Company and Product of the Year
January 7, 2004
Wizards of the Coast receives our 2003 Game Company of the Year Award.
At Borders
January 5, 2004
Category management, the retailing strategy brought to book retailer Borders by CEO Gregory Josefowicz, is now being applied to the graphic novel category.
Especially Outreach Marketing
January 5, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics attended the recent Diamond-Alliance Retailer Summit in Las Vegas, and shared his experiences, especially as they relate to outreach advertising by comic publishers.
Internet, Catalogue, Two Stores Sold
January 5, 2004
Two flagship FAO Schwartz retail locations have reportedly been sold, along with the Internet and catalogue portions of the business.
Top Publisher, Product of the Year
December 29, 2003
Our Publisher of the Year is not the biggest, but it may well be the fastest growing major publisher.
Phenomenon, Controversy, Flop of the Year
December 29, 2003
Our Phenomenon of the Year is apparent every time you open a distributor's catalog, while our 'Flop' of the Year would be a big hit for some publishers.
Phenomenon, Deal of the Year
December 28, 2003
Our Phenomenon of the Year is a new force driving anime sales, while the biggest deal of 2003 in anime may have been the one that wasn't done.
Top Company, Product of the Year
December 28, 2003
Our choice for Anime Company of the Year successfully launched Dragon Ball GT in 2003. And for Product of the Year, we chose the first anime Oscar winner.
Could Have Close to 500 Releases
December 18, 2003
Tokyopop plans to increase the number of its releases from approximately 350 in 2003 to between 450 and 500 in 2004.
Various Offers Under Consideration
December 15, 2003
FAO announced that its liquidators have given it permission to keep three of its flaship store and the Right Start stores out of the liquidation through Wednesday, December 17th.
