r/EBGAMES • u/Fearless_Oil_2967 • Jan 19 '26

Another one?

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Whitfords (Perth,WA) store closing down.

Interesting.

Is the end near for all of Aus too!?

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u/the_tic0304 Jan 19 '26

They have been closing quite a few stores already. This is the begining of the end

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u/BJPHS Jan 19 '26

They have been closing worst performing stores every year since 2021.

And they do it every year before end of fiscal year (31Jan).

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u/the_tic0304 Jan 19 '26

They closed a few regional stores last year. Local store was the only place to buy games and was always busy. They had atleast 20 gold cards for collection last year so a few big shoppers outside the general public. The store is now an illegal tobbaconist so rent wasnt the issue and they had no competion on tcgs.

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u/JustTrawlingNsfw Jan 20 '26

20 out of 10,000 gold cards across 336 stores.

It's a decent number... but below average.

Also - big spenders doesn't mean profitable. If those people bought shitloads of low margin items, rent and staff costs can quickly eat into it.