Software Etc.



1984–1985	1985–1988	1988–1994	1994–2005	1996–1999

B. Dalton Software Etc.

1984–1985

SVG NEEDED

1985–1988

SVG NEEDED

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.

1988–1994

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

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Thymesans

Launched:

November 1996

This logo was only used on storefronts and was styled after parent company Babbage's Etc.'s logo.

Software Etc.
Babbage's

GameStop

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