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GameStop acquisitions, on the record
The businesses GameStop bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
MicromaniaWord for word“Our trade name relates to SFMI Micromania SAS (“Micromania”), our retail operations business in France, which we acquired in 2008.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | in 2008 | — |
GeeknetWord for word“The design portfolio reflects the collection of product designs and ideas that were created by Geeknet and recorded as a result of the Geeknet acquisition, which have been fully amortized as of February 3, 2024.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | — | — |
ThinkGeekWord for word“As of February 3, 2024, we have approximately $ 594.2 million of U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards, of which $ 544.6 million have no expiration date and $ 49.6 million, acquired through the ThinkGeek acquisition, will expire in years 2025 through 2034.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | — | — |
operations in France and CanadaWord for word“On February 18, 2025, we announced a plan to pursue a sale of our operations in France and Canada We have also initiated a comprehensive store portfolio optimization review which involves identifying stores for closure based on many factors, including an evaluation of current market conditions and individual store performance.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | On February 18, 2025, we announced a plan to pursue a sale | — |
operations in Ireland, Switzerland, and AustriaWord for word“During fiscal 2023, we exited our operations in Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | During fiscal 2023 | — |
Electronic Boutique Canada, Inc.Word for word“In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we completed the sale of our 44 GAMESTOP CORP. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tabular amounts in millions, except per share amounts) Canadian subsidiary, Electronic Boutique Canada, Inc., which operated our Canadian stores and e-commerce business.” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | In the second quarter of fiscal 2025 | — |
operations in ItalyWord for word“We also divested our operations in Italy, which included our facility in Milan.” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | — | — |
operations in FranceWord for word“In addition, the Company has signed an agreement related to a potential sale of its operations in France to a strategic buyer.” 10-K for 2026 | agreed divestiture | — | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-28 | $441.2 million | $0 | $243.3 million |
| 2018-02-03 | $8.5 million | $58.5 million | — |
| 2019-02-02 | $0 | $727.9 million | — |
| 2020-02-01 | $0 | $5.2 million | — |
| 2021-01-30 | — | $0 | — |
| 2022-01-29 | — | $0 | — |
| 2023-01-28 | — | $0 | — |
| 2024-02-03 | — | $0 | — |
| 2025-02-01 | — | $7 million | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-08-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-08-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-10-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-06-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-05-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-02-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-01-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-12-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-09-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-07-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-01-23 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2018-12-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-03-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from GameStop’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-03-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.