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The Gradual Death of the Brick and Mortar Tech Store

Posted by samzenpus on from the say-hello-to-the-dodo dept.

Cutting_Crew writes "As we all know brick and mortar stores have been closing left and right recently. We had CompUSA, Borders and Circuit City all close their doors within the last 4 years. According to an article on Forbes.com, it is spelled out pretty clearly why Best Buy is next in line to shut its doors for good. Some of the reasons highlighted include a 40% drop is Best Buy stock in 2011, lack of vision regarding their online services, management too concerned with store sales instead of margins and blatant disregard for quality customer service."

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  1. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by Sorthum · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've long thought that Radio Shack must be a front for the mob; there's no realistic way they could still be in business selling overpriced cell phones and inexpensive components to hobbyists...

  2. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 5, Funny

    "After I went through isle by isle I found it between the printers and cordless phones."

    Did you have to paddle very far?

    --
    http://www.rootstrikers.org/
  3. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by ceoyoyo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meh, I went in about fifteen years ago with a friend and asked for a flux capacitor, then watched the sales guy search for one for ten minutes.

    It hasn't really been Radio Shack for a long time.