kowenicki said:
Conegamer said:
spurgeonryan said:
kumagawa said:
Game are finished because they have 641 stores in the UK when at most half that would be enough. In stead we have a situation were they in some towns they 2, 3 or even 4 in one high street. |
If that truly is the case then that is the reason. That is the reason with a lot of stores that close down in America as well. Enough is never enough. Then when they get too big the can not keep it up.
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You've gotta remember this includes Gamestation, which is likely at least half of these shops, and is (pretty much) a seperate business. So, all of a sudden, it's not so bad. Especially if you look at somewhere like Pret a Mange, which has nearly 100 stores in London alone!
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It is a seperate business from the same group and they are competing with each other... thats ludicrous. In a town nearby to me there are 2 game stores and a gamestation. The gametstation would regularly offer me a better trade in than the game store a few doors away...? Why were they undercutting themselves? Lunacy.
Comparing pret-a-manger selling sandwiches and coffee at a high margin for commuters and tourists to a gaming store selling much lower volume and higher cost items is a bit off mark.
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I know the Pret A Manger is a poor example. But it was the only thing I could think of (and who really needs 4 of it within 100ft?)
As for the Game/Gamestation thing- They're owned be the same company. I.E they have the same CEO, same profits and with that, the same financial turmoil. But they're seperate companies (sorta like Greggs and Bakers Oven. I'm hungry), so they will compete with each other. However, the figure above in terms of the number of shops at present was for GAME Group, and so included Game and Gamestation.
That any clearer?
