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PRO: Spring Game Sales Surged
As Uncertainty Mounted
July 1, 2025

Hobby game store sales were surging this spring when record tariffs were announced in early April, adding to mounting uncertainty about the economy and the games business.

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PRO: Channel Check – GameStop (Games, GNs, Toys & Merch)
June 16, 2025 in Racine, WI
June 18, 2025
We re-visited the GameStop store at 2310 S Green Bay Road D, Racine, Wisconsin on Monday evening, June 16.
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PRO: Channel Check: Warhammer Store
Wednesday June 11, 2025 in Orland Park, IL
June 13, 2025
ICv2 recently visited the Warhammer store located at 15766 South La Grange Road in Orland Park, Illinois on June 11, 2025.
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PRO: May 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Sales Up Across the Board
June 13, 2025
All three categories had a strong showing in May 2025.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Games)
Limits on 'Pokemon' Purchases
June 12, 2025
The TCG frenzy was definitely being felt in this store, with limits on how many Pokemon TCG products you could buy.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Graphic Novels and Merch)
Limited Displays of Both
June 12, 2025
As was the case on our last visit in December, we found limited displays.
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PRO: May 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Fresh Titles Bring Strong Sales
June 11, 2025
Sales of the Top 20 were up in May 2025, after four months of flat or declining sales.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - May 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
June 5, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
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PRO: Top 200 Comics - May 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
June 4, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
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PRO: Channel Check - Meijer (TCGs, Games, YA Novels, and More)
Saturday May 17, 2025
May 20, 2025
ICv2 visited the Meijer Supercenter store at 14169 S Bell Road, Homer Glen, Illinois 60491 on Saturday May 17, 2025.
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PRO: Channel Check: Walmart Supercenter – Games (May 15, 2025)
TCGs Stripped; Board Games Moved
May 16, 2025
We visited a Walmart Supercenter on a Thursday evening, and found TCG displays stripped throughout the store saw the board and card games in a new location.
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PRO: Channel Check: Walmart Supercenter – Graphic Novels (May 15, 2025)
A Thin Display, Adult Titles Mostly Manga
May 16, 2025
We visited the Walmart Supercenter on a Thursday evening, and found a limited selection of graphic novels, with manga making up most of the adult titles.
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