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Post by carl on Jul 6, 2009 21:27:53 GMT
the sales for osbornes flames wise has dropped according to Matt at battlefront but they are in discussion with Toymasters head office to stock flames in ALL toymaster stores which will see a change in the way the account functions i think.
Will Osborne has always been a supporter of the club and vice versa club to shop so i cant see that changing too much unless the new store offers greatly reduced prices.
after all, osbornes is also in competition with green angel (for a little longer) and of course project hydra and most of us have bought from one or both of those as well as Will's store.
whilst competition is good for the customer it is not always the same for the stores but thats business i'm afraid.
whilst i try and by from Will at every opportunity i certainly shop round when it comes to larger purchases and we also now use Wayland to gain even more discount.
if i had the money i would open a shop myself, but would also talk to Will first to tell him and offer to 'buy' the wargaming business off him rather than have two shops competing in the same town.
whether these two new guys will do something similar remains to be seen
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Post by David B on Jul 7, 2009 12:20:54 GMT
I dont think that Osbornes could offer much more Flames, as it has limited space, which is taken up by their mainstream lines. Just because Toymaster as a whole have an account does not mean that Osbornes have to stock it, to my knowledge.
It may be a better for the new store to stock all and leave Osbournes with GW as this is their main Wargame stock.
There are a few ideas for the new store, that I would like to suggest, so may come along. I had considered a store, but do not have the finances to support me at the moment, and considered it to risky at this time.
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Post by carl on Jul 7, 2009 20:31:30 GMT
i am interested to hear what they say about what they are going to stock from the outset and what their fuure plans are
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Post by markusmaximus on Jul 8, 2009 9:43:29 GMT
As a Kettering town resident I would like to see a shop here, lets face it Green Angel were not exactly the place to go. It would take some big discount to get me to buy from such a shop, as I now purchase all my G.W. items at 25% off from: www.gamingfigures.com I then use osbournes for my flames of war etc.. with 10% off. So unless they can beat that I would be crazy to buy from them!
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Post by carl on Jul 11, 2009 9:57:31 GMT
i think these guys are coming on tuesday, so if you have any questions / suggestions for them, please have a chat with them
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Post by nobby on Sept 16, 2009 11:25:25 GMT
Has the store come to fruition?
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Post by David B on Sept 16, 2009 12:02:50 GMT
Not yet, and to be honest I dont expect it to. Will is already aware of it, through his town contacts, and apparently its been on the cards for some time without any progress being made
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Post by carl on Sept 16, 2009 16:18:09 GMT
i think it is conspicuous by its absence.
i have sent the chap an email asking for an update on the situation, and will post the reply when it arrives
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