Says One of Her Basic Retailing Rules is Now 'A Complete Fiction,… A Complete Lie.'
March 16, 2022
This month, we find Jen King describing one of her basic rules of doing business, "It's a complete fiction now, it’s a complete lie."
As New Normal Takes People Back to Stores
March 9, 2022
The hobby games channel grew around 30% in 2021, as consumers continued to seek out at-home pastimes but went back to their local stores.
Sentenced to 36 months in Federal Prison for Wire Fraud
March 8, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice convicted Georgia resident Vinath Oudomsine on one count of wire fraud for using an Small Business Administration relief loan to purchase a Pokemon TCG Charizard card.
Despite Supply Chain Problems
March 8, 2022
Warnings of empty shelves in stores for the holidays, and a bleak season as a result, turned out to be overblown.
Despite Supply Chain Problems
March 8, 2022
Throughout 2021, there was a constant drumbeat of dire supply chain news, warning of empty shelves in stores for the holidays, and a bleak season as a result, turned out to be overblown.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
These charts of the Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games, Top 3 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all reflect sales in Fall 2021 (September-December).
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2021.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
This chart of the Top 5 Non-Collectible Miniature Lines (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2021.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
This chart of the Top 10 Card/Dice Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2021.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #101
March 8, 2022
This chart of the Top 5 Roleplaying Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall 2021.
