The Kearney GameStop location, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
KEARNEY — The GameStop locations in Kearney and Grand Island will be closing, while the Hastings store has already closed its doors.
GameStop is a video game, consumer electronic and gaming merchandise retailer.
The GameStop location in Hastings has already closed its doors on Jan. 4. Signs posted at the Kearney and Grand Island locations indicated they will close on Jan. 11 and Jan. 18, respectively.
The Kearney and Grand Island location staff were informed of the closure on Jan. 2.
“GameStop announced a plan to sell up to 20 million shares, which the retailer said would be used for “general corporate purposes” that include funding for future unspecified acquisitions and investments, and will reportedly identify stores to shut down,” Forbes reported in September 2024.
“The company… is struggling with declining sales in its primary business of selling new and used video game discs due to a shift to digital downloads, game streaming, and e-commerce shopping,” Reuters also reported in September 2024.
