Checking on the Changes at Barnes & Noble
Like many of you, my in-store shopping has been limited between store closings, stay-at-home orders, and general caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But...
Go West, Young Anime: Upcoming Remakes on the Small & Silver Screens
As Japanese media franchises have risen in popularity over the past couple of decades (and have had accelerated growth in the past few years),...
Spotlight on Amazon
A recent BloomReach survey showed that 44% of customers start their online shopping at Amazon, beating even Google. In addition, 44% of digital retailers...
Best Buy’s Rewards Program Becomes Less Elite
Loyalty programs are a common method to help lure in customers and then turn them into regular shoppers. The benefits and cost vary from...
Retail Check-In 3
With vaccine distribution ramping up, people and companies are slowly both returning to normal and adjusting to the new normal. That means there are...
Crunchyroll and Funimation Get Serious About Their Future
Sony buying AT&T's Crunchyroll was bound to bring about some changes. But in the days, weeks, and months following the news that the purchase...
What’s Cool About Coolmic
Coolmic is one of those platforms I've heard about (even mentioned!) but never really checked out. Well, with their recent announcement, I decided to...
Should You Still Support Bad Releases?
"YESSS!" you exclaim. After years of hoping, wishing, begging, one of your favorite series has finally, FINALLY been licensed. You stalk the Internet for...
Good Tidings of Anime and Joy
It's the holiday season, and what better time to celebrate the spirit the season of giving. I've shared before ways about Shopping & Spreading...
Barnes & Noble Gets a New Owner
I've discussed (arguably beat down on) Barnes & Noble many times in this column. But this is definitely the biggest news yet, even if...