, which was a small store that sold software located in Texas. Through many mergers, Babbage’s evolved into GameStop.

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GameStop

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  1. power to the players By: David Lang September 30, 2008 CIS1055-011 GameStop

  2. Company History • GameStop was originally a store called Babbage‘s, which was a small store that sold software located in Texas. • Through many mergers, Babbage’s evolved into GameStop. • At a point in time Barnes & Noble purchased GameStop. • In late 2004, GameStop reclaimed itself by purchasing 6,000,000 shares of stock. • In 2005, GameStop acquired Electronics Boutique (EB Games), which was a rival in the business. • The most recent event was the purchasing of Rhino Video Games from Blockbuster in 2007. David Lang 1055-011

  3. Company Hierarchy David Lang 1055-011

  4. Corporate Profile • GameStop is the world's largest video game retailer in the world. • GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for video game systems. • GameStop also sells PC related games, software, and hardware. NEW & USED David Lang 1055-011

  5. Products • GameStop sells products from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, and many other companies. • From Sony they have the Playstation, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and the PSP. • From Nintendo they have the Gameboy series, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, and the Wii. • From Microsoft, they have the Xbox and the Xbox 360. David Lang 1055-011

  6. Merchandise Cycle • GameStop is always looking to buy used games. • In return, the customer receives store credit for use with any future purchases at their store. • Some customers apply their credit to future releases by reserving it. David Lang 1055-011

  7. Competitors The Following are the major competitors of GameStop. • Amazon.com • Best Buy • Toys ''R'' Us David Lang 1055-011

  8. GameStop’s (GME) Stock Trend David Lang 1055-011

  9. For More Information Visit the following sites for more information: • http://www.gamestopcorp.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop • http://www.gamestop.com/ • http://www.ebgames.com/ • http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gme • http://www.hoovers.com/gamestop/--ID__12716--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml David Lang 1055-011

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