Written on October 1, 2009 at 3:38 pm by

Worse than Wal-Mart Entering Your Market

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What’s could be worse for Play N Trade and Gamestop than Walmart competing against you in the resale market? Game platform manufactures switching to download-only platforms, so there are no discs or cartridges to buy or re-sell.

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  1. Anonymous says:
    October 3, 2009 at 11:15 am

    i am sure they’ll spin it as a positive

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  2. FuwaFuwaUsagi says:
    October 3, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    i am sure they’ll spin it as a positive

    It will be for the guy with a viable concept who is able to occupy the storefront at 1/3 to 1/4 the lease after he negotiates with the current landlord in this down market.

    It just depends on what side of the coin you are on.

    One of my clients is actively watching this and other franchises he figures will fail to pick up leases.

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