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Diamond Comic Distributors gives retailers reasons for distribution hold , but what ’s it like on the priming coat floor ? Bleeding Cool asks around .
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Bleeding Cool has beencoveringplenty ofcomic book retaileranddistributor disruptioninrecent week , after Diamondclosed their Plattsburgh distributer early on . And it ’s not just Diamond , it has impacted Lunar delivery too . In continued foil , Chris Powell , Chief Sales & Service Officer of Diamond ’s proprietor Geppi Family Enterprises has publish again to retail merchant today .
" I hope you ’ve entered the newfangled year safe and healthy , quick to undertake 2025 . Over the holidays , our focus was on making as much improvement on the issue of timeliness as potential . Since there was no truly newfangled selective information to share in that geological period , I was pleased to receive a position update from our Operations team yesterday and to learn of some advancing impulse going into this new week . This week , about all US retailers were scheduled to receive their product by Wednesday . That ’s particularly beneficial news considering we lost a day each hebdomad due to the holidays . There are some pocket of disruption due to a wintertime storm , but the cargo leaving our storage warehouse were on a better pace than they had been in December . This still does not meet our interior goals or retailers ' anticipation , but we uphold to play with the Operations team to name changes that may allow us to send products more consistently . "
" This process is down as it need to , obviously , but modifying it aim clip . Ideally , changes would have been planned and tested while we continued to operate as we had been at Plattsburgh . With that no longer an alternative , we must make changes and examine them with live information and freight while try out to understate the impact on retailer . We are considering many option , and they will almost sure as shooting regard additional variety from the way we have operated in the past . I assure you , this is still the primary focal point for our Operations , Purchasing , and Retailer Services teams and we will keep you in the loop as there are further developments … We appreciate how hard these changes have been for our retailer partners , and wish very much that we did not have to go through this with you at the fussy fourth dimension of year . Your patience and cocksure attitudes throughout this unconscious process are very much apprehended and I will go on to hit out as there are changes or procession to share with you . "
But what ’s it like on the ground?Rod Lamberti of Rodman Comics in Ankeny , Iowatells Bleeding Cool , " The Diamond comic shipment from last week did not get today , it is still in Memphis . Zip from Diamond , proceed to their website I see no trailing or anything for this calendar week ’s shipment . It was quite the pleasant Monday trying to explain what is going on with Diamond from everyone who asked . On the plus side thankful this hebdomad ’s transformer I once again govern through Lunar . The grown selling title besides Absolute Batman not on hand would really smart . baseball field what has it been eight weeks of pandemonium ? "
WhileJeremy Konrad , a amusing store manager in Ohio , told us " Got Diamond with no military issue today . Lunar still a great deal but they rely it ’s cook over the next two weeks . "
Legends Comics of Florence , South Carolinareports a " Diamond Comics Update , UPS states Tomorrow , January 8th by 9:00 promethium , so Comics should be in storehouse Thursday , we do have DC Comics today . "
Gotham City Limit of Jacksonville , Floridatells customers , " looks like Diamond comics may actually be on time this workweek ! I will keep you update afterward ! "
belt down Collectibles of Louisville , Kentuckyadds " Welp , DIAMOND is still being diamond . They have at least packed this weeks books , but they have n’t ship yet . IF they transport today and IF there are n’t any weather holdup we will hopefully have the books by sometime Friday . We will keep you posted when we have more detail . disconsolate again for the worriment . "
Rainbow Comics , Cards & Collectibles of Lincoln , Nebraska , tells customers , " Diamond Distribution is still behind on shipping , but we puzzle DC ! ! ! Releases tomorrow , 1/8 ! ! ! "
Route 66 Comics & Collectibles of Salpulpa , Oklahomareports , " To all our customers regarding books from publishers distributed by Diamond . These currently include Boom Studios , Zenescope , Dynamite , Massive , etc . For the last 2 month , shipments have been late . When the shipments do get in , it ’s a even chance on if they are in satisfactory term to sell . unluckily , this week ’s Diamond despatch , which had a small amount of novel books and some replacement , was completely damage . Every exclusive book . This is making it very unmanageable to get the title you need into your hands on time . We want to apologize for that . We are dedicated to make you the books you want , as quickly and in the best circumstance as possible . "
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