Computer Games Shop
Computer Games Shop: Cassettes, cartridges and the charts. The home computer boom of 1982 makes games a retail trade: cassettes at a few pounds, then…
Cassettes, cartridges and the charts. Sell the game every teenager in town is talking about.
The home computer boom of 1982 makes games a retail trade: cassettes at a few pounds, then cartridges, then discs, sold from racks by staff who have played them. New releases sell out in a week and last year's are in the bargain bin. Trade-ins of used games become the margin, and downloads take the trade in the end.
- Setup costs
- £18,000 to £73,000
- Competition
- High
- Category
- Shops & High Street Services
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