Some northeast Ohio GameStop stores no longer open to sell electronics, video games
Local video game enthusiasts might not be able to shop in-person at their favorite GameStop as the company announced more than 400 GameStop stores are closing.
Across Ohio, there are 26 GameStop stores closed, and two stores closed in the Mahoning Valley area:
- Southland Crossings, 1222 Doral Dr. in Poland
- Salem Marketplace, 2955 E. State St. in Salem
GameStop stores in Kent, Stow, Streetsboro and Steubenville also closed their doors, but records show not all the GameStop stores in northeast Ohio are on the list to close.
Gamers in need of upgraded supplies and first picks at new games can still visit:
Presidential Square, open at 813 Boardman Poland Road Suite 16 in Youngstown
Weston Center, open at 5515 Mahoning Ave. in Youngstown
Shops at Millenium, open at 2170 Millenium Blvd. Suite One in Cortland
Eastwood Mall, open at 5555 Youngstown Warren Road Suite 295 in Niles
Summit Square, open at 16280 Dresden Ave. in East Liverpool
According to Newsweek, GameStop joined the list of more than 2,000 stores have already closed in the U.S. this year already.
Shelley E. Kohan is the senior retail executive and host of the Robin Report podcast, Retail Unwrapped.
She told Newsweek that rising costs in the U.S. retail environment are pushing retailers to look for more efficient ways to operate their stores.
This includes “streamlining tasks” and “reducing store footprints,” according to Kohan.
History of GameStop
GameStop started as Babbage’s, a software company that also sold video games in 1980, founded in Texas by James McCurry and Gary Kusin.
The company grew into a worldwide video game chain retailer with 2,915 locations just in the U.S. and over 4,000 worldwide.
In 2005, GameStop became the largest supplier of video games in the U.S.
