Software Etc.

==B. Dalton Software Etc.==
===1984-1985===
===1985-1988===
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After less than two years of operation, owner Dayton Hudson Corporation sold the chain to Barnes & Noble in 1986. On some signage, the full ellipsis after “etc” was replaced with a singular period.
==Software Etc.==
===1988-1994===
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During this period, Software Etc. began its expansion into the video game retail market with the opening of the first GameStop location in September 1991. This store was adjacent to the Dayton's department store at Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota.
===1994-2005===
Splitting away from Dayton Hudson, Software Etc. merged with Babbage's in 1994 to form NeoStar Retail Group. In 2005 the names of Software Etc. and sister stores Babbage's and FuncoLand were fully folded into the GameStop banner.
====1996-1999====
This logo was only used on storefronts, and was styled after parent company Babbage's Etc.'s logo.
Category:Video games
Category:Retail outlets in the United States
Category:Defunct retail companies
Category:Computer
Category:Former electronic stores
Category:GameStop
Category:1984
Category:1980s
Category:Unknown year