PRO: Channel Check: Warhammer Store (Orland Park, IL)
January 9, 2025; New Year, Winter Model Season Begins
January 15, 2025

ICv2 recently visited the Warhammer store located at 15766 South La Grange Road in Orland Park, Illinois on January 9, 2025.

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PRO: Board and Card Games Market Report and Summer 2024 Charts
Continued Soft Market for Board Games, Card Games Doing Better
January 8, 2025
Hobby board game sales have been under pressure this year, with the mid-priced games the most affected, while casual, less expensive card games are doing better.
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PRO: Channel Check: BoxLunch – Madison, Wisconsin
Some Games, Lots of Merch, Next Level Apparel
January 6, 2025
We saw games and lots of merch, including next level anime apparel.
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PRO: RPG Market Report and Summer 2024 Chart
RPGs a Vibrant Part of Hobby Games Business
January 3, 2025
RPGs have been a vibrant part of the hobby games business in 2024, not only due to the launch of the new version of D&D, but also because of the continued success of a wide variety of other games,
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PRO: Miniatures Market Report and Summer 2024 Chart
A Quiet Summer, with One Late Arrival
January 2, 2025
The one game that had the potential to shake up the business came out right at the end of the May-August Summer season.
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PRO: TCG Sales Report and Summer 2024 Charts
A Solid Summer, Led by 'Magic'
January 1, 2025
It was a solid summer for TCGs, if down slightly overall, led by two strong releases from Magic: The Gathering that which Magic in a positive place once more.
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PRO: Channel Check - Go! Toys and Games
December 22, 2024
December 29, 2024
We surveyed a Go! Toys & Games store at the West Towne Mall, a large regional mall in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 22, just before the Christmas holiday.
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PRO: Flat Summer, Promising Fall in Hobby Game Stores
Led to Muted Expectations for Holiday Season
December 18, 2024
A flat summer overall and a promising fall led into a holiday season with muted expectations in hobby game stores.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Games)
More Card Games, Empty Slots
December 3, 2024
Target was heavily stocked on lower-priced card games, but had lots of holes in its board game and TCG offerings.
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PRO: Channel Check: Barnes & Noble (Merch and Games)
Orland Park, IL on November 11, 2024
November 12, 2024
ICv2 visited the Barnes & Noble store at 160 Orland Park Place, Orland Park, Illinois 60462 on Monday, November 11, 2024.
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PRO: Channel Check - Meijer (TCGs, Board Games, and Puzzles)
Thursday October 10, 2024; Homer Glen, IL
October 14, 2024
This article is a continuation of the previous Channel Check that covered YA, GNs, manga, and merch.
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PRO: Channel Check: FYE – Games, Manga & Merch
September 10, 2024
September 16, 2024
We revisited the FYE store located at 5768 Durand Ave. (Regency Mall) in Racine, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, September 10.
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