GameStop Surrenders To Public Pressure & Closes For Coronavirus

GameStop concedes to the Coronavirus and will close its doors, despite considering itself an essential business.

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Last week, GameStop made the surprising decision to stay open in states that require all non-essential businesses to close their doors. Following public backlash and mocking, the company has reversed that decision, according to GameSpot

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"We have been steadfast in our adherence to CDC-guided safety and local government orders for retailers in each of our communities. As millions of Americans look to GameStop to adjust to their new normal of increased time at home, for work, learning and play, we have implemented practices to help ensure the safety and health of our employees, customers and partners," George Sherman, chief executive officer of GameStop said in the press release.

"We believe it is prudent to institute further safety protocols while meeting this increased demand through curbside pick-up. As such, stores that remain in operation will provide only pick-up at the door or delivery to home activities to further protect our employees and customers.”

GameStop's fight to stay open lines up with one of the biggest release days in months with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal dropping on March 20. The store moved up the release date for Doom Eternal by one day to separate the Animal Crossing and Doom crowds.


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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.