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Barron's Recap (8/11/12): China's Top Brands
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 6:14am | 683Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: 10 top Chinese brands, a look at Sears, GameStop, and Reading International, and how to play American exceptionalism. Cover Story "10 Chinese Brands You Must Know" by Kopin Tan. The Chinese government would like nothing more than for its 1.4 billion citizens to "...
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Sony and GameStop Join Forces to Sell Digital Content
Friday, June 1, 2012 - 7:54am | 535Read More...More than 1,600 store locations in Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria and Switzerland will receive downloadable content (DLC) from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE). The new digital content can be purchased with any form of payment -- trade-in credits, gift cards...
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Is the GameStop EXPO an E3 for Consumers?
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 2:33pm | 841Read More...Matt Hodges, GameStop's Vice President of Public and Investor Relations, tells Benzinga what to expect from the show. "We are doing this to help out the vendor community," said Hodges. "They do a great job with our expo for our employees, so we wanted to give them the opportunity to leverage all...
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Is GameStop's Consumer EXPO a Desperate Attempt to Save the Business?
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 2:08pm | 774Read More...Or is it a brilliant decision that will ensure consumers return to the world's largest video game retailer? On the cusp of the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which is scheduled to take place next week, GameStop (NYSE: GME) has announced that it will hold a similar expo of its own. But...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 14 (WMT, HD, ANF)
Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:49am | 1179Read More...Last week, Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) kicked off the parade of earnings reports from big retailers. Macy's and Nordstrom reported EPS growth; Macy's and Kohl's topped EPS estimates. This week, Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of March 19 (FDX, ORCL, NKE, TIF)
Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 10:31am | 1076Read More...This week's prominent quarterly reports include those from FedEx, Oracle and Nike, which analysts expect to post year-over-year earnings growth. Discover Financial and Gamestop are expected to report earnings growth as well, but Tiffany's per-share earnings for the most recent quarter are forecast...
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Five Reasons GameStop Will Close in 10 Years
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 11:11am | 1491Read More...The world's largest video game retailer won't survive the next decade. It's not because of iOS, though media headlines will tell you otherwise. In fact, GameStop (NYSE: GME) is doing everything it can to profit from the growth of tablets and other iOS/Android devices, even if it can't sell them...
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Five Reasons Why Xbox 720 WILL Play Used Games
Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 1:19pm | 1211Read More...Don't believe the rumors. Yesterday, Kotaku published a story about a game industry source who claimed the next Xbox (unofficially referred to as Xbox 720) will not play used games. Aside from the obvious question – how in the world will Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) ever pull this off? – the concept...
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The Real Reason Why Best Buy's Sales Will Drop This Christmas
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 12:07pm | 1335Read More...Contrary to popular belief, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) isn't the only culprit. Earlier this morning, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) announced that Q3 profits had dropped 13%. The company reported net earnings of $154 million– or $0.42 per diluted share – for its fiscal third quarter (which ended on November 26,...
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Don't be a Dead Duck on Black Friday!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - 10:53am | 245Read More...Trading any names in the retail sector on Black Friday is like cheating on a spouse, it just shouldn't be done. Unfortunately, there will always be that guy (or woman) that thinks he (or she) is too cool for school and won't get caught and that home gamer that sees some good traffic outside a...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of November 14
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 5:54pm | 1128Read More...Much of the focus this week will be on retailers. The wave started with last week's strong results from Dillard's (NYSE: DDS), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M). Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) posted solid results as well. On the schedule for this week are Abercrombie & Fitch, (NYSE: ANF), Home...
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Are GameStop's Tablets a Joke, a Success, or So Bad They Aren't Worth Mentioning?
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 9:08am | 925Read More...More importantly, should Apple be worried about GameStop's entry into the tablet market? The simple answer: NO! Despite the promise of a store-branded device, GameStop (NYSE: GME) has chosen to launch a series of generic tablets without any modifications. These devices include the Samsung Galaxy...
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GameStop Tablet "A Step in the Right Direction," Says Sterne Agee's Arvind Bhatia
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 9:46am | 269Read More...GameStop (NYSE: GME) is trying to be the pioneer of a new era in tablets. Can it succeed? We'll have to wait till the tablet is released to know for sure. But if nothing else, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia believes the company is making a smart move. “I think it's a step in the right direction...
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GameStop to Release "Certified" Gaming Tablet Based on Refurbished Hardware
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 8:50am | 415Read More...It's a twist on that old NBC sitcoms slogan: if you haven't used it, it's new to you! GameStop (NYSE: GME), the world's largest retailer of video games new and used, is getting ready to sell consumers a specially-branded tablet that will neither be new nor special. According to GamesIndustry.biz...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of September 12
Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 10:30am | 813Read More...This will be another quiet week on the earnings front. The most prominent quarterly report will come from consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL) is also scheduled to report earnings. Best Buy The company is widely seen as a barometer of...


