Richard Dewsbery wrote:
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>
> > they run 7 or 8 figures for a relatively small operation.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by this. They may well run 7 or 8 machines,
> but if you mean that each one costs a 7 or 8 figure sum, that's not
> quite right. And GW is not a "relatively small" operation. Think about
> it. 13 or 14 sprues in each epic box. 10 or so epic boxes sold in each
> GW shop in the first week of release (double or triple in some areas,
> perhaps less in others. 98 GW stores in the UK (not including 3rd party
> retailers). Over 12,000 sprues sold in one week from epic40k basic sets
> alone! That is NOT a small operation.
>
> Richard
Maybe I can help you, GW plans to move to a newest biggest head office
so they must cover this expensive innovation, at least this were plans
in November ;)
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