Things I’d Have Done Differently
Occasionally on discussion fora, somebody asks existing store owners “What mistakes did you make when you started”, or “What would you have done differently”? T...
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Anything related to the industry as a whole, retail in general, or other topics larger in scope than the others
Small Business Community Impact
What do we mean to the community? I want to assess my company’s value to the local community: how much of my revenue is spent locally, and can I do anything to ...
Planning for Wizards Premium
One of the key questions you must ask yourself when you plan your store is the question of whether to build for the Premium store designation from Wizards of th...
Domino’s Pizza and FLGS
I’ve told the story before of how Domino’s prepared me for my own business. Let me provide a little more detail. Background When I joined the company in 1987, D...
A New Experiment
From before we launched our brick-and-mortar operations in 2013, the plan for Friendly Local Game Store has been the dual development of multiple retail stores ...
Why Are We Here?
One retailer concern that keeps coming up is the swing of customer purchases moving directly to the manufacturer. Technology allows the manufacturers to reach t...
Choosing Partners
Know Who and Why Whether you’re still in the planning stages or looking for an option to grow your business, one option you might want consider is bringing in a...
Store Resolutions
The latest article on RPG.net is up here. This time, it’s about minor goal-setting for your store, whether you have yet to open or you’ve been aroun...