GameStop earnings rise 4.8% in Q3

Grapevine, Texas -- GameStop Corp. reported Thursday that net earnings for the third quarter increased 4.8% to $54.7 million, from $52.2 million in the prior year quarter.



Total sales increased 3.5% to $1.90 billion.



U.S. segment same-store sales were 5.3%, while total company same-store sales increased 1.1%.



Year-to-date, GameStop has opened 156 net new stores: 89 in the United States; 47 in Europe; eight in Canada; and 12 in Australia/New Zealand. The video game retailer currently operates 6,606 stores in 17 countries.