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<blockquote data-quote="Tormyr" data-source="post: 7719911" data-attributes="member: 6776887">Up until last year, my FLGS was At Ease Games in San Diego, CA. A few years back, they moved from their Poway location to a large strip mall location on a busy 6 lane road. The new location had plenty of space for product with wide aisles to walk through and around 2 dozen tables. After 2 years of developing their clientele to the point where they were busting at the seems (especially Wednesday night with both Magic and D&amp;D), they took over the next space that the crossfit gym had vacated. This doubled their space, allowing them to partner with a local brewer to install a small bar, add a second floor room, and a dedicated wargaming room. The owner has succeeded by being in a high population density area that is easy to get to with lots of playing space and scheduled events the entire week.Since moving to Brooklyn, NY at the start of the year, I have been playing at The Brooklyn Strategist. As it is in New York, the space is quite a bit smaller. They have a double-storefront space that allows about a dozen tables inside, a half dozen tables out back, a small cafe, and limited shelf space for product, but they can pull additional product from inventory in the basement. The product prices are a little below MSRP. The way they succeed is actually charging for the tables. Players pay $10 per person per 4 hours or get a membership. The store also does after school programs, summer camps, and events nightly. Players come from all over New York City to play D&amp;D on Wednesday nights.While I have no doubt the face of retail is changing, and FLGSs are having a hard time of it in some places, my personal experience has been overwhelmingly positive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tormyr, post: 7719911, member: 6776887"] Up until last year, my FLGS was At Ease Games in San Diego, CA. A few years back, they moved from their Poway location to a large strip mall location on a busy 6 lane road. The new location had plenty of space for product with wide aisles to walk through and around 2 dozen tables. After 2 years of developing their clientele to the point where they were busting at the seems (especially Wednesday night with both Magic and D&D), they took over the next space that the crossfit gym had vacated. This doubled their space, allowing them to partner with a local brewer to install a small bar, add a second floor room, and a dedicated wargaming room. The owner has succeeded by being in a high population density area that is easy to get to with lots of playing space and scheduled events the entire week. Since moving to Brooklyn, NY at the start of the year, I have been playing at The Brooklyn Strategist. As it is in New York, the space is quite a bit smaller. They have a double-storefront space that allows about a dozen tables inside, a half dozen tables out back, a small cafe, and limited shelf space for product, but they can pull additional product from inventory in the basement. The product prices are a little below MSRP. The way they succeed is actually charging for the tables. Players pay $10 per person per 4 hours or get a membership. The store also does after school programs, summer camps, and events nightly. Players come from all over New York City to play D&D on Wednesday nights. While I have no doubt the face of retail is changing, and FLGSs are having a hard time of it in some places, my personal experience has been overwhelmingly positive. [/QUOTE]

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