On 8/6/07, Chris Kice <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think the Friendly Local Game Store is nearly a thing of the past. (What > someone needs to do is build a chain that can offer Internet pricing in > store and put the "local" back in FLGS by connecting to the community. That > is about the only way to ensure long-term success. I actually have the > outline of a business plan to do just that, but unfortunately Phase I is > "Win Lottery".) it's interesting. In St Louis, we have a large chain with 6 stores around town, another chain of 2 stores, and at least two independent stores, one of which opened in February of this year. That's not counting the stores that are more "toys with a few games". Timothy