EB Games (Australia)

EB Games (Australia)

Infobox Company
company_name = Eletronics Boutique Australia Pty Ltd trading as
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 27th February 1997 [ ASIC Database search for ABN 50-077-681-442 http://www.search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=077681442&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1]
location = 59 Bancroft Rd Pinkenba, Queensland, AUS
key_people = Steve Wilson
(Managing Director),
Brad Harker
(Store Development)
industry = Electronics Stores
products =
num_employees = 5000+
homepage = [http://www.ebgames.com.au EB Games Australia]
[http://www.ebgames.co.nz EB Games New Zealand]

EB Games Australia headquartered in Pinkenba, Queensland (a suburb of Brisbane), is Australia's largest video game retailer. The company operates over 270 [About Us section Australian Website http://www.ebgames.com.au/home/about.cfm] stores across Australia's seven states and territories and 30 [About Us section New Zealand Website http://www.ebgames.co.nz/home/about.cfm] more stores in New Zealand. EB Games Australia is part of the GameStop Corporation.

History

The first Australian store was opened on July 5, 1997 in Westfield Shoppingtown Miranda, New South Wales.

The 100 series stores all had the same layouts and finishes respective to store sizes. The 200 series stores have a similar finish on fixtures and counters but is a slightly darker blue.These stores all carried the EB Games logo on the front counters.

In 2003, Electronics Boutique officially started trading as EB Games to stop confusion with the idea they were an electronics store.

Core business

EB Games' main business is based on selling, trading and reselling of computer and new and second hand video games and game consoles and accessories.
They currently stock PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS Lite, Wii and PlayStation Portable consoles and games.

Vision Plan

EB Games has a vision to be the number 1 retailer for Computer and Video Games across Australia and New Zealand and to have over 400 stores operating by 2012.

Preorders

EB Games Australia requires that you pay $10 AUD minimum deposit on all preorders and usually have special offers or discounts offered to you when you preorder. Special offers include:

*"Trade in a certain amount of games to get a discount or get the preordered game free (The discount can be higher when you trade a game that has only recently been released)"

*"Get a discount on a strategy guide that goes with the preordered game"

Preowned

EB's preowned section covers the above consoles and games but also incorporates their predecessors and other consoles such as
Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation and Xbox.

Whilst this generation and last generations consoles are still carried in every store, only a few stores referred to as vision stores, carry the older generation consoles and games.

As of September 1st 2008 EB Games will no longer takes trades on Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube or PlayStation games.

Websites and stock tracking

The [http://www.ebgames.com.au EB Games Australia] and [http://www.ebgames.co.nz EB Games New Zealand] both offer a complete catalogue of games coming soon, new release games, games currently available, preowned games currently available and accessories currently stocked.Typing in your postcode will show the stores with that item in stock as of 9am EST.

The website also offers an online store for mobile and PC game downloads.

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