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GameStop considers pulling £41.7bn eBay takeover bid

Published 11 August 2026, 5:00am

GameStop is reportedly considering abandoning its £41.7bn takeover bid for eBay, in favour of a partnership with the online marketplace. Chief executive Ryan Cohen is weighing a deal that could allow eBay to make use of GameStop’s roughly 1,600 US stores as the two businesses…

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