Comments on: Marvel Wants To Help New Retailers – But What About The Old Ones?

By: JMCampbell

JMCampbell — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:41:35 +0000

It makes me think of this little chinese place around the corner from where I work.

They’ve been having a “Grand Opening” every day of the two years I’ve worked here.

I imagine at least one retailer will open a new comic shop every 6 months, that just so happens to be in the exact same location as the comic shop he’s closing down the day before the new one opens.

Swap in one new sign. Hey whole new retailer. Or maybe we’ll start seeing “seasonal” shops, that popup for the christmas season and fade away come January.

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:27:49 +0000

Midtown Comics just opened a third NYC store, it was maybe 2 months ago?

By: NIL8

NIL8 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:55:09 +0000

I’m not a business owner nor do I understand the intricacies of owning a comic book store but, in regards to your “Does Marvel do this for existing retailers?” query, while this is a practice that to some might seem unfair, it is widely used by other companies much bigger than Marvel. Have you tried to get the same deal that your cable or dish provider gives to new subscribers? How about getting that brand new smart phone for free after the rebate? As with any company in the business of making money, sometimes you have to make the product more appealing to get people to join, at the expense of the existing clientele.

By: silvanthalas

silvanthalas — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:23:26 +0000

“the offer is only open to new bricks and mortar stores.”

Of which you can probably count the number of in the last year on one hand?

By: Simon DelMonte

Simon DelMonte — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:39:25 +0000

I can’t remember the last time a new store opened in NYC.