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This Iconic Retailer Closing 6 Hudson Valley Locations
The nationwide retailer has moved to reduce its once crowded brick-and-mortar stores in New York and other states.
HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Nearly 400 stores of a major gaming retailer will soon shutter, with multiple locations in the region affected.
As of January, a list of around 390 GameStop stores was announced to have closed or will be closing later this month.
This includes six stores in Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Dutchess Counties:
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- Middletown: Galleria @ Crystal Run (Jan. 14)
- Poughkeepsie: 44 Plaza
- Poughkeepsie: Poughkeepsie Galleria (Jan . 14)
- West Nyack: Palisades Center Mall (Jan. 14)
- White Plains: The Westchester
- Yonkers: Cross County Center
This isn't the first time GameStop slashed a major number of its stores. In GameStop's December Securities and Exchange Commission filing, they stated they had already closed 590 stores in its fiscal 2024 year.
GameStop also noted they "anticipate closing a significant number of additional stores in fiscal 2025." The fiscal year ends on Jan. 31, 2026.
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This is part of a "broad store portfolio optimization" due to market shifts toward digital gaming and "underperformance."
The strategy involves reducing the brick-and-mortar footprint while also exploring new revenue streams, according to the filings.
— With reporting by Chris Dehnel and Alexis Tarrazi
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