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Welcome to the second in our series of joint supplements brought to you by the editors of Billboard, the international newsweekly of music, video and home entertainment, and Retail Merchandiser, the fastest-growing publication in mass retail.

The video-game market was

one of the few bright spots in the 2002 holiday season. Driven by exciting new titles, along with many top-selling standards, the category is likely to perform strongly this year, as well as 2004. By combining Billboard's expertise in the electronic-entertainment industry with Retail Merchandiser's authoritative knowledge of retailing, this supplement provides readers of both publications with a comprehensive look at the growing world of electronic entertainment and video games.

Inside, you will find in-depth coverage of the music industry's enhancement of the consumer's video-game experience, how retailers continue to utilize floor space to expand the category's audience and this year's exciting new releases.



Donald Longo, associate publisher/editor-in-chief of Retail Merchandiser

Katy Kroll, Billboard's assistant editor of Special Sections

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • The Billboard European Quarterly
  • With this issue, Billboard debuts our European Quarterly, a special editorial report that will spotlight the increasing importance of Europe to the music industry worldwide.
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  • America Ferrera Named "Hispanic Woman of the Year" At 1(st) Annual Hispanic Women in Entertainment Breakfast HOLLYWOOD -- The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard today ......
  • Japanese Labels Welcome 'gray' Ban
  • Japanese labels hope to have shut the door on "gray imports" by the end of this year.
  • 1992: Recession Jitters Again?
  • In the Dec. 1991 issue of Discount Merchandiser (former name of Retail Merchandiser), a roundtable discussion with heads of several chains focussed on the state ......
  • to Host Health & Wellness Summit
  • Supplier/retailer meeting kicks off Oct. 24 in Miami.
  • New Partnership Extends to Government
  • Long before our own turbo-charged times, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed that, "Nothing endures but change." So Discount Merchandiser becomes Retail Merchandiser, the "cycle of ......
  • ONLINE PROFIT GUIDES
  • These comprehensive category-specific sites are hosted on ProgressiveGrocer.com, CSNews.com, and Retail-merchandiser.com; all part of the VNU Retail Network.
  • Wal-Mart is Like the Yankees
  • Retail Merchandiser publisher and editorial director Don Longo told a Boston business radio program this morning that the world's largest company in sales will likely ......
  • Conference Handbook Goes On Sale
  • Retail Merchandiser has recently published a new special 144-page handbook that offers retailers and manufacturers important information on merchandising and marketing to Hispanics, African-Americans and ......
  • Tanita
  • Retail Merchandiser: What programs, policies or practices have you enacted in order to become a leader in marketing innovation? Tanita: Tanita is the pioneer and ......
  • Research Sources
  • Retail Merchandiser utilizes a wide variety of sources to compile its annual Fact Book for the mass retail industry. A store census, which includes information ......
  • Home Crafting Stimulates Togetherness
  • Retail Merchandiser interviews Chuck Waimon, coo of Fairfield Processing, Danbury, CT ......
  • Dow Jones U.S. Retail Index Up 19.24%
  • A new daily feature on retail-merchandiser.com is The Dow Jones U.S. Retail Index.
  • Health & Wellness Summit On Tap For Miami in October
  • There's a new venue that offers mass, drug and grocery retailers the opportunity to meet with key suppliers: the Health & Wellness Summit '04.
  • We've Moved
  • Retail Merchandiser has moved to new offices. Our new home is located at 770 Broadway, New York, NY, 10003-9595.