[kwlug-disc] Technology big box stores

[jvj at golden.net]

see Showrooming.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showrooming
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SUBJECT: Re: [kwlug-disc]
Technology big box stores
DATE: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:02:37 +0000
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CrankyOldBugger 
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There's a thing in retail called "The Best Buy Effect" (or something
like that) that describes the problems most brick and mortar stores are
having now: people go into a store, look at the products on the shelves,
decide what they want, then go home and order it online, cheaper. I
sometimes do the same thing myself.

But I should add that I'm finding
more and more that big stores don't carry as much inventory as their
websites do. For example, when I was in California last week I went
looking for a Kohl's department store as a friend recommended it for
men's clothing. Their website has a large selection of big and tall
men's clothes, so I drove to two different stores in two different
towns. In both cases, there were no b&t items on the shelves. Clerks in
both stores told me that b&t is available only on the website. So how am
I going to try something on to be sure it fits ok?  

On Sun, 12 Apr
2015 at 10:10 Khalid Baheyeldin  wrote:

Add to that TheSource. Which is
just another Futureshop/BestBuy clone.

Also you have the online only
guys, like NCIX.

Others specialize more, such as Staples with office
and furniture, and Canada Computers with more tech stuff.

Futureshop
was sold to BestBuy a long time ago (10+ years?) It did not make any
sense to keep the two brands going, with stores close by. Almost
everything in their inventory overlapped. I am surprised that it took
them that long to realize this is not efficient.

 I found that
sometimes ordering some items online is cheaper than the same items in
store (if they had that in the inventory), even when you add shipping. I
am talking about the same item from the same store online vs. retail. 
The trend it seems that stores will rely on online sales as their main
revenue/profit source, with stores shrinking, perhaps in size and in
numbers. 

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 9:59 AM,  wrote:
 Hi gang

 Tiger
Direct has everything in the store up to 40% off the lowest ticketed

price. Two big box stores have merged and closed stores. I think
Staples
 has closed some stores as well.

 Are the profit margins strong
enough to keep so many stores open?

 Are we seeing a trend here?

 What
do you think?

 Cheers

 John


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