Ten Items to Stock for Impulse Purchases
October 24, 2019
Retailers need to be armed with a cornucopia of geek merchandise to sate the holiday shopper's ever-growing appetite.
But 'Magic,' 'D&D' Grow
October 22, 2019
Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons were two bright spots in Hasbro's Q3, an otherwise tough quarter with sales and earnings both hit by actual and threatened tariffs.
Getting the Most Out of the Holiday Season
October 22, 2019
We'll be running special features and columns on merchandising holiday gifts this week; watch the list below for our updated list of articles for ICv2's Gifts Week!
Column by Rob Salkowitz
October 15, 2019
In his column this week, Rob Salkowitz investigates a comment by GFE/Diamond Comic Distributors' Chris Powell at the ICv2 Insider Talks.
Partners with TRU Kids to Re-launch ToysRUs.com
October 9, 2019
Target Corp has partnered with TRU Kids Brands, the current managers of the Toys 'R' Us brand, to re-launch ToysRUs.com.
Column by Steve Bennett
October 2, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett confesses that Snoopy reminded him that it was 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, and he then explores the famous beagle's relationship with NASA.
On the Strip in Las Vegas
September 30, 2019
The kiosk in a mall on the Las Vegas Strip had a somewhat different approach than the first of these pop-ups we documented.
Column by Steve Bennett
September 25, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett continues into the use of space stories in comics today, and discusses the changes made to the Fantastic Four, for better or for worse.
A Cornucopia of Games, Toys, Puzzles, and Collectibles in Mall Shop
September 24, 2019
We visit a mall store from this eight-store chain.
Column by Steve Bennett
September 19, 2019
This week, Steve Bennett takes us through the history of astronauts in comics, up to the present day.
