Why Not Measure in Ticket Sales?
July 23, 2007
Calum Johnston of Strange Adventures in Halifax , Nova Scotia wonders why box office success isn't measured by ticket sales.
Slim Margins Don't Really Work
July 19, 2007
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith , Arkansas saw the news about Wal-Mart and Target DVD Sales and sees slim margins as bad business.
Imagine if Markups Were Closer to MSRP?
July 18, 2007
Scott Moore of Galaxy Comics in Saginaw , Michigan saw the news about Wal-Mart and Target DVD Sales and wonders what their profits would be if DVD pricing was closer to the MSRP.
Column by Steve Bennett
July 8, 2007
This week, Bennett discusses the dearth of comics for kids.
Will Manufacturers Control Pricing?
July 1, 2007
Pat Fuge of Gnome Games in Green Bay, Wisconsin draws our attention to last week's Supreme Court decision, which appears to allow control of retail prices by manufacturers in some circumstances, and asks for game manufacturers to use the ruling to support brick and mortar retailers by controlling heavy discounting by Internet retailers.
'Strongly Disagree'
June 24, 2007
Wendy Riddle of Play in Johnson City and Elizabethton , Tennessee just found out the news about the WizKids exclusive deal with Diamond/Alliance and strongly disagrees with the choice.
Wednesdays 'Always Fun'
June 24, 2007
Dennis Schamp, former manager of The Comic Gallery in San Diego, California saw columnist Steve Bennett's reactions to handing off new comic Wednesdays to another employee, and shared his feelings about a similar experience.
Column by Steve Bennett
June 21, 2007
This week, Bennett talks about working in a comic store on Wednesdays (or not), and recently rediscovered treasures of the Golden Age.
Agree 100%
June 19, 2007
Mike Boze of HawgHead Comics in Fort Smith, Arkansas saw the comment by Kendall Swafford of Up Up & Away! and agrees '100%' with his comments.
'We Believed the Hype'
June 14, 2007
Kendall Swafford of Up Up & Away! in Cincinnati , Ohio read about Elektra's true identity and thinks Marvel's marketing could be more helpful to retailers.
Column by John Riley
June 14, 2007
This week, John Riley completes his series on customer service.
'Forces' Customers to Mass
June 12, 2007
Andrew Iwamasa of Collector's Corner in Midland, Michigan saw the article on the Wizards of the Coast Star Wars CMG exclusive for Target, and feels that the effect is to force hobby channel customers to buy at a mass market retailer.