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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TalonComics" data-source="post: 1060207" data-attributes="member: 60">Wow, see what kind of threads pop up while you're gaming? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />The FLGS is not dead. The problem being most prominent, in my opinion, is just competition from non-gaming stores that massively discount. Massive discounting takes business away from the LGS leaving the management of the LGS trying to figure out ways to fight back. Those who don't fight back and stay set in their ways are doomed to fail.Here's a misnomer: FLGSs are going out of business because of internet gaming stores. The truth is, the FLGSs that don't set up an internet presence like myself and several other retailers that post here, are going to lose business because they're not evolving. There's another gaming store in Denton going out of business this month just because the owner said and I quote, "Selling games online is a waste of time." All that says to me is he was too lazy to even bother. Don't get me wrong though, maintaining an online store is a lot of work and I'm constantly behind working on it and working in my store.The bottom line is the FLGS that doesn't pay attention to their surroundings and trends is doomed to fail. It has nothing to do with pdfs and frankly I think pdfs hardly dent any of a FLGS's business.~Derek</blockquote>

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