Moviestop

MovieStop is a retailer of new and used movies and related merchandise. It was founded in 2004 as a division of GameStop.[1] GameStop spun off MovieStop to private owners in 2012.[2] In November 2014, Draw Another Circle LLC, a company controlled by merchandising executive Joel Weinshanker, purchased MovieStop.[3] Weinshanker had purchased media retailer Hastings Entertainment earlier in the year. The company website was folded into GoHastings.com the next year.

As of November 2014, MovieStop operates 44 stores in 10 U.S. states.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Draw Another Circle, LLC Adds MovieStop To Its Portfolio Of Companies To Create A Family Of Specialty Entertainment Retailers". PR Newswire. October 31, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tully & Holland advises GameStop in the divestiture of its MovieStop division.". Tully & Holland. January 18, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Erik Gruenwedel (November 3, 2014). "MovieStop Acquired by Hastings Entertainment Owner". Home Media Magazine. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

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