
GameStop accelerates store closures as CEO pursues massive payday
GameStop plans to shutter about 435 stores across 42 states in 2026 as it trims its brick-and-mortar footprint to reach CEO Ryan Cohen’s $100 billion market-cap target; the company has closed hundreds of locations in recent years and is winding down international ops, with thousands of jobs at stake as Cohen eyes roughly $35 billion in stock options.









