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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Boots" data-source="post: 7745364" data-attributes="member: 92239"><p>The shift from retail of product to retail of services has already started to occur. All that you're going to see happen is the floor space for product in stores will shift to floor space for tables and a place to play with premium services like food. </p><p></p><p>While this will change the dynamic of most gaming stores and increase the barrier to entry in terms of store renovation and rent costs, it will result in folks having a nicer place to play than most stores are supporting now. Only reasons I game at stores is to recruit simply because I'm not fond of sitting in chairs that aren't comfortable surrounded by a bunch of other folks that are uncomfortable.</p><p></p><p>Can't remember the last time I bought something in a store, except for groceries. Unfortunately that's true of gaming stores as well. With online reviews and such widely available and at a reasonably high quality for anything I want to look at, there's no reason to walk in and touch it before buying anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kobold Boots, post: 7745364, member: 92239"] The shift from retail of product to retail of services has already started to occur. All that you're going to see happen is the floor space for product in stores will shift to floor space for tables and a place to play with premium services like food. While this will change the dynamic of most gaming stores and increase the barrier to entry in terms of store renovation and rent costs, it will result in folks having a nicer place to play than most stores are supporting now. Only reasons I game at stores is to recruit simply because I'm not fond of sitting in chairs that aren't comfortable surrounded by a bunch of other folks that are uncomfortable. Can't remember the last time I bought something in a store, except for groceries. Unfortunately that's true of gaming stores as well. With online reviews and such widely available and at a reasonably high quality for anything I want to look at, there's no reason to walk in and touch it before buying anymore. [/QUOTE]
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