November 21, 2021
November 23, 2021
We visited a Hy-Vee supermarket and were surprised to find an island display of Pokemon TCG products.
November 7, 2021
November 9, 2021
We visited the Amazon 4-Star Store at Oakbrook Center mall in Oak Brook, Illinois on Sunday, November 7, 2021.
October 20, 2021; Orland Park, IL
November 4, 2021
We visited the Barnes & Nobles store at 160 Orland Park Pl, Orland Park, Illinois 60462 on Wednesday, October 20.
October 14, 2021
October 15, 2021
We visited the Games Workshop store located at 15766 South La Grange Road in Orland Park, Illinois on October 14, 2021.
Fewer Pop!s, Games
October 1, 2021
The mix changed substantially since our first visit, with fewer Funko Pop! figures, and far fewer games.
September 28, 2021
September 30, 2021
We visited a Go! Calendars, Toys & Games store at the West Towne Mall, a large regional mall in Madison, Wisconsin, on September 28 to check out their games and merch displays.
September 14, 2021
September 24, 2021
The biggest change since our visit two years ago was the increased number of open spots on the shelves.
August 6, 2021
August 12, 2021
We revisited the FYE store located in Racine, Wisconsin.
As Pandemic Begins to Recede
July 20, 2021
Hobby game sales were up strongly overall in the Spring (January through April) season of 2021, although there were substantial variations from region to region and store to store depending on the fury of the global Covid pandemic and the accompanying restrictions on retail.
Pandemic Year Ends on Up Note
July 16, 2021
Despite the many challenges of doing business during a global pandemic, hobby game sales in the U.S. and Canada grew 21% to $2.035 billion in 2020, up from $1.675 billion in 2019.
April 22, 2021; Racine, WI
May 4, 2021
We visited the GameStop store at 2310 S Green Bay Road D, Racine, Wisconsin on Thursday, April 22.
April 7, 2021; Orland Park, IL
April 7, 2021
We visited the Barnes & Nobles store at 160 Orland Park Pl, Orland Park, Illinois 60462 on Tuesday, April 7.
