Calendar Club

Calendar Club is a seasonal games and calendar retailer which operates over 4000 locations throughout 5 countries. They also operate permanent locations in some markets. Seasonal stores usually open around September and close in January. Some locations are in kiosk format instead of a standard store. The vast majority of locations are in enclosed malls. 
== History ==
Calendar Club was founded in 1992 by Marc Winkelman. Before he was he the calendar business. He operated Big Horn Sheepskin. Which was a business that made wool and other products related to Sheep. Eventually, the business began to decline. So Marc went into other ventures. 
The first 62 locations opened in the 1993 Christmas and New Years season. 61 locations were in the United States, and 1 was in Canada; which was in the Lynden Park Mall in Brantford, Ontario.https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2021/10/seasonal-canadian-retailer-calendar-club-to-launch-permanent-stores-interview/
Calendar Club became very successful, and in 1994, new seasonal stores were once again opened. In 1995, the Australian and New Zealand division was founded.https://calendarclub.com.au/blogs/news/our-founders-story In 1998, the British division was founded. 
In 1999, Calendar Club made Calendars.com, a calendar e-commerce website which still runs today.https://www.calendars.com/company-profile
In the 2000s, Calendar Club began opening permanent locations in some malls, these stores proved to be successful, as they also offered toys and boardgames. 
In 2016, Calendar Club rebranded to Go! Retail Group, and all American locations were rebranded to "Go! Toys & Games", however, locations outside of the United States still use the Calendar Club name. 
In 2024, Calendar Club brought their Go! Toys + Games store concept to the Canadian market with a pilot location in Ontario. 
Today, Calendar Club continues to be a very popular retailer for calendars, toys, and games across several countries. 
== See also ==
* Spirit Halloween
* Spirit Christmas
* Go! Toys & Games
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