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GameStop Closes More Stores After Telling Employees to Wrap Hands in Plastic Bags

The Massachusetts branch of GameStop is finally closing down its shops after the retailer told its employees to just wrap their hands in plastic bags and serve customers through slight gaps in the door during the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic.

The harrowing account of what the GameStop employees were forced to deal with until the stores shut down:

If there were no gloves, employees were instructed via e-mail to “lightly (you want to be able to get it off easily) tape a Game Stop plastic bag over your hand and arm. Do not open the door all the way — keep the glass between you and the guest’s face — just reach out your arm.”

But after operating for several days in violation of the state’s shutdown order, on Tuesday the inspectional services department for the City of Boston ordered the Dorchester store to close immediately. No fine was issued but a nuisance order was issued and the inspector visited the store on Wednesday to ensure it had not reopened, according to the city. On Thursday, GameStop confirmed that it had closed all its stores in Massachusetts but did not respond to further questions.

GameStop had tried to defy the general lockdown instructions and deemed itself an “essential business” during the pandemic to continue its meager operations of mistreating customers and employees.

GameStop has also been struggling to maintain its business operations through a personal financial crisis. More recently, in an effort to revitalize the company, Nintendo of America’s former COO Reggie Fils-Aimé has been included as one of the members of the board for GameStop, proclaiming that “the gaming industry needs a healthy and vibrant GameStop”.

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