These guys probably have no education in retail, or business for that matter. Don't confuse them with knowledge.

was gonna say same you cant put the best up front cause everything else goes stale

​@@jackjefferson3980rather than calling them out on their weaknesses you can contribute towards their growth. Reading your pessimism benefits nobody. Why would you even be here if you don't appreciate what they're doing to some extent?

Wouldn’t the fact that their store is backwards with the counter in the back make them have to walk through all the other stuff anyways?

@@anillaga4606 technically, yes - but if they find what they're looking for first they may not browse the other things as intently

Makes sense personally I check ahead of time to see if what I'm after is available b4 getting a ride 😅

Best sellers in the back 100%. If what they came for is at the front they are MUCH more likely to snag it and go.........I would think lol

My local game store leaves all the games in filing cabinets, and when you want to purchase you bring the case up to the front and they put the disc or cartridge inside. No chance of theft

People seem to love stealing empty switch cases

@@philth7 people will buy the original case if they have a cheap-o one...

Xbox should always be at the entrance for several reasons. The guys in this video clearly don't know how to set up a store to get more sales.

Walmart used to put the pharmacy in the back of the store for that reason, and it "incentivized" sick people picking up their medicine to walk around the whole store coughing.

Also makes it easier to have shrink issues with your best selling stuff.

Def back of store

Spoken like a true game store owner. The good stuff is at the back, always.

Indeed that's why the milk and eggs is in the back of Walmart

​@@Hashedup360 Common myth. Milk/eggs placement is logistical in large stores that do high volumes. Placement is based on loading dock and refrigerated stockroom location. Other common items are placed specifically to make people walk past more items, but milk and eggs are about the logistics in high volume grocery stores, allowing for less time spent stocking an item that has to be frequently stocked and not having to worry about time on the floor out of refrigeration.

​@@RealzFoSho It's not necessarily a myth as retail chains do take advantage of the location with loss leading, hypothetically and I have seen some examples of walmarts doing this, locate milk near the front of the store with a similar logistical planning

@@RealzFoShomy grocery store is the model for its owner’s chain and they did exactly that: placed milk and eggs in the far corner requiring you to walk past multiple things to get to them including the higher-priced milks, eggs, and cheeses. same goes for meats: most of the frequently on-sale ones are centered in the meat section with multiple expensive meats around it.

@@bostonrailfan2427 In the UK the final section in supermarkets is normally frozen food, this is done for food safety reasons so the food is out of the freezers and into the customer's in the shortest time. Conversely the largest gaming chain here (Game) generally has Switch stuff at the front because they know the moment kids see Switch stuff they start badgering their mums to buy them things, never underestimate the power of kids badgering to generate sales. PS5 and Xbox buyers tend to be typically older so it doesn't matter where their stuff goes, they'll go and find it.

There's no point buying physical anyway for this gen. Some discs are a pass only and even if the game is on the disc it might be a broken version that needs updating!

@@modelcitizen9279 Yeah I mean I’m fully aware of how it works, but physical is generally much cheaper (especially for Xbox) and I like having the cases on my shelf.

@@modelcitizen9279 Yep people going be really butt hurt in about ten years when the Online servers for Xbox One, S|X , PS4 and PS5 and even switch go offline, as even switch alot of the carts don't even have the full games on them... people going to be butt hurt bad when all these games are drink coasters. where as most likely if they bought digital they would mostly likely carry over like alot of my 360 games did to Xbox one and now S|X and obivously all my Xbox one games carried over. and not to mention this is most likely the last gen to even have disk drives/ cartridges slots

@@modelcitizen9279yup no point with current gen and even some last gen games (switch/ps4/xbox one) even some of those games even if they contain the full game I had to have day one patches to make them playable, and some only contained essentially what was an access code to play the game no game data actually on disc. There are lists on Reddit made by gaming communities that can help you know which games are the full games on disc and will be playable even years down the road versus the ones that act more like an axis code or broken, essentially without the day one patch I’ve switched emulation because of this and mostly don’t collect anymore and sold most of my stuff other than the ones I’m attached to like some snes and new games. Sad state of affairs new consoles are fun but rather have my emulation pc now.

Stop living in the past. Physical is dying for good reasons

50 cds, thats alot

@@TheNotoriousNemo it felt like in back in the 90s

And tv n media at Wal-Mart n target

This right here it’s why I also like Xbox. Games are always priced right.

Halo 2 on Xbox 360 was goated.

Games are valuable, your collection is worthless

I already have more DVDs than I know what to do with. Blu-Ray definitely packs that extra punch so that playback isn’t in SD, but it’s hard to justify until I get those donated

@@Alien_isolationist I don't collect movies to resell them eventually. They're worth whatever I pay for them. Your mindset is terribly flawed about what collecting actually is

​@@Alien_isolationistMovies still have value and people should collect whatever brings them joy. Videogame collecting now a days has become over saturated..

Not to him you🤡@@Alien_isolationist

Like what is wrong with cheap games for us games and not flippers? I love the fact I can buy Xbox games for sub $5 all day long!

Planting the seeds. lmfao

probably because he was already an adult when purchased. aint no kids going to leave those sealed

It’s in the back because that’s where you put your best selling merchandise. In front means they are far less likely to impulse buy less popular items. Retail 101. These guys are gamers not businessmen.

@@Cerus98 that works for milk in a grocery store a game store is different.

⁠​⁠@@popixel- A game store isn’t a grocery store - your analogy isn’t even in the same ballpark. The majority of inventory in a store like this will go unsold for long periods. By placing your best selling merchandise in the back, shoppers will have to pass by everything else and are more likely to browse and impulse buy. If they can walk in the door and immediately be at the most popular section, they’ll either find what they want and checkout or they won’t find anything and they’ll leave the store empty handed. Why browse for things you aren’t specifically looking for? This IS retail 101 and 90% of the comments say the same thing. Having what YOU want immediately available might be better for YOU but it’s not better for the business owners trying to make MONEY off you. They don’t want to give you exactly what you want and nothing else. They want your money and as much of it as they can get. Ps. Grocery stores have no particular layout. They’re all different. The only constant is that individual drinks and candy are at the checkouts. These are very high profit items and trigger an impulse buy, especially in adults with children. Stores like Walmart also tend to place toys and electronics departments at the back as well. This causes the same browse and buy in shoppers who are targeting those departments.

@@Cerus98dude, that what I just said. Read my comment again.

@@popixel- No, you literally said it “doesn’t work for a game store.” You’re wrong. Let it go man.

Digital is better. Less money, more games.

today i learnt that EB games, the store that yanks talk about, was our electronics boutique. can't believe i never put it together!

Strange. I'm definitely trying to get an Xbox.

or you could put the sign on either the left or right and pull some red band all the way to the other side

I agree , back in the day it was tmnt for me 😎

Damn you know people with all 3 systems? That’s crazy lol I have switch, PS4, and PC, that’s basically the same thing but idk anyone else with more than 2 platforms

@@IceBlueLugia I know a bunch of people with all 3. I prefer PS and switch but I have friends and family that only do Xbox. Plus alot of 360 and of Xbox games are backwards compatible so it's nice to play them on the more modern console.