Subject: Survival
I will be straight to the point.
It is not sustainable for GameStop to operate a money losing business. The mission is to operate hyper efficiently and profitably. Our expense structure must allow us to endure any adverse scenario. Whether it’s a difficult economy or revenue deceleration from shrinking software, we must be profitable. Our job is to make sure GameStop is here for decades to come. Extreme frugality is required. Every expense at the company must be scrutinized under a microscope and all waste eliminated. The company has no use for delegators and money wasters. I expect everyone to treat company money like their own and lead by example.
Prospering in retail means survival. If we survive, we stay in the game. Survival is avoiding the deadly sins that often lead retailers to self-destruct. This is usually a result of the following - buying bad inventory, using leverage, and running expenses too high. By avoiding these self-inflicted mistakes and focusing on the basics, GameStop can be here for a long time.
I expect everyone to roll up their sleeves and work hard. I’m not getting paid, so I’m either going down with the ship or turning the company around. I much prefer the latter.
It won’t be easy. Best of luck to us all.
Ryan
I find it odd, that people immediately jump to calling something like this fake, because it doesn't fit their idea of how something like this should read. Ryan Cohen has repeatedly shown that he has zero patience for people who aren't going above and beyond at their job. He has also said he wouldn't become CEO. To me this reads like his plans aren't working out and he has to take it in his own hands now.
I still believe the short thesis is correct, the shutting off of the buy button, the vanishing stocks in Germany after the split, it's all unprecedented.
That doesn't mean that Cohen, or the former CEO couldn't have made some bad calls running the business. The whole NFT thing was dead on arrival and didn't even address the second hand digital game market as it should have, but focussed on really wierd gaming experiences.
This doesn't seem too out of character to me.
I find you odd.