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Message: <blockquote data-quote="micromaximum" data-source="post: 1040866" data-attributes="member: 9060">All of the successful FLGS I've seen were very gamer friendly.  The owners set aside plenty of room for people to play games in the store.  There was one store I used to frequent every week that rented the space next to them when it become available, converted into nothing but gaming space and they became so popular they ended up opening two more locations in the same city.  Sell snack food and drinks to generate a little extra revenue and keep the store open late, especially on weekends.  If your gaming area is large enough you could even set-up a deal with a local pizza delivery place and have them bring small pizzas by late at night to sell to whoever's hungry.  I've seen that work out well, it keeps the gamers happy and the pizza place can sell a fair number of pizzas.If you have enough space set-up one room with a TV and let people watch videos and DVDs.  If you have enough money to do it correctly and keep the games fresh you could open a small arcade area or set-up console games people can play for an hourly rate.  Selling comics is another idea.  People will come in for the comics or the games and maybe end up spending money on both.I think the most important thing is to give people a reason to come in frequently and spend as much time in your store as possible.  The longer they stay and the more often they come the more money you're going to make.  I guess that's kind of the idea behind Barnes & Nobles sitting areas and coffee area.</blockquote>

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