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That number has now jumped to between 400 and 450 stores. Back in march, the company only expected to close 300 stores this year, and more closures are retail is suffering badly due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it's forced gamestop to close even. As more customers turn to online shopping and digital purchases, it's hard to argue that the chain needs to have 5,700 stores across.

Stores to customers effective sunday, march 22, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and to government orders to shut down nonessential retail businesses.

Gamestop is closing its u.s. Gamestop is closing about 100 more stores than it originally planned, with the struggling retailer warning of more closures next year. Stores to customers effective sunday, march 22, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and to government orders to shut down nonessential retail businesses. Gamestop is reportedly closing at least 150 stores, or about 3 percent of its locations, in response to a growing consumer preference for digital storefronts.