Collectibles > The Black Series 3.75"
The Hasbro/Retail/Case Pack Situation
Dave:
I wonder how detailed that information from retailers even is that they provide to Hasbro.
I don't think Target even tracks anything more detailed than at the DPCI number, so they can't tell the difference between how fast or slow a Stormtrooper is selling vs. a Wedge figure.
Jeff:
--- Quote from: Jesse James on March 25, 2014, 03:00 PM ---I forget when HTS went live. If there was a press statement laying out any specifics on it?
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http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=7562.0 :)
HTS and it's inventories are owned by Hasbro, but the order fulfillment part works like Dave said - stock is sent to third party that picks/sorts/ships the orders at multiple locations around the USA. Lots of online places do this to save costs.
And, for Dave, here's something I said in that thread way back in 2005 -
--- Quote from: Jeff on July 15, 2005, 10:41 AM ---Maybe, just maybe Hasbro will learn a little something about Case Assortments/ratios from the store before it goes under... (one can hope, right? :-\)
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HTS hasn't gone under yet, but here we are 9 years later still hoping they will learn something from the HTS shopping patterns.
Jesse James:
Wow, only since 05? That's surprising. I would've guessed it was up longer than that.
Yeah short of assortment number information, which I assume is kept track of to some degree, I don't know. Individual figure UPC's matter at all other retailers though, so I imagine they get maybe better tracking info from a TRU or WM then? Or they too just maybe go by assortment numbers. Hasbro will say, "X figure sold really well..." though.
I never see the Hasbro reps people have seen over the years... Separate topic of course, but it just strikes me weird that I think I have seen a Hasbro rep two times since 1995 in a toy aisle. I don't know how important they are (were?), or if they even still do that?
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