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Table of Contents
GAMESTOP CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
14. Employees' Defined Contribution Plan
The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan (the "Savings Plan") for the benefit of substantially all of its U.S. employees who meet
certain eligibility requirements, primarily age and length of service. The Savings Plan allows employees to invest up to 60%, up to a maximum of
$16.5 thousand a year, of their eligible gross cash compensation invested on a pre-tax basis. The Company's optional contributions to the Savings
Plan are generally in amounts based upon a certain percentage of the employees' contributions. The Company's contributions to the Savings Plan
during the 52 weeks ended January 29, 2011, January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, were $3.6 million, $3.3 million and $2.7 million, respectively.
15. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The Company has various relationships with Barnes & Noble, Inc. ("Barnes & Noble"), a related party through a common stockholder who is
the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company operates departments
within eight bookstores operated by Barnes & Noble, whereby the Company pays a license fee to Barnes & Noble on the gross sales of such
departments. Additionally, www.gamestop.com is the exclusive specialty video game retailer listed on www.bn.com, Barnes & Noble's e-commerce
site whereby the Company pays a fee to Barnes & Noble for sales of video game or PC entertainment products sold through www.bn.com. The
Company also continues to incur costs related to its participation in Barnes & Noble's workers' compensation, property and general liability
insurance programs prior to June 2005. During the 52 weeks ended January 29, 2011, January 30, 2010 and January 31, 2009, the charges related to
these transactions amounted to $1.4 million, $1.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
16. Significant Products
The following table sets forth sales (in millions) by significant product category for the periods indicated:
52 Weeks 52 Weeks 52 Weeks
Ended Ended Ended
January 29, January 30, January 31,
2011 2010 2009
Percent Percent Percent
Sales of Total Sales of Total Sales of Total
Sales:
New video game hardware $ 1,720.0 18.1% $ 1,756.5 19.3% $ 1,860.2 21.1%
New video game software 3,968.7 41.9% 3,730.9 41.1% 3,685.0 41.9%
Used video game products 2,469.8 26.1% 2,394.1 26.4% 2,026.6 23.0%
Other 1,315.2 13.9% 1,196.5 13.2% 1,234.1 14.0%
Total $ 9,473.7 100.0% $ 9,078.0 100.0% $ 8,805.9 100.0%
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