In Columbus, the game really is over for at least two former GameStop shops, which are being flipped into carryout-focused Wingstop restaurants. The small electronics storefronts are set to become compact pickup-and-delivery chicken spots, a neat little snapshot of how local retail is shifting from discs and consoles to digital orders and hot wings.
The move surfaced publicly on March 6, 2026, when Columbus Business First reported that Wingstop is converting two Central Ohio GameStop locations into restaurants. According to that report, the new stores will lean heavily on carryout and are tailored to the chain’s delivery-first model that fits neatly into tight inline storefronts. The outlet noted that these projects are part of a broader wave of re-tenanting across local shopping centers.
City paperwork backs up at least one of those conversions. Local permit records list a tenant-improvement project for a Wingstop at 5057 N. High St. in Graceland Shopping Center, with interior work pegged at an approximate $300,000 valuation. That same address appears in GameStop’s store finder as the Graceland Shopping Center location, a clear sign the space is changing hands. As detailed by permit reporting at WhatNow, along with the chain’s own store listing, the site is shifting from electronics retail to a full restaurant build-out…