by Thomas Traplin | Dec 14, 2016 | Podcasts
The round table hosts of the Manaverse Podcast come together to discuss the past month. We live in exciting times and November has been an interesting for the guys. John Coviello, Wayne Mittlesteadt, Gary Sproul, and Tom Traplin share their experiences and lessons... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 6, 2016 | Podcasts
Every owner of a profitable game store will eventually face a difficult decision. Do you move your store or do you expand? Well, lucky for you this episode of the Manaverse Podcast covers both! Gary Sproul from the Haunted Game Cafe and John Coviello come on to... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 17, 2016 | Fundamentals, General Business, Podcasts
In today's show the hosts of the Manaverse Podcast discuss the reasons why game stores fail. Some percentage of businesses fail. The question is how do you make sure that your game store isn't one of them? The sad truth is you can't protect your business from failure... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 3, 2016 | Community, Podcasts, Tech
The problems with Pucatrade are the subject of the show today, specifically the release of the Future Site update and the effects of its crumbling economy. After a fundraising campaign and many months of development time, Pucatrade's newest incarnation has left many... 
by Thomas Traplin | Sep 28, 2016 | Fundamentals, Podcasts, Sales
In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast Wayne hosts John and I at Dueling Grounds in Toronto and we discuss the variety of ways a game store owner can build their shop's inventory. We go over the product mix matrix suggested by a listener of the show which is...