Comic Shop Spotlight: The Comic Shop
Feb 08, 2016
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The Comic Shop in Fairfax, Virginia.
OWNER: Tom Chillemi
MANAGER: Heather Vitner-Hurt
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS: 4
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 6
YEAR OPENED: 2013
STORE SIZE (square feet): 1,800
Favorite Recent Comic Book: Harrow County
How was your Halloween ComicFest event? Fantastic! The mall has a large Mall-o-ween event for children in the area. Parents loved the idea of books versus candy!
What has been your best promotion or event? Free Comic Book Day is always the most anticipated day of the year. We held a raffle for Hero Initiative and raised over $400.
What recent changes have you made in the store? We moved locations and tripled our sales floor space.
What steps have you taken to expand your customer base or to reach out to individuals unfamiliar with your store or comics in general? Moving locations has made us far more accessible, especially to the younger and eager readers who are looking for their first books.
What are your plans for the near future? Community connectivity through new knowledge and availability
How did you choose your store name? Just wanted to keep it simple; a potential customer gets a very good idea what we are selling.
What superpower would you most like to have? Telekinesis
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Featured trade paperbacks and graphic novels |
Manga fills these shelves |
New comics waiting to be read |
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The trade paperback and graphic novel shelf is topped with vinyl banks |
Spotlighted video game trade paperbacks and graphic novels |
A large kids section for families |
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