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Gametraders Franchise Featured
#2 Best Improving franchise on topfranchise.com.au
#3 franchise in Opportunities and Passion on topfranchise.com.au
#3 franchise in Opportunities and Passion on topfranchise.com.au
Area: Retail computer games
Business Established: 2000 (Franchising in 2001)
Units/Locations: 38
Initial Investment: $150,000 - $400,000
Agreement Terms: 5+5+5
Training: 3 weeks
Marketing Support: 2%
Royalty Fee: $45,000
FCA Member: Yes
Awards: BRW Fast franchises 2005-2009
Multi-Unit Ownership Allowed: Yes
Average Set up time: 10-12 weeks.
How many products or services: broad range
Ratio of Support staff per franchisee: 20:01
Business Model:
Specialist in new and pre-playes games including rare games and consoles. Further details on application.
Main Costs:
Fitout, stock
Main products or services:
Computer games new and preplayed, Anime, gaming related toys
Last Surveyed: April 2010
Participation Rate: 80%
Survey Results
Description
Description"Gametraders is a retail concept that buy, sell, trade and rent computers games, consoles and accessories of all formats including Sony Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii and XBOX 360 as well as all retro gaming systems such as Nintendo 64, Atari, Super Nintendo and Sega Dreamcast and Megadrive. It is the only major source of hard to find and retro games in Australia.
The company also sell Anime, Manga and gaming related figurines toys and collectables.
Gametraders have a large and loyal following from customers wishing to save money and from collectors who collect rare and hard to find games.
Gametraders is the only Australian owned specialty games chain who have won many awards since inception".Future Plans
Further expansion across Australia with potential to have over 100 stores Australia wide. Plans to open stores in all major shopping centres and into busy shopping strips and hubs where the cost to open a store will be substantially less than shopping centres.
Testimonials
We saw GameTraders as a great business opportunity that satisfied us, both financially and interest-wise. We couldn't have picked a better franchise. GameTraders is a franchise that is heading in all the right directions. There is still a huge potential yet.Craig Mathews & Dharmesh Patel, GameTraders Carousel WA
