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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 6180453" data-attributes="member: 9789">Jhaelen:  what you describe is similar to about two of the gaming stores I've seen (one has been open for decades; the other went out of business within 2 years).  It's certainly possible that it's a Europe vs. States thing, but I think it's more of a "good model" vs. "bad model" thing.  I am relatively sure that the main reason so many gaming shops end up being "man caves" and then closing after a couple of years is for the same reason that the vast majority of small businesses fail within a couple of years:  because the person running the business knows absolutely nothing about "business."  In this case, the owner may know a lot about gaming and games, but they don't know anything about what makes a successful business, and they either learn quickly (at some cost) and adapt - or fold.That seems to be the main issue in my town, anyway:  someone with a head for business could probably open any old shop and do ok, FLGS or otherwise.  But someone who is a gamer and thinks they can run a business is often sadly mistaken.  The worst is that so many of them seem to just make all the same mistakes over and over again.Stormonu:  Yeah, I guess the heart of my question is similar:  I've always wondered what it would take to make a successful gaming business run, and since I'm not crazy enough to take the risk myself, I wish we could at least have a cool place nearby that does well and fills the need in this community.  I'm just wondering if this is pretty much a dead-end market nowadays, and the FLGS is more or less a relic of the past - like book stores, travel agencies, and newspapers.This forum is the only place I could imagine that I could get any actual FLGS owners to comment, but maybe even that is too long of a shot.</blockquote>

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