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Now I'm officially concerned....KB Toys closes.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13908.html
Based in Pittsfield, open 86 years and closing it's doors [i]before[/i] Christmas!! Ugh!
Greenfield Games is doing great thanks to all of you, and it actually seems like Greenfield is active far later in the evenings this year...and not just the drunks next door. But it's as if artillery is slowly closing in on our postion. One by one, these bombs hitting closer and closer.
On the bright side, icv2 is also reporting a coordinated effort to gain ownership of Heroclix! http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/13924.html That could be very good news for players.
Now, here's hoping that if their plan goes through, they'll get rid of the "Pinata" name.
KB Toys have been on the bad end of lacking a coordinated business plan for some time, now. Their model has continuously been to be the mall-bound version of Toys 'R Us with significantly less floorspace.
Before I go further, it has been years since I thought of KB Toys (that is, this is a rather uninformed opinion.)
KB has been a sub-par retailer for some time now, and the current economic situation played its part in forcing their hand. I have no idea what their numbers looked like but I can't imagine that in this era of online-shopping and big-ticket lot space, a national chain of small-space toy stores could survive.
I would make the assumption that game/hobby stores are somewhat more insulated than an unremarkable generic toy franchise.
I mean, we're hooked.
The KB's in the malls down here were gone ages ago. I have to use Target/Wal-Mart for my action figure buying.
The KB's in the malls down here were gone ages ago. I have to use Target/Wal-Mart for my action figure buying.
KB Toys have been on the bad end of lacking a coordinated business plan for some time, now. Their model has continuously been to be the mall-bound version of Toys 'R Us with significantly less floorspace.
Before I go further, it has been years since I thought of KB Toys (that is, this is a rather uninformed opinion.)
KB has been a sub-par retailer for some time now, and the current economic situation played its part in forcing their hand. I have no idea what their numbers looked like but I can't imagine that in this era of online-shopping and big-ticket lot space, a national chain of small-space toy stores could survive.
I would make the assumption that game/hobby stores are somewhat more insulated than an unremarkable generic toy franchise.
I mean, we're hooked.