EB Games In Canada To Be Rebranded As GameStop By End Of Year

Booooooo

Let us keep our heritage, even if it's as shallow as a name.

based on "feedback from our valued customers and stockholders."

So in short based on feedback from stockholders. I'm sure most Canadians would have prefered to keep the name even if just out of habit or are we losing our name based on American customer feedback. Cuz that would be sad.

"However, early this year GameStop's stock price skyrocketed due to the WallStreetBets subreddit rallying behind the video game retailer."

My understanding of that situation was not as much about supporting Gamestop as it was about sticking it to wall street and the short sellers. I could be wrong, I only read bits and pieces about that situation. Regardless if the rebranding, if they can get some Xbox series X's in stock in my local store I will be happy either way.

Why are they wasting money on such an unimportant change at this stage in the game (where they only have a few years left in business)? Baffling.

Presumably they'll also do like my local Gamestop and stop stocking games.

Strange to be honest. In Canada we had both EB Games and GameStop years ago but then all the GameStop stores were changed to EB Games and now they are all going to changed to GameStop. It's seems that the company doesn't know what they want.

Canada also still has Toys r Us stores too!!

Eh? I thought they already did. All the ones around here certainly were.

That’s kind of a shame as I kind of have a soft spot for EB games (the name.).

My first interaction with a store completely devoted to all things gaming came in the way of Electronics Boutique way back in I want to say 1999 with the release of the Sega Dreamcast.

Before then all my gaming purchases came from Toys R’ Us or department stores.

That being said, I can see why Gamestop would want to change the name to unify the brand but I still will hold onto the memories of my beloved Electronics Boutique.

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