What to do about Fifth Weeks in your Comic Shop?

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and strategies related to the 5th week in comic shops.

***Please note, as pointed out in the intro, after recording the episode we realized we said "Skip Week" when we meant "Fifth Week", in your head please replace "Skip Week" with "5th Week". The dreaded 5th week, what is it, why does it exist, how can we plan for it, and what do we do about it as retailers? We'll dive deep into the 5th week and what can be done to mitigate its impact on your shop. Episode Sponsor Shout-Outs: This week, our episode is brought to you by Comico Comics, get Elementals #1 from Comico Comics from rising comics star Bill Willingham in better comic shops near you right now! Thanks for listening to Data B.R.O.S. , and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and join us next week as we keep exploring all things comics, data, and the retail world! --- Thank you for listening to the latest issue of Data B.R.O.S. please like, rate and subscribe to the DataB.R.O.S. on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you get your podcasts. Visit Brian and Manage Comics at @managecomics on Facebook , Instagram , and YouTube , as well as at managecomics.com Visit Jeff, Django and Comic Shop Assistant at @comicshopassistant on Facebook or Instagram or visit their website at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Django Bohren, Jeff Figley, Brian Garside

Topics covered

• comic shop management
• retail strategies
• 5th week planning
• comic industry
• impact mitigation

Keywords

• 5th week
• comic shop
• retail
• planning
• impact mitigation
• Comico Comics
• Bill Willingham

Sponsors

Comico Comics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Comics Place, Manage Comics, Comic Shop Assistant

Books & works: Elementals #1

Places: Bellingham Washington

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