tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562652613021981828.post8210845419618188804..comments2024-01-15T09:39:00.305-05:00Comments on The Quiet Limit of the World: GW Store Coming to Raleigh, NCBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08375494202899133525noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562652613021981828.post-36251161700528058132012-03-01T15:54:59.767-05:002012-03-01T15:54:59.767-05:00Sorry Anonymous, but that is not the case at all....Sorry Anonymous, but that is not the case at all. Metro areas like SoCal, Phoenix, Denver, Chicago, Philly, and Boston all helped the "good" local indy stores. I know because I sold to those stores. Maybe for the first couple of months their numbers take a hit, but after that the numbers improved. Indy stores that do not carry proper quanttities will suffer. Which sometimes is not a bad thing<br />The reason GW stores do not last is that they go to the high rent/high traffic areas that most indy stores cannot afford. GW is happy to make $1 on a store if it gets a whole new generation of gamers into the hobby. If they don't get the numbers or their lease increases they try someplace else. GW is not made of money.Powerposeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757535033466714151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562652613021981828.post-47633267799158847972012-03-01T11:14:44.768-05:002012-03-01T11:14:44.768-05:00I have the opposite view of new GW stores. They te...I have the opposite view of new GW stores. They tend to cause a reduction in sales at the other local stores. They also tend to not last in an area. So they hurt the local independents and then close up. In most cases triggering the lost of one or more local stores - since the independents tend to run on a very thin margin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562652613021981828.post-68248068396418693812012-03-01T08:05:58.704-05:002012-03-01T08:05:58.704-05:00GW stores are very good at bringing new gamers int...GW stores are very good at bringing new gamers into the hobby. Good local stores will benefit from a GW nearby, as once the "crack" has been given out the new gamers tend to go the independents (if they have the product).<br /><br />This is good news.Powerposeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11757535033466714151noreply@blogger.com