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THE STAR WARS REPORT: MAY THE SALES FORCE BE WITH YOU

By | April 2005

Movie merchandising was really nothing to speak of before “Star Wars” came along. There were tie-ins, sure, and popular movies and TV shows had a few action figures that sold reasonably well, but in numbers that couldn’t come close to what Kenner moved in 1977 alone…

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THE STAR WARS REPORT: MAY THE SALES FORCE BE WITH YOU

Movie merchandising was really nothing to speak of before “Star Wars” came along. There were tie-ins, sure, and popular movies and TV shows had a few...

THE STAR WARS REPORT: MAY THE SALES FORCE BE WITH YOU

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