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Anything related to the industry as a whole, retail in general, or other topics larger in scope than the others

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Things I’d Have Done Differently

Posted on May 8, 2023 by lloydbrown

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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Small Business Community Impact

Posted on February 13, 2023 by lloydbrown

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 ...

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Planning for Wizards Premium

Posted on February 3, 2023 by lloydbrown

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...

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Domino’s Pizza and FLGS

Posted on January 25, 2023 by lloydbrown

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...

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A New Experiment

Posted on December 8, 2022 by lloydbrown

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 ...

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Why Are We Here?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by lloydbrown

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...

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Choosing Partners

Posted on November 5, 2012 by lloydbrown

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...

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Store Resolutions

Posted on January 24, 2012 by lloydbrown

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...

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