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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 3891740" data-attributes="member: 2525">I think you should do it.&nbsp; It's harder to make a profitable game store these days, but it is not impossible.&nbsp; Work hard, pursue your dream, and I think you have a chance to make it a viable business.Here in Los Angeles we have seen some game stores decline, but a few truly excel.&nbsp; For example, The Game Empire in Pasadena, CA is doing very good business right now, and it is purely because of their own hard work and dedication.&nbsp; They are very organized, have large clear aisles, have a very clean shop at all times, have a lot of light inside the store, have both a mens and womens room, have a lot of gaming tables and tournaments, and a good stock of games.&nbsp; They even had as a requirement that both of their wives had to approve of things before they could go in, because they really wanted to attract women to their store as well as men (and it worked). There are always people buying stuff there, any day and hour of the week.&nbsp; The place has a lot of people on every weekend.<a href="http://www.gameempirepasadena.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gameempirepasadena.com/</a>Just remember, business will not come to you.&nbsp; You have to earn the business, and get people interested in the product and your store.&nbsp; Make it a welcoming atmosphere.As far as when? You need to get all your ducks in a row right away.&nbsp; You will need your licenses and tax IDs and incorporation and all that stuff before you can order products from a distributor, and you need to open an account with the distributors and place an order from a distributor far in advance of the product arriving for you to sell.&nbsp; So, you already need to be on top of it now (even if you don't open the physical address quite yet).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 3891740, member: 2525"] I think you should do it. It's harder to make a profitable game store these days, but it is not impossible. Work hard, pursue your dream, and I think you have a chance to make it a viable business. Here in Los Angeles we have seen some game stores decline, but a few truly excel. For example, The Game Empire in Pasadena, CA is doing [b]very[/b] good business right now, and it is purely because of their own hard work and dedication. They are very organized, have large clear aisles, have a very clean shop at all times, have a lot of light inside the store, have both a mens and womens room, have a lot of gaming tables and tournaments, and a good stock of games. They even had as a requirement that both of their wives had to approve of things before they could go in, because they really wanted to attract women to their store as well as men (and it worked). There are always people buying stuff there, any day and hour of the week. The place has a lot of people on every weekend. [url]http://www.gameempirepasadena.com/[/url] Just remember, business will not come to you. You have to earn the business, and get people interested in the product and your store. Make it a welcoming atmosphere. As far as when? You need to get all your ducks in a row right away. You will need your licenses and tax IDs and incorporation and all that stuff before you can order products from a distributor, and you need to open an account with the distributors and place an order from a distributor far in advance of the product arriving for you to sell. So, you already need to be on top of it now (even if you don't open the physical address quite yet). [/QUOTE]

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