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Guest Blog: Model Railroading is ... dying?
Brian Kelly, owner of Kelly’s Kaboose in Kamloops, B.C., Canada, comments on the state of hobby shops and model railroading. I’ve been hearing this comment a lot lately, and as evidence the indi… more →
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Guest Blog: Model Railroading is ... dying?
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modelretailer wrote 1 week ago: Brian Kelly, owner of Kelly’s Kaboose in Kamloops, B.C., Canada, comments on the state of hobb … more →
Episode #38 - Hobby Whores
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nerdhurdles wrote 3 weeks ago: Listen to the episode HERE. What is it about the word “hobby” that causes a mild but pa … more →
RAPTOYS Hobby Shop review
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mangaalien wrote 1 month ago: Having some free time with my friend , so we visit a hobby shop named RAPTOYS located at THE SPRING … more →
Back from the show
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modelretailer wrote 1 month ago: We’re just coming off of iHobby Expo here, and we saw a lot of you at the event. As always, it was g … more →
Ringing in the Hobby Year
modelretailer wrote 1 month ago: I have a lot of calendars to watch. There’s the regular January-December calendar, the fiscal calend … more →
Remodel energizes one store's customers
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modelretailer wrote 2 months ago: To make way for remodeling, employees moved products around and took apart displays and shelves. “Wh … more →
NEW LHS! White Rose Hobbies Retail Store Coming soon to York, PA
aealbright wrote 2 months ago: York, Pa will have a new hobby shop very soon! We have leased a storefront at 1501 Mt. Rose Ave. We … more →
"Professional" slot cars
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modelretailer wrote 3 months ago: In the September 2009 issue of Model Retailer, we talk about slot cars and what companies are doing … more →
Adding products that you see in your community
modelretailer wrote 3 months ago: With four disc golf courses within a 20-mile radius of his hobby store, Gary Phillips decided to do … more →
Modify customer expectations
modelretailer wrote 3 months ago: A hobby retailer asked Model Retailer how he was supposed to “deal with the Wal-Mart mentality … more →
Part of something bigger, pt. 2
modelretailer wrote 3 months ago: Last time, I talked about some of the outreach Pat Fuge, owner of Gnome Games in Green Bay, WI, has … more →
Part of something bigger: Gnome Games, Green Bay, WI
modelretailer wrote 3 months ago: I recently wrote a piece about community outreach for Model Retailer’s September 2009 issue (p … more →
Slots are hard to resist
modelretailer wrote 3 months ago: I have a real soft spot for slots — slot cars, that is, although anyone who has seen me in Las Vegas … more →
Seriously cool models
modelretailer wrote 4 months ago: We at Model Retailer have been absolutely blown away by two new kits that just arrived for review fr … more →
By any name, it's all fun
modelretailer wrote 4 months ago: What’s a hobby store? What’s a toy store? Is there a difference? Well, yes … and no. Bac … more →
Start selling before customers get in your store
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modelretailer wrote 5 months ago: I’m seeing a lot of manufacturers and retailers putting out e-newsletters on a regular basis. In my … more →
A Sale Going, Going, Gone!
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modelretailer wrote 5 months ago: Not long ago, I was in a comic book store, looking for the recently (at the time) published Farscape … more →
Another Baseball Card Shop Bites The Dust...
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30-Year Old Cardboard wrote 7 months ago: While running errands wife my wife and kids yesterday I added ’stop at card shop’ to ou … more →
White Rose Hobbies - New Logo Design
aealbright wrote 9 months ago: We have had our logo for the DCCinstalled portion of our business for a few weeks now. We wanted som … more →
