Deals
GameStop Acquires 507 AT&T Stores in Diversification Plan
- Purchase of three chains boosts wireless unit to 1,421 stores
- COO Bartel sees profit of up to $100 million from mobile
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GameStop Corp. acquired 507 AT&T wireless stores as part of a drive to diversify and reduce its dependence on sales of video games.
The stores are located in 26 states, with the biggest share in Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma, Tony Bartel, GameStop’s chief operating officer, said in an interview. He declined to reveal the purchase price but said it amounted to the bulk of the $475 million the Grapevine, Texas-based company raised in a debt offering this year.