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More than 400 GameStop stores across the country shut their doors last month, data compiled by a site that tracks location closures showed.

Newsweek reached out to GameStop for comment via email on Wednesday.

Why It Matters

The blog noted that the number represented the largest amount of GameStop stores closed in a single month to date.

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It comes as the number of U.S. store closures in 2025 is expected to be more than twice that of last year, reflecting the ongoing challenges faced by the retail sector. As online shopping gets ever easier and more popular, high street retail's decline threatens companies with closure or bankruptcy if they can't adapt to the new consumer environment. Overall, more than 2,000 stores have already closed in the U.S. this year.

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What To Know

Reports at the end of last year suggested that GameStop was planning to shutter more stores across the country. According to the post, 401 stores were closed in January 2025.

If accurate, this means that almost double the number of stores closed already in 2025 than in all of 2024—216. The list, compiled in an unofficial blog post, was created using publicly available information on GameStop's website's store locator, according to the post's author.

Once a leading name in video game retail, the company has faced struggles as it contends with declining sales and shifting consumer habits in recent years.

GameStop was among the "meme stocks" trend that took the financial world by storm in 2021. Driven largely by retail investors on social media platforms, orchestrated buying sprees saw stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment experience extraordinary price jumps.

Which GameStop Locations Closed Last Month?

According to the blog post, stores in the following locations have closed in 2025:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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