Congratulations 2012 Power Retailing Winners!

Outstanding Store Award
Card Kingdom, Seattle, Washington

Outstanding Store Design
Card Kingdom, Seattle, Washington

Outstanding Marketing
Game On McCook, McCook, Nebraska

Outstanding Organized Play
Dragon's Den, Poughkeepsie, New York

GAMA Power Retailing Awards

To celebrate excellence in retailing, GAMA presents the Power Retailing Awards! The Power Retailing Awards offer the hobby game industry an opportunity to recognize and honor its most innovative and professional retailers. The Awards are open to any store that specializes in hobby games including dedicated game stores, general hobby stores, entertainment stores, comic shops. In short, anywhere hobby game industry products comprise an essential part of the retailer's identity.

Submission Guidelines

2013 Power Retailing Awards Submissions are Now CLOSED!

The Awards have 4 categories, recognizing both overall excellence and outstanding achievement in specific areas of hobby game retail.

Power Retailing: Outstanding Store

The crowing achievement of specialty games retailing. This is your chance to tell us about how you bring together all aspects of a successful hobby game retail business model. What makes your store stand out from others, locally and in the industry? Where do you think you've been an innovator? How does your shop showcase the best the hobby game industry has to offer in every aspect of your daily routine?

Power Retailing: Outstanding Store Design

Your chance to show off why customers say “Wow!” when they walk in the door. From your exterior signage to displays to fixtures to graphic design and layout, what about your store stands out? What do you do to give your store a unique look while informing your customers? Take pictures, shoot video, and discuss your design philosophy.

Power Retailing: Outstanding Marketing

You've got a great looking store, but what are you doing to get customers in the door? Break down your marketing plan and show how you've developed your web presence, advertising, promotions, sponsorship, media awareness, community outreach and support. We want to hear about the best and most innovative aspects of your business communication and message-building to your current and potential customers.

Power Retailing: Outstanding Organized Play

How do you turn play into revenue that keeps coming back? Lay out why you feel your Organized Play program has been a success and some of things you do that help keep it that way. Pictures and video of events will help get across the nature of your space and how you use it, and solid numbers (attendance, sales, etc) will help back them up.