Games Workshop to open new stores Re-brand as Warhammer and ... *gasp* work with LGS

[Defenestratus]

[url]http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/32359/games-workshop-rebrand-open-more-retail-stores[/url]

Takeaway quote for me:

The company also plans to expand is sales to independent retailers, with a particular focus on North America. New classes of trade will be targeted, including toy, craft, book, and comic stores.

[Denzark]

I'll just save post #2 for an Anti-GW wallah to use one of the following clichés:

'Its too little too late'.

'They need to admit they're a games company not a miniature manufacturer'.

'I'm too busy playing warmaxwinghordesinfinityfaux because the rules are tighter than a nun's chuff'




Don't say I never do anything for ya.

[40kGamer]

I remember getting my first box of RT plastic marines at a Walden Bookstore in a mall. I never understood why they pulled back from having at least a limited presence in those type stores.

[Caitsidhe]

I'm not sure why the title of this thread is about them "working" with the LGS? What they are describing is no different than what they are doing right now, i.e. distributing their product through them. They haven't indicated anything favorable is going to happen for the LGS. They have simply indicated there would be a new product package. Until we hear what the new terms are going to be, I'm withholding judgement. I have a hard time believing that we are going to see a three hundred and sixty degree change in their approach to the LGS right after they completed a new website to bypass them, and are talking about opening more of their own stores.

[Lexington]

I wondered if this wasn't the end goal of AoS. Curious to see how that goes.

[Wolfshade]

Wait, this isn't 40K general discussion, sounds more corporate to me...off we go...

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Though given the low population density in north america this is something that I have said that they should have done awhile ago.