Retail Check-In
As you may know, businesses' fiscal (financial) years don't always correspond with calendar years. Nintendo, for instance, has their fiscal year run from April...
2022 in Review: Part 1
2022 is almost over. And while it has been a less stressful year overall than the last couple, as the world adjusts to its...
Challenging Amazon
For years Walmart, Best Buy, and the other big box stores have been chasing Amazon. The online giant had no retail stores, so they...
Simon & Schuster Will Probably Need to Find a New House
November 2020. Suffice to say, a lot was happening then. But one of the many headlines from that time period was that Penguin Random...
VRV Swerves to the Off-Ramp
While Sony, owner of Funimation, purchased Crunchyroll back in April 2021, it's been an ongoing process as to the future of the services. Anime...
GameStop Bets Big on Next Gen Gaming
It's official: the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 are due out this holiday season, and gamers know how much money they'll need to...
J-Novel Club’s Summer Boom
It's a little hard to believe J-Novel Club hasn't even celebrated its second birthday. But with all their major announcements at Anime Expo and...
Crunchyroll Rolls On
How many of have seen or own those "anime: crack is cheaper" shirts or merchandise? With most shows costing double that of a Western...
One-and-Done Cosplay
Dressing up as a character can be a lot of fun. But no
matter if you're just trick-or-treating around the neighborhood or are hopping
on a...
Bookstores Try to Turn the Page
Depending on who you ask, the economy is either booming or on the brink of disaster. If you are concerned or believe the latter,...