Well behind the curve and after showing its true colors by putting profits over the health and safety of consumers, employees, and the general public, GameStop has closed its U.S. stores to customers and will now process orders on a digital basis only. Curbside or sto𒊎re pick-up and eCommerce delivery will be the only options from now on.
In an additional move uncharacteristic of the failing company, employees whose hours have been eliminated will be p༒aid for an additional two weeks and will be reimbursed one month of employee benefit contributions.
According to a , this process is meant to limit customer access to storefronts. Speaking about the decision, GameStop's chief executive officer George Sherman stated:“This is an unprecedented time and each day brings new information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Our priority has been and continues to be on the well-being of our employees, customers, and bu♉siness partners. We have been steadfast in our adherence to CDC-guided safety and local government orders for retailers in each of our communities.”
The decision to transition to operations that limit the potential spread of COVID-19 is absolutely necessary but apparently wasn't as necessary for GameStop last week, prior to the release of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Doom Eternal and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If GameStop were truly concerned about the health and safety of its employees and customers, it likely would𝓰n't have claimed to be an essential business last week, causing lineups of hundreds of people outside its stores on March 20.
It seems like the overwhelmingly negative press associated with GameStop's decision to remain open outweighed the potential for profit. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before someone with authority came down hard on the organizဣation for its blatantꦗ disregard of public safety.
There has been some speculation that part of the reason that GameStop refused to close initially has to do with its long-term problems and efforts to regain lost market share. The company has long been on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a downward spiral and has become less and less relevant to consumers, and a large part of that is due to the ending l♍ifespan of the current generation of vid🌼eo game consoles.
With both Sony and Microsoft releasin♏g new consoles later this year, assuming there is no delay, GameStop is likely doing all it can to survive until consumers flock to purchase new hardware and ꩵvideo games in person. Now that GameStop's stores are closing to costumers, it will be interesting to see if it can survive long enough or that to occur.
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