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View from the Game Store -- Greed is Good (Paraphrasing Gordon Gekko)

Column by Marcus King

October 26, 2015

This week, King looks at the economics of buying collections from customers.

View from the Game Store--Managing Outreach

Column by Marcus King

September 16, 2015

This week, King talks about the many ways his store works to get new customers through an Outreach Program.

View from the Game Store--How Changes in 'Magic' Sales Have Changed How I Stock CCGs

Column by Marcus King

August 26, 2015

This week, King reveals how his buying and stocking of CCGs has changed because of a big change in sales of Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering.

View from the Game Store--How I Do Inventory Management

Column by Marcus King

August 13, 2015

This week, King shares his inventory management system.

View from the Game Store -- 'Next Time,' and 'I Have People for That'

Column by Marcus King

July 22, 2015

This week, King shares useful concepts for customer retention and employee management.

View from the Game Store--How I Got My Start (I Learned to Pick)

Column by Marcus King

July 1, 2015

This week, King talks about how he got his start, and gives a Master Class on picking.

View from the Game Store--The Community of a Game Store: Talk Around the Game Table

Column by Marcus King

June 11, 2015

View from the Game Store is a new bi-weekly column by Marcus King, Director of Retail Operations at Troll and Toad in London, Kentucky. This week, King writes about welcoming a diverse clientele.