GameStop views itself as ‘essential retail’ and will remain open during pandemic

Published March 20, 2020 12:16am ET



Video game store GameStop has told employees the chain will work to stay open because its owners believe it should be considered “essential retail.”

The company sent out a memo to stores that urges employees who are contacted by law enforcement about shutting down because the store is “nonessential” to push back on that notion and have the authorities contact corporate, according to VICE.

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