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Who knows how much merch actually sells, since stores are supposed to constantly restock their shelves at least twice a day.

So the only time we ever actually know is if a line disappears from shelves forever, like those Fortnite figures no longer being sold

Anyway, i take it you never go out or are super autismo? Because most shops look exactly like that. Pretty much the only time you see some clear seperation are at Walmarts/Targets, because they can set up a block of just a single line to make it stand out. This requires ordering a lot of stock, because Walmart/Targets have 4-8 pegs dedicated to just a single toyline and that requires ordering at least 4 cases to fill up those pegs. And since they're supposed to restock the line every day, that means there's extra stock sitting around dedicated toward that single store too.
So actual collector lines rarely ever get enough orders to actually create a solid block, to make it look aesthetic.

Dedicated spaces are obviously marketing gimmicks too, like the endcaps posted in this thread. Sometimes they're paid for or just a store wanting to make a product sell more.

So for toy stores that aren't like Walmart or Target, the vast majority of toyshops just shove everything together. This is especially true in countries where space is tight, like Japan.

>ib4 THING ANYWHERE: =|
>THING JAPAN: =O