just a normal guy kevin Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 My Hot Topic said they were gonna stop selling vinyl but that the one girl who buys all their colored exclusives and resells them on eBay got really upset and yelled at someone from corporate over the phone so they are going to keep selling records for the time being. lampwick, entendu and blackhawks88 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 That's too bad. I'm not sure how they decide which locations will carry it. Maybe Travis can shed some light? I know one of the smaller stores by me does not, but two others do. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. The stores that had vinyl and no long have vinyl obviously weren't selling enough vinyl for them to justify keeping it in stock. The space is probably better used for a different kind of vinyl or some Doctor Who junk. Brick and mortar stores are all about maximizing profit. I used to run a Gamestop and guess what happened when our PS2 and GameCube stuff stopped selling? We shipped it to a store that still sold a lot of it. It doesn't mean I didn't still have customers coming in asking about it, but there just wasn't enough demand to justify taking up the shelf space. Sorry for the lengthy marketing essay, just trying to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. The stores that had vinyl and no long have vinyl obviously weren't selling enough vinyl for them to justify keeping it in stock. The space is probably better used for a different kind of vinyl or some Doctor Who junk. Brick and mortar stores are all about maximizing profit. I used to run a Gamestop and guess what happened when our PS2 and GameCube stuff stopped selling? We shipped it to a store that still sold a lot of it. It doesn't mean I didn't still have customers coming in asking about it, but there just wasn't enough demand to justify taking up the shelf space. Sorry for the lengthy marketing essay, just trying to help. I understand your point, but there is tons of random shit in every HT store that just takes up space. The (always well stocked) record section at my local HT is 5' tall x 3' wide and on an endcap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 My Hot Topic said they were gonna stop selling vinyl but that the one girl who buys all their colored exclusives and resells them on eBay got really upset and yelled at someone from corporate over the phone so they are going to keep selling records for the time being. Woodfield Mall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agua Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 did that guy really get upset because a business he has no part in is doing something against the way he thinks they should be done?start a businessdo that thing vinyl addict, himynameisShane, lampwick and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I understand your point, but there is tons of random shit in every HT store that just takes up space. The (always well stocked) record section at my local HT is 5' tall x 3' wide and on an endcap. Whoever at HT evaluates P&L reports (not sure at what level that happens there) determined that it shouldn't be at the store and the other random junk should be. It's not a conspiracy to keep the precious vinyIs from any particular customer. Just a business trying to make the most money possible. One day they may decided to try it again if some other junk isn't doing well anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Also, my main point is that it doesn't do any good asking Travis why such and such mall doesn't sell vinyl anymore. His job is to determine what will sell well in general company wide and then procure it for the company, not pick and choose what store gets what. He can correct me if his company's buyers have a more involved role than the few major retail stores I worked for in a decade of retail jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psus2h Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Has anyone had an order ship since cyber Monday? I know it's the holidays. But every years it's like HT warehouse is shocked they get a ton of orders and are totally unprepared. What the he'll is going on in Tennesee ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasHawk Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Whoever at HT evaluates P&L reports (not sure at what level that happens there) determined that it shouldn't be at the store and the other random junk should be. It's not a conspiracy to keep the precious vinyIs from any particular customer. Just a business trying to make the most money possible. One day they may decided to try it again if some other junk isn't doing well anymore. That's all well and good. My main point was that the record display at my local store takes up less room than almost anything else in there, so I don't think retail space is the deciding factor. That's why I was wondering if Travis had some sort of insight, because obviously there are customers near those stores who want to buy records. Why does everything here have to be so fucking snarky? blackhawks88 and FOElite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 That's all well and good. My main point was that the record display at my local store takes up less room than almost anything else in there, so I don't think retail space is the deciding factor. That's why I was wondering if Travis had some sort of insight, because obviously there are customers near those stores who want to buy records. Why does everything here have to be so fucking snarky? Ok, I guess you didn't read my other post. I'm done trying to reason with you hot topic thread posters. Have fun praying to Travis for your PATD and FOB reissues. vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Ok, I guess you didn't read my other post. I'm done trying to reason with you hot topic thread posters. Have fun praying to Travis for your PATD and FOB reissues. If my shrine hasn't done it nothing will sirensongofra and DecemberStars 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 If my shrine hasn't done it nothing will One day if I decide to sell off anything from the "why the fuck did I buy that" portion of my collection I will hit you up. himynameisShane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 One day if I decide to sell off anything from the why the fuck did I buy that" portion of my collection I will hit you up. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 For anyone who doesn't understand why vinyl might be removed from certain stores and not others, go type this into a Google search: DOLARS PER SQUARE FOOT See what crops up. vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesPlease Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Has anyone had an order ship since cyber Monday? I know it's the holidays. But every years it's like HT warehouse is shocked they get a ton of orders and are totally unprepared. What the he'll is going on in Tennesee ? I haven't had an order ship since then either. But not much is going on in TN right now... I'll have to stop by the warehouse and get em moving over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agua Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 seeing as this chas fellow mentioned woodfield, which is the highest grossing mall in the area which, last i was there, had three times as many record space as the next biggest mall... i dont know where the complaining is coming from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Whoever at HT evaluates P&L reports (not sure at what level that happens there) determined that it shouldn't be at the store and the other random junk should be. It's not a conspiracy to keep the precious vinyIs from any particular customer. Just a business trying to make the most money possible. One day they may decided to try it again if some other junk isn't doing well anymore. How did you type vinyl-with-an-'s'? Did they undo the fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Hmmm what other letter looks like a lowercase L? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Hmmm what other letter looks like a lowercase L? Just looked again and it's definitely thicker. Clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 http://www.hottopic.com/product/the-academy-is...---almost-here-vinyl-lp-hot-topic-exclusive/10501440.html#start=1 Yeah, it's listed as out of stock now. Surprised it sold out online so fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 That's all well and good. My main point was that the record display at my local store takes up less room than almost anything else in there, so I don't think retail space is the deciding factor. That's why I was wondering if Travis had some sort of insight, because obviously there are customers near those stores who want to buy records. Why does everything here have to be so fucking snarky? Dude he wasn't being snarky. He laid out good points on why some Hot Topics sell vinyl and some don't. If you don't agree thats fine. Whoever at Hot Topic decided they wanted a smaller display for vinyl. And more than likely it goes back to the $ per square foot. Business is all about money. While vinyl is popular. So are the Pop Vinyl Figures. And Band T-Shirts. Whoever ran the numbers determined that they can make more money but making the vinyl display smaller. Is it inconvenient? Yeah it can be. But they look at the numbers as the deciding factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Dude he wasn't being snarky. He laid out good points on why some Hot Topics sell vinyl and some don't. If you don't agree thats fine. Whoever at Hot Topic decided they wanted a smaller display for vinyl. And more than likely it goes back to the $ per square foot. Business is all about money. While vinyl is popular. So are the Pop Vinyl Figures. And Band T-Shirts. Whoever ran the numbers determined that they can make more money but making the vinyl display smaller. Is it inconvenient? Yeah it can be. But they look at the numbers as the deciding factor. Buuuuut Travis where is the vinyl?!? Why Travis why?!? himynameisShane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himynameisShane Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Buuuuut Travis where is the vinyl?!? Why Travis why?!? Travis, why doesn't my local Wal-Mart sell Hot Topic exclusive vinyIs yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_James_Champ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Travis, why doesn't my local Wal-Mart sell Hot Topic exclusive vinyIs yet? Because you touch yourself at night FOElite, The Butcha and entendu 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Because you touch yourself at night That was supposed to be a secret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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