Universal Bids for Alliance, Will Acquire Diamond UK
January 14, 2025
Diamond Comic Distributors has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Universal Distribution has agreed to acquire Diamond UK and has submitted a stalking horse bid for Alliance Game Distributors.
To Fund Further Expansion
January 9, 2025
Live shopping platform Whatnot has raised $265 million in Series E investment to fund further expansion.
Some Games, Lots of Merch, Next Level Apparel
January 6, 2025
We saw games and lots of merch, including next level anime apparel.
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.
For Tariffs
December 26, 2024
The Toy Association has hired a lobbying firm with close ties to the incoming Trump administration to advise and lobby on tariff issues.
At Heritage's Action Figures & Toys Platinum 'Star Wars' Signature Auction
December 4, 2024
Heritage Auctions has placed a Star Wars Rocket-Firing Boba Fett Prototype Figure onto the auction block at their December 4, 2024 Action Figures & Toys Platinum Star Wars Signature Auction.
Toy of the Year Nominations, TAGIE Award
November 12, 2024
Recently, The Toy Foundation and People of Play made some announcements regarding various game awards from the toy end of the business.
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.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
November 12, 2024
This week, columnist Rob Salkowitz looks at some of the potential business impacts of the recent U.S. election.
On Creating a Universe, the Role of Comics, the Shows, the Toys
November 4, 2024
ICv2 interviewed media and consumer products company Nacelle Company CEO Brian Volk-Weiss at New York Comic Con to talk about how they came to aggregate their properties.
