Biggest Across Categories
December 31, 2001
There were two major stories that affected every category we cover, and indeed every business in North America. The first was the 9/11 terrorist attack on the U.S., which produced a number of affects on the pop culture products business.
Most Important to Retailers
December 26, 2001
Here are ICv2's Top Five Anime Stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Anime spreads out. A nime is reaching more deeply into America pop culture in a variety of ways, and seems stronger than ever.
Most Important to Retailers
December 25, 2001
Here are ICv2's Top Five Toy/Model/Statue Stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Funimation and Irwin team up for DBZ Toys.
Most Important to Retailers
December 25, 2001
ICv2 is pleased to present our top five Movie/TV Merchandise stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Retro cartoons drive sales.
Holiday Releases Dominate Top 10 Cool
December 26, 2001
New products dominated the Top 10 Cool lists this month, as strong new releases timed for the holidays pushed aside older ones.
#1 for 25 Weeks!
December 16, 2001
The year-end report for The Lycos 50, which totals the number of searches for particular topics through the Lycos search engine, finds Dragonball firmly ensconced in first place with more than twice as many searches as second place finisher Britney Spears.
Featured 2X on Today
December 15, 2001
Strange Stories for Strange Kids , the second Little Lit comics anthology, was featured twice on the Today Show recently.
Including Gundam: The Official Guide
December 12, 2001
To help viewers sort out all things Gundam , the staff at Animerica put together an all- Gundam issue, which they have subsequently expanded into a 128-page book, Gundam The Official Guide , which will retail for $12.95 when it appears in March.
Response to B&N Fight for Better Discounts
December 9, 2001
We heard from Rick Edwards of Socko! In Stow, Ohio, in response to our story on Barnes and Noble lobbying publishers for the same deals that book publishers are giving to new, non-core outlets.
And Continues To Change Debt Structure
December 7, 2001
Marvel announced last week that it had arranged for a new senior credit facility with HSBC Bank USA (HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp.), with two components.
