GameStop At A Crossroads. Odds are, when you think of GameStop, you picture yourself trading in a handful of old titles to buy a new release or one of the retailers "pre-owned" games. You imagine yourself in that physical store. Now GameStop is relying that reputation as a gamers' hub in a rapidly evolving era of gaming. In 2004, when it spun off of Barnes & Noble, GameStop had already opened up a world of play by buying old titles in exchange for credit.
The used business is still huge for the retailer--it reported $1.2 Billion in trade-in credit last year. It even owns a 200,000 square-foot facility in Dallas, Texas, that refurbished 17 million discs and 1 million consoles in 2011. Ninety percent of trade-ins come from members in GameStop's loyalty program, PowerUp Rewards, which allows the company to track consumer trends.
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