CGG: THROUGH THE STARGATE

[D. MARQUIS]

ONCE YOU STEPPED THROUGH OUR STARGATE AT COLLECTORS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - IT WAS LIKE STEPPING INTO THE CONTINUATION OF ULTRA COOLNESS. WE ACTUALLY HAD ENOUGH SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE POKEMON FANS- WHICH WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT  ENTITY IN ITSELF AT THE TIME. OUR 2 PRIOR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SAME MALL WERE CONSECUTIVELY SMALLER- 

Q-ZAR  Arcade / Lazer  ( Before CGG)

THIS SPACE WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS Q-ZAR WHICH WAS A LAZER- TAG TYPE ENTERTAINMENT SPACE. IT HAD TWO LARGE AREAS AND THIS AREA (THE ACTUAL LAZER TAG AREA ) BECAME THE NUCLEUS OF COLLECTORS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.  HERE WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY EXPAND ON OUR IDEAS FOR OUR

TOY DISPLAY DIORAMAS -INTEGRATED WITH THE MERCHANDISE- INTEGRATED WITH OUR CUSTOMERS-CREATING "THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE. "

IT WAS A CHALLENGE IN THE BEGINNING TO DESIGN OVER THE REMNANTS OF QZAR- BUT WE CAME UP WITH SOME AMAZING IDEAS THAT WORKED.

Q-ZAR Before CGG

             Designing a STARGATE over the same entrance 

WE WERE ABLE TO NOW ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE PARENTS WHO COULD RELAX IN THE STORE WHILE THEIR CHILDREN SHOPPED OR ENJOYED OUR PHENOMENAL  VIDEO SECTION.

WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HOST A NUMBER OF POKÉMON AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING BIRTHDAY PARTIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS! WE ALSO QUICKLY BECAME KNOWN FOR OUR CELEBRITY GUEST APPEARANCES FOR WEEKLY "STORY-TIME" WITH "STORY-LENA".

Ernie Hudson and Son were regulars at CGG as well as Participants in  our Pokémon Celebrity Tournament  Our shop was one of few that could be enjoyed with their Parents You could find most of our customers in front of the screens at CGG.

[D. MARQUIS]