#79: Helping Other Retailers to Retail ... (08/13/2010)
Marcus' last column

#78: Origins Game Fair Field Report (07/05/2010)
A look at Origins '10 (June 23-27).

#77: Why Own a Game Store? (05/25/2010)
Being an employer and other issues of game store ownership.

#76: Hired Away Employee (04/23/2010)
What family owned business means.

#75: How the Xbox360 Changed My Business Plans (03/25/2010)
Are computers the future of tabletop gaming?

#74: Education, Education, Education (03/17/2010)
How GTS can help your store.

#73: What KIND of Store? (02/15/2010)
A look at the different sorts of game stores that can exist.

#72: Readers' Letters I (02/03/2010)
Some Q&A about owning a store.

#71: Happy Holidays? (12/24/2009)
Why Marcus believes "Merry Christmas" is the way to go.

#70: This Column Suggested by a Reader (10/20/2009)
Buying used games.

#69: Guerrilla Marketing (10/01/2009)
How to market on the cheap without being a jerk.

#68: My Post GenCon Thoughts (09/01/2009)
The events of GenCon '09.

#67: Then the Fire Marshall Threatened to Arrest Me ... (07/29/2009)
Owning a retail store can have insane hurdles.

#66: Being Deliberate & Other Stuff (06/25/2009)
Asking for ID, technological changes

#65: Retailers and Publishers and PDFs (Oh My!) (04/23/2009)
PDF vs. brick and mortar sales--and other retail issues.

#64: GAMA: Now and Then (03/26/2009)
How GAMA and GTS have changed over the years.

#63: How to Screw Up a Business Deal (02/20/2009)
The signs of a deal going wrong.

#62: Pricing Agreements (01/14/2009)
The problem with MSRP and minimum price-setting.

#61: A Great Month of Retail! (11/13/2008)
Fall musings and follow-ups to last month.

#60: A Week in a Retailer's Shoes (10/30/2008)
A full week at TItan Games.

#59: The Convention Season (09/10/2008)
Going to conventions and recovering afterward.

#58: Goodbye Problems, Hello Joe and Valerie! (08/13/2008)
Changes at Titan Games.

#57: Things Come Full Circle (07/16/2008)
On why change in a store's apperance is a good thing.

#56: Comics and the Retailer (06/18/2008)
Comics, Marcus, and a Gaming Store

#55: Marcus King, owner of Titan Games (05/14/2008)
On the history of Marcus and Titan Games

#54: Behind the Retail Counter (04/17/2008)
Insights into retail operation.

#53: The More Things Change (03/20/2008)
The benefits of the brick and mortar game store

#52: Price Fixing, Retail Operations, and Expansion (02/13/2008)
Marcus teaches us successful store presentation and good business practice.

#51: Behind the Retail Counter & Somewhere over the Rainbow (01/21/2008)
How retailing has changed.

#50: Customers (12/19/2007)
Customers, family, and the holidays.

#49: 10 Things Every Game Retailer Needs To Do! (10/17/2007)
Hard-won experience on retailing.

#48: Looking with Fresh Eyes (09/12/2007)
Marcus returns to his store and tries to figure out what it is.

#47: Getting Out from Behind the Counter (07/31/2007)
Extra work can make a business successful.

#46: Origins '07 (06/22/2007)
Preparing for a con.

#45: GAMA Dues, Wizards, and the Industry (05/16/2007)
Some big questions about the industry as a whole.

#44: Behind Titan Game's Counter (04/25/2007)
The current goings on.

#43: Refocusing for Success (03/14/2007)
Innovation in business.

#42: Every Once in a While (02/14/2007)
The fun bit of running a game store.

#41: The Christmas Season, Happy Holidays, and the Ghost (or is it the Spirit) of Christmas (01/10/2007)
Scrooge McLateshopper and other Christmas fables.

#40: Retailer Perspective from the Other Side of the Counter (12/13/2006)
Is the customer always right, and other retail issues.

#39: The Changing Customer Profile in the Game Industry (10/26/2006)
Customer demographics then and now: an inside look.

#38: The Changing Nature of the Game Industry (10/11/2006)
Outlasting the changes in the gaming industry and in life.

#37: GenCon '06: A Vendor's Perspective (08/30/2006)
The buzz of this year's GenCon.

#36: The Best Demo I Ever Got (07/18/2006)
On the importance of demos and WizKid's new Battlestar Galactica CCG.

#35: A Busy Season (06/19/2006)
Origins, Sales Analysis, Online Sales, and GAMA.

#34: Business Management 101.5 (05/16/2006)
Manging people of all sorts when running a business.

#33: GAMA Trade Show in Review (04/10/2006)
A review of GTS 2006.

#32: The GAMA Trade Show: A Working Vacation (02/20/2006)
An overview of the upcoming GTS.

#31: Happenings at Titan Games (01/24/2006)
Planning for the future, and preparing to move Titan Games to a larger store.

#30: On Discounting (12/15/2005)
A discourse on discounting in the industry.

#29: Think Different (10/11/2005)
Resources available for gaming retailers.

#28: GenCon, August, and TitanGames (08/29/2005)
GenCon 2005 and the newest releases.

#27: Another Month at TitanGames (07/06/2005)
The Origins Game Fair, 2005.

#26: The Past Week at TitanGames (05/10/2005)
A week in the life of a retailer, including the Serenity prerelease, and a battle with a pawn shop.

#25: The GAMA Trade Show (04/13/2005)
Reasons to attend GTS.

#24: Con Jobs (03/08/2005)
Reviewing BASHCon, Mayfair Games, and GAMA.

#23: Don't Skip the Retailer (02/11/2005)
Hero Games asking their customers to "skip the retailer".

#22: How to Open Your Own Game Store (01/14/2005)
Business plans, money, location, GAMA, inventory, and other necessities for a new game store.

#21: The Christmas Crunch (12/22/2004)
How TitanGames increased foot traffic 400%.

#20: Light at the End of the Convention Tunnel (11/15/2004)
Common convention organizer mistakes.

#19: That It Takes to Open a Game Store (10/15/2004)
How to open a game store, and the problems and rewards you might encounter.

#18: The Big Three (09/13/2004)
The big conventions: Origins, GenCon, and DragonCon.

#17: Discoveries (08/11/2004)
New discoveries: Pirates and Games Quarterly Magazine. Also, a grand re-opening for TitanGames.

#16: Con-Man (07/19/2004)
Enjoying convention season.

#15: Turmoil (06/16/2004)
Changes in the industry in the last 10 years, and becoming an entertainment store.

#14: Business is Business (05/12/2004)
Looking at expanding TitanGames.

#13: GAMA On! (03/09/2004)
Attending the GAMA Trade Show.

#12: On a Serious Note (02/10/2004)
The loss of innocence in a harsher world.

#11: Predictions for 2004 (01/20/2004)
Predicting a year of failing retailers. Support your local game store!

#10: Game Retailer or Game Club? (12/11/2003)
Changing from a gamer's store to a mainstream retail store.

#9: The Weather Changes ... (11/11/2003)
Failed retailers and the changing industry.

#8: The Deluge of Dead Products (10/14/2003)
The problem with merchandise that doesn't move.

#7: The Conventional (09/11/2003)
Origins & the 2003 rare & used games auction.

#6: Solutions to Problems and Good Feelings (08/11/2003)
Selling good feelings at a retail store.

#5: Two Weeks in the Life of a Retailer (07/16/2003)
Retailing at Origins (and a flaming truck).

#4: In-Store Gaming and Our Love-Hate Relationship With It (06/12/2003)
Making in-store gaming pay its keep.

#3: Raising a Good Retailer (04/28/2003)
Starting a game store off right with the right group of customers.

#2: The Customer is Always Right (Right?) (04/02/2003)
Taking a hard line in customer service.

#1: Introductions (03/24/2004)
Profitability and the game business.