In previous installments we covered the basics of the 3-tier system, and how online game stores (OLGS) began to disrupt the traditional model. This time we’ll take a look at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart and Target, and how they’ve changed the industry. Amazon: Mass Market, or The Largest OLGS? In the early 2000s, Amazon »more
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Drowning in Gold: The Rise of Online Game Stores
Welcome back. In our last post we covered the basics landscape of the three-tier system of retail distribution. This time, we’ll turn our attention to some of the early disruptions to this system. Online Game Stores (OLGS) In the early 2000s, brick-and-mortar (B&M) board game retailers everywhere started facing increasing competition from online stores. Various »more
