Re: [OT] Have questions-setting up game shop

On Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:49:19 EDT, Alderfek@aol.com wrote:

>No figures yet, not sure where to go.

One more thing... have you thought of asking the distributors about what
they
feel a store needs to survive? They should be able to give you a rough
estimate of the number of people in a given area and in an extended
area, and
how this translates to their customers. They may be able to ballpark
something
like "you need a customer base of 200,000 in the area, and at least
50,000 in
the city itself for you to have a go at it." 

The distributors may be more likely to tell you the keys to success than
potential competition. Have you also tried contacting some stores that
are on
the other side of the country? Check for web pages, and call them up. 

Allan Goodall		       agoodall@interlog.com
Goodall's Grotto: http://www.interlog.com/~agoodall/

"Surprisingly, when you throw two naked women with sex
toys into a living room full of drunken men, things 
always go bad." - Kyle Baker, "You Are Here"