Our Mega-Store Is Expanding Howdy! I am taking a break at the moment, after four hours spent reorganizing a ten-by-ten area out on our huge loading dock of our Mile High Comics Jason St. Mega-Store. You might think such a task to be relatively easy, but we keep really busy while trying to keep our huge Mega-Store retail area stocked and clean, which leaves almost no time for anyone to be working behind-the-scenes. As a direct result, our loading dock is currently awash in the remnants of innumerable large collections that we have purchased in years gone by, partial pallets that were then co-mingled with dozens of boxes of undistributed donations that were dropped off for "Feeding Denver's Hungry" which were intended for to Denver's unhoused citizens. Suffice it to say, as of this morning when I first began, our loading dock was a disorganized mess. Chuck working in the loading dock The good news is that I made some excellent progress this morning and early afternoon, which included rediscovering several boxes filled with rather desirable Star Trek figures, glasses, and games that originated from an estate that I purchased way back in 2021. I also found some very rare posters, action figures, football cards, and Silver Age comics, all of which will come in quite handy now that we are working to restock Jason St. after a record-setting December left more than a few holes in our retail displays. Truthfully, that's why I don't sweat a little bit of inefficiency in our sorting/processing of collections, as it is always fortuitous when we can tap into forgotten stashes after a robust sales period. The loading dock filling with product Speaking of our December sales, with four days left to go, it is now looking like we will be able to sustain a low double-digit gain in our sales over the same period in 2022. We were up over last year's December by over 30% as recently as a week ago, but a couple of poorly-timed Denver-area snowfalls diminished our sales on three of the big retail days prior to Christmas, thus negatively impacting our comparitive percentages. I most certainly still cannot complain, however, as many local comics shops with whom I am in contact are reporting that they are struggling to cope with sales declines. That is a problem that we are definitely not experiencing. On a side note, I will say that my decision to burn-drive to California three times during late-November and early December to shop at the worlds-famous LA Toy Market turned out to be our saving grace. Those three huge vanloads of Manga and Anime products that I brought back to Colorado from those LA toy importers fueled a consumer buying frenzy in the Mega-Store during the week leading up to Christmas. Guessing right always (always!) feels good. Pam and Nolan with the Pokemon plush from LA. Tying everything from today's newsletter together, I am cleaning our loading dock today precisely because we need to dismantle our performing stage, and much of what is currently stored in that area needs to be moved out on to the loading dock. The current plan is for all of our posters, prints, and original art displays to then be moved into the area formerly occupied by the stage, so that we can construct another new "island" of showcases in the middle of the Mega-Store for even more Manga and Anime products. This all has to be accomplished by January 15th, as that is when I am planning for my next burn-drive out to LA (and back). Whew! As regards our online efforts, our 60% off CHRISTMAS! codeword will remain in effect for you until January 6th (Twelfth Night). Even with our retail store sales having turned out to be quite good during December, I want you to know that we still rely heavily upon the support that we receive from our online clients to continue prospering. Our store cannot prosper without our online support, and our online cannot prosper without the Mega-Store covering the huge overhead costs of our 65,000 square foot building. That internal co-dependency is actually rather nice, as it means that when one of our divisions is struggling (such as when a heavy snowstorm knocks our store sales down by 80%-90% for a day), the other frequently steps in to cover. One way, or another, we find ways to make everything work out. X-MEN (1963) (#1-113, UNCANNY X-MEN #114-544) (MARVEL) #137 NEWSSTAND Well, that's it for today. I want to leave Will Moulton plenty of room to provide his list of newly arrived items for you, as he has been working very hard to grade long boxes filled with new purchases, and so has Pam. All are available to you right now at 60% off when you utilize the CHRISTMAS! codeword. Only new issues, a few variants and restored comics, and our professionally-graded items are exempt. Happy collecting! Chuck Rozanski/Bettie Pages, President - Mile High Comics, Inc. 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