GRAPEVINE, Texas, March 21, 2020 (GLOBE NewSWIRE) – GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), today an update was related to its United States store operation and COVID-19-related customer service.
Effective Sunday March 22, 2020, in all locations not closed in accordance with national and local orders, GameStop will temporarily suspend customer access to retail stores, process orders on a digital basis only, move to over-the-counter and eCommerce distribution only. This will allow the Company to continue to serve customers who bought online at GameStop.com and the GameStop app and requested a product takeover from their local store.
George Sherman, Chief Executive Officer of SportsStop said, "This is an unprecedented time and every day we bring new information about the COVID-19 epidemic. CDC-led security and local government vendor orders in each of our communities As millions of Americans turn to GameStop to adapt to their new home-grown, work-and-play situations, we have developed ways to help the safety and health of our employees, consumers and partners. that further safety precautions are in place as we meet this increased demand through traffic. to protect our employees and customers. ”
The company will continue to offer its products online on GameStop.com and the GameStop app to customers to have their products delivered directly to their homes.
All U.S.GameStop employees are guaranteed to not have to work when they are uncomfortable and should stay home if they feel sick. In addition, the Company has announced that it will pay all American workers whose salaries have been removed for another two weeks in addition to their hourly rate based on the number of hours worked in the past 10 weeks. In addition, the Company will reimburse all allowances eligible for U.S. employees, within one month of the employee's cost of benefits.
The company expects to provide more information on its performance when it reports its fourth and fiscal 2019 results on March 26, 2020.
