Comic Shop Spotlight: Atlantic Beach Book Mart
Sep 19, 2016
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Atlantic Beach Book Mart in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
OWNER: Liz and Tony Mansfield
MANAGER: Liz Mansfield
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS: 2
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 2
YEAR OPENED: 2014
STORE SIZE (square feet): 2,450
Favorite Recent Comic Book: Arcadia, Red Thorn, 18 Days
What has been your best promotion or event? Free Comic Book Day, May 2015
What steps have you taken to expand your customer base or to reach out to individuals unfamiliar with your store or comics in general? Added Facebook page. Advertising on calendars. Have promotion to increase subscriber base by offering gift certificates to anyone who recommends a new subscriber.
What are your plans for the near future? Increasing subscribers. Offering bag & boarding to all subscribers.
How did you choose your store name? Existing store name when I bought it.
What superpower would you most like to have? Fly
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Atlantic Beach Book Mart offers more traditional reading fare along with their comics and graphic novels |
A wide selection of manga |
Star Wars gets a spotlight on an endcap display |
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Collectors get their pick with the rows of toys |
Popular graphic novels and trade paperbacks get their own endcap display |
More trade paperbacks and graphic novels crowd the shelves |
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Young Readers get their pick from a shelf just for them |
The wall of new releases |
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