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GameStop's (GME) Q4 sales were 34% e-commerce

The GameStop (GME) Q4 earnings are out and e-commerce played a large role in the company's profits.

Donovan Erskine

March 23, 2021 3:15 PM

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As is customary, companies release their earnings every quarter in order to inform investors and share the state of the business. One of the most talked about stocks in recent memory is GameStop (GME), as it’s ongoing volatility has sparked much debate in both financial and political spaces. GameStop dropped its Q4 2020 earnings as well as held an earnings call, where it was announced that 34 percent of the company’s sales last quarter were e-commerce.

This news comes directly from GameStop’s (GME) Q4 2020 earnings report, which was released on March 23, 2020. In the report, it’s stated that “Global E-Commerce sales increased 175% and represented 34% of net sales in the fiscal 2020 fourth quarter.” E-commerce is the electronic (typically online) sale of goods or a product.

Though GameStop is the last major video game-centric brick and mortar retailer left in the United States, it saw a massive uptick in electronic sales over the last quarter. This can likely be greatly attributed to the pandemic, as more people looked to do their shopping online instead of visit stores in-person. Last quarter also saw the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, which undoubtedly led to a spike in e-commerce sales for the company.

With the consoles remaining in high demand, and the pandemic still a very real threat to in-person gathering, it will be interesting to see how GameStop’s e-commerce business does in the future. During the call, GameStop also expressed its intentions to start moving towards selling PC gaming gear, including monitors and more.

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Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a young journalist from Maryland, who likes to game. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge Scream nerd and film fanatic that will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_