PRO ARTICLES
PRO: Channel Check - Michaels
Has Funko Reached Peak Distribution?
September 15, 2017

To us, that's a sign that Funko is reaching a peak in terms of the number of stores in which its products are sold.

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PRO: Gen Con Sales Report
What Was Selling on the Floor, and Off
September 12, 2017
We talked to a number of publishers with big sales at Gen Con 2017, and here’s what we heard.
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PRO: Channel Check - GameStop
Board Games and TCGs, and Merch, Merch, Merch
August 31, 2017
We wanted to see what the current store layout looked like, and what collectibles categories the company was building its business around.
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PRO: 'Rick and Morty' Blowing Up
As Graphic Novels, Games Get Hot Simultaneously
August 25, 2017
We started hearing about how well products based on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty animated series were doing at the summer shows.
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PRO: Channel Check: Good Games in Indianapolis, Indiana
Australian Chain's First U.S. Store
August 22, 2017
We visited Australian game store chain Good Games’ first U.S. store, in Indianapolis, during Gen Con.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Graphic Novels), January 30, 2017
Medium-Sized Store
August 14, 2017
This was our check of the graphic novels at a medium-sized Target store on January 30, 2017.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Graphic Novels), August 1, 2017
Medium-Sized Store
August 14, 2017
This was our check of the graphic novels at a medium-sized Target store on August 1, 2017.
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PRO: Channel Check - Best Buy (Hasbro and Asmodee)
August 3, 2017
August 8, 2017
We visited the Best Buy on E. Springs Drive in Madison, Wisconsin, where there was a game display that was not at the west side store we visited last week.
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PRO: Channel Check - Walmart (Games)
August 2, 2017
August 8, 2017
We visited the medium-sized Walmart on Watts Rd. in Madison, Wisconsin, to check out their game display and compare it to Target, which we also visited recently.
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PRO: Channel Check - Best Buy (Games and Merch)
August 2, 2017
August 4, 2017
We visited a Best Buy because we'd heard that the chain had added games and merch in its bid to re-invent itself as its legacy home entertainment categories move online.
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PRO: Channel Check - Target (Games)
August 1, 2017
August 2, 2017
We re-visited the medium-sized Target store at 201 Junction Road in Madison, Wisconsin.
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PRO: Channel Check - Target (Games)
January 30, 2017
August 2, 2017
We visited the medium-sized Target store at 201 Junction Road in Madison, Wisconsin.
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