GameStop Shuts Down All of Its Stores in Another State

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GameStop is shutting down more stores. More specifically, the retailer has announced it's shuttering all stores in Massachusetts after being ordered to do so in the New England state. According to the state of Massachusetts, GameStop does not provide an essential service, despite the pamphlet the retailer hands out to authorities that says otherwise. As a result, it's not allowed to operate within the state at this time, which includes operating via curbside pickup, which is what it's been doing in the state for the past couple of weeks.

As of March 24, the state of Massachusetts ordered every nonessential business to shut down. This included GameStop, but apparently the retailer didn't get the memo. That said, this week the inspectional services department for the City of Boston ordered a Dorchester store to close immediately. No fine was awarded to the retailer, but a nuisance order was issued, and the state inspector visited the store the following day to make sure it didn't open. This action caused a domino effect, leading to GameStop closing all stores in the state on Thursday, something it was supposed to do on March 24.

At the moment of publishing, it's unclear what states GameStop is and isn't operating in. We know customers aren't allowed in stores, but the retailer has been doing curbside pick up for weeks.



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CentPosted:

Gossip Great to see these thieves are getting shut down.


As shitty as they are with prices and trade ins I still like having them around.

GossipPosted:

Great to see these thieves are getting shut down.

MazePosted:

I kinda think coronavirus will be the end of GameStop, they were on track to go out of business in the near future but I thought that just got real closer

CentPosted:

Int Definitely all should be shut down no matter what, it's a pandemic for a reason.


That's what I would have thought but I guess they have a different mindset lol.

IntPosted:

Definitely all should be shut down no matter what, it's a pandemic for a reason.

CentPosted:

Pretty sure they're still open with curbside in my state even with this stay at home order.