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How much does a retailer like walmart charge on a transaction like a video game? I'm not sure but I'm inclined to guess it's more than 30%

• m_eiman 6y ago
  It's likely they add 30% to what they pay their supplier. At least that's what it was like 15-20 years ago when I worked in a games store, for PC and vide games. Board games have better margins.
  • dudus 6y ago
    Interesting. So maybe that's where apples 30% margin comes from. Retail stores charge that so they figured a virtual retail should charge the same. Except it has a much lower operating cost.
    • m_eiman 6y ago
      There are also a couple more levels in a physical supply chain, each adding their own percentage: manufacturer, distributor, probably a few more I don't know about.
    • colejohnson66 6y ago
      When Apple introduced the App Store with iPhone OS 2, didn’t they claim than 30% was less than half what retail chains could charge?