Post by squinch on Apr 3, 2013 9:57:23 GMT -5
Over the last 4-5 months of collecting 15mm Sci Fi mini's I've noticed a complete lack of product in local game stores (Colorado, USA).
From what I can tell, most of the manufacturer's are fairly small and want to sell direct, for obvious reasons (profit, output, etc).
Has anyone seen a successful business model where a store can obtain and carry sufficient product in a manner that brings in revenue?
We want to do demo's at a local store but would only be able to direct potential customers to websites and not the retailer. The store could only market accessories, terrain, etc.
It would seem that a great business model to drive the 15mm Sci Fi business would include exposure in brick-and-mortar stores. To do that the prices would likely go up as manufacturer's would have to sell lower and likely to distributors, etc.
Where does the current model change first to allow this to happen? The industry has obviously made this transition in other product lines.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Squinch
From what I can tell, most of the manufacturer's are fairly small and want to sell direct, for obvious reasons (profit, output, etc).
Has anyone seen a successful business model where a store can obtain and carry sufficient product in a manner that brings in revenue?
We want to do demo's at a local store but would only be able to direct potential customers to websites and not the retailer. The store could only market accessories, terrain, etc.
It would seem that a great business model to drive the 15mm Sci Fi business would include exposure in brick-and-mortar stores. To do that the prices would likely go up as manufacturer's would have to sell lower and likely to distributors, etc.
Where does the current model change first to allow this to happen? The industry has obviously made this transition in other product lines.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Squinch
