What is the investment budget for opening an indoor game console store?

Venue related expenses:

Rent: Depending on the size and location of the store. Taking a 60 square meter store as an example, in some non core commercial districts of cities, the rent may be 4000-6000 yuan per month; In core business districts or first tier cities, rent may be 8000 yuan or even higher per month. If the store area is 200 square meters, the rent in general areas may be 10000-20000 yuan per month, and in busy commercial areas, the rent may be 30000-50000 yuan per month.

Deposit: usually 1-3 months' rent, paid in one lump sum.

Decoration cost: If it is a simple decoration, the cost is approximately 300-500 yuan/square meter; Moderate decoration costs approximately 600-1000 yuan/square meter; If you want to create a distinctive and high-end decoration style, the cost may be over 1500 yuan/square meter.

Equipment procurement cost:

Game consoles: such as Sony PS5 priced at 3099-3899 yuan, Nintendo Switch priced at 2099 yuan, Microsoft Xbox Series X priced at 5399 yuan, etc. Assuming the purchase of 10 different types of game consoles, the budget is approximately 20000 to 50000 yuan.

Gamepad: Each gamepad costs about 200 yuan. If paired with 10 consoles, 20-30 gamepads are required, with a cost of approximately 4000-6000 yuan.

Game monitor: Each game monitor costs about 1000 yuan, and the cost of 10 monitors is about 10000 yuan.

Other equipment, such as tables and chairs, gaming headphones, etc., for a calculation of 10 sets, each gaming headphone costs about 300 yuan, and assuming each set of tables and chairs costs 800 yuan, the cost for this part is about 11000 yuan.

Game and peripheral procurement costs: The first batch of game software, cards, and other peripheral products will be purchased. If the store size is small, it will cost approximately 20000 to 30000 yuan; If the store is large in scale and diverse in variety, it may cost 50000 to 100000 yuan.

Personnel recruitment costs:

Employee salary: Generally, the monthly salary for hiring store clerks is around 3000-6000 yuan, while the salary for store managers may be around 5000-10000 yuan. If the store is large in scale, it also needs to recruit technical maintenance personnel, whose salary is around 4000-8000 yuan.

Training costs: Training employees on game knowledge, service standards, and other aspects may cost around 5000-10000 yuan.

Operating funds: Reserve 3-6 months of operating funds for payment of water and electricity bills, equipment maintenance fees, and turnover of goods. The monthly water and electricity fees may be 1000-3000 yuan, and the equipment maintenance fees may be 500-1000 yuan per month. Considering other miscellaneous expenses, the operating funds for 3-6 months are approximately 30000-60000 yuan