tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858525388694694545.post4715438637406217501..comments2023-10-23T11:18:10.505-07:00Comments on Operation: Wargaming!: Another game store closesVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10829654530839299051noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858525388694694545.post-66905990150702910222012-05-10T15:17:24.336-07:002012-05-10T15:17:24.336-07:00I'm afraid that bookstores and gaminmg stores ...I'm afraid that bookstores and gaminmg stores share a similar problem - a hiuge selection to carry and variable consumption. Having to keep inventory on hand that may move very slowly is costly. I'm afraid that internet sales just make more sense economically, and the move to ebooks for both books and eventually wargames rules will likley only aggravate the trend. Who knows, in the US we might eventually see more of the UK "club" trend, where groups of gamers rent a common space for their tables, figures, etc. Maybe! meanwhile, thank goodness for basements!<br /><br />PeterGonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858525388694694545.post-69490489597134678662012-05-10T11:43:07.435-07:002012-05-10T11:43:07.435-07:00Uffff! Internet is not helping at all... bookshops...Uffff! Internet is not helping at all... bookshops are following the same trail. Last March I was in Philadelphia for business and I could not locate a single one open in the commercial distrcitAnibal Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079496336817267822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858525388694694545.post-3120481210338931672012-05-10T07:04:44.136-07:002012-05-10T07:04:44.136-07:00He hasn't said what the reasons are and I didn...He hasn't said what the reasons are and I didn't press for an answer. On Saturdays when we game the store has always been full of people and there were lots of tournaments going on for the scifi/fantasy crowd but I don't know how that equated into store revenue for him.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10829654530839299051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4858525388694694545.post-2259291879747382682012-05-10T03:17:40.891-07:002012-05-10T03:17:40.891-07:00Not enough business in the area for him?Not enough business in the area for him?The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.com