Typically it's human nature to take something such as the store for granted, since it has been around for so long. We even had people say how much they liked the store. People were having a good time at the store. Lots of socializing with the customers and laughter. Everyone laughed, at least - including me. Did I have my life insurance paid up? Then, after shouting out the auction winners, I went over to the checkout counter to ring up the person and was so tired I shouted out the total like I was still shouting out auction winners. So people were joking about what aftereffects might happen. I drank a Duff energy drink that my employee said had been here for years. At least at the end of the day, my tiredness came off as funny.
Thankfully, I later had another show up for the end of the day. I had an employee scheduled to work with me, but he got sick and couldn't make it in. Last Sunday was our Rod Deals, which was busy as heck (which is good). I have had people come in and tell the wildest stories about other stores - so just another rumor won't affect things too much. That said, there are always plenty of rumors about any comic store. One drawback is people starting the rumor that is the store must be hurting for money, and that's why the hours were cut. With the shortening of the store's hours, though, there are drawbacks. Cash on hand is good for a business, of course. Very happy with the cash on hand after the month was done. In the store's over seven-year history, I have never had such a low payroll payout. Many times with minutes left till we close people will show up in a hurry to get in instead of waiting until the next day.įebruary was a very profitable month for the store. It's almost like some people are now not taking the store for granted as we've cut hours, so they think, "I'd better get in there and get my comics." Human nature is odd. Thursdays have seen a drop in sales while Friday, Saturday, and Sunday have actually seen an increase. Other than a few people being surprised by the new hours, it has gone really well. We posted signs in store and on Facebook and told everyone we could that we were shortening the hours. I even cut the hours of the store this year. I didn't let anyone go, I just didn't replace people. Last year the store saved a lot of money by lowering the payroll. Avengers and Thanos are also seeing the renewed excitement - which as a retailer is great. In today's market, increasing sales on a title is tough to do. Amazing Spider-Man finally jumped up out of single-digit sales, and people are excited about the current storyline. Marvel finally saw some good news in store. My original thinking of ordering for a typically slow start of the year was quickly followed by upping orders as fast as possible. There were some not-good days thanks to the weather, but with one store in central Iowa closing suddenly, January became a busy month. This year has not been a typical year, where things start out slow and gradually pick up as summer gets closer.
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