EB Video games Australia and New Zealand plans to completely shut all of its shops on this nation, together with its one location in east Auckland.
The corporate introduced this week it’s determined to close its New Zealand companies on the finish of this month.
EB Video games Australia and New Zealand managing director Shane Stockwell wrote to its New Zealand workers final week saying the enterprise was proposing to close its remaining 38 shops on this nation in addition to its New Zealand distribution centre.
A second letter from Stockwell, despatched on Wednesday this week and likewise shared on social media, says EB Video games will shut its New Zealand operations on January 31.
The shops will shut their doorways on that date and the distribution centre will stop working on February 28.
“After cautious consideration and session, we have now made the tough choice to shut all EB Video games New Zealand shops by Saturday, January 31, 2026,” the corporate says.
“Our shops and web site shall be open tomorrow from Thursday, 15, 1pm with a 50 per cent off Closing Down Sale.
“Click on and Gather is at present unavailable, and shall be obtainable from Friday, January 16, 9am.
“We actually respect the help and suggestions from our superb crew and clients throughout this course of.
“Because of your enter, we’re excited to announce that we are going to be opening entry to ebgames.co.au for New Zealand clients.
“Whereas this transition will take a while, we anticipate entry shall be obtainable by the tip of March, 2026.
“A heartfelt thanks to everybody who has supported EB Video games New Zealand over our 25 years.”
Stockwell beforehand informed workers the corporate is “saddened to be on this place having already made important and repeated efforts to show the enterprise round”.
EB Video games is predicated in Australia and it’s but to publicly state what number of jobs shall be misplaced because of the closure of its New Zealand operations.
