Company Profile
GameStop, Inc.
Company Overview
GameStop (NYSE: GME) is the world's largest video game retailer. With over 6,300 stores located throughout the United States and 17 countries, they are the retail destination for gamers around the world.
Their GameStop, EB Games and Electronics Boutique retail locations set them apart in the industry. Everything that they offer their customers—from an expansive selection of new products, to their knowledgeable associates and their value-added pre-owned products—is geared to deliver customer satisfaction. They complement their store network with GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and publish Game Informer, one of the industry's largest circulation video game magazines.
GameStop is an entertainment company that has a unique business model which has allowed it to have tremendous profitable growth and to develop a competitive advantage that has positioned it for continued success. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009, GameStop Corporations revenues increased 24% to $8.81B. Net income increased 38% to $398.3M.
Company History
GameStop traces its roots to Babbage's, a small software retailer that started in Dallas, Texas. The metamorphosis from Babbage's into GameStop began with a series of mergers. The first was with Software Etc., a deal in which businessman Leonard Riggio, formed Babbage’s Etc. LLC.
In 1999, Babbage’s Etc. was sold to Barnes & Noble. The next merger was with Funco, Inc., which was acquired by Barnes & Noble in June 2000. Following this acquisition, Babbage’s Etc became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funco. At the end of 2000, Funco changed its name to GameStop.
In late 2004, GameStop spun off from Barnes & Noble with its buy back of six million shares of stock from the book seller. GameStop then proceeded to acquire Electronics Boutique (EB Games) in 2005. Finally, in January 2007, GameStop purchased Rhino Video Games from Blockbuster.
Benefits
Prescription Drug
Paid Holidays, Sick Days, Jury Duty and Bereavement
Personal Days
Flexible Spending Accounts
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Discounts of 15% at our stores
Employee Discounts of up to 30% at Barnes & Noble and B. Dalton Bookstores
Business Casual Work environment