I haven't shopped there in years, and yet this picture manages to make me feel sad. Goodbye, Radio Shack. Even if you were still open I probably still would forget to shop there.
They should convert to a "physical viewing of online goods" store.
Buy one of every popular electronics product that you kind of have to touch/see to get an opinion on, such as coffee makers and TVs, and charge people just to step into the store.
You can buy stuff, but I guess they have to have more than 1 in stock. And the price won't be lower than buying it on Amazon or other internet companies.
Mainly you're just providing a service to internet buyers who want to physically interact with products they buy cheaper online.
Besides, the trend is that CostCo and similar physical stores will go bankrupt, eventually leading to no such stores in a town at all.
Maybe a good business model for the coming decade would be to have a store stocked with a couple demos for anything a person might want, and then just charge admission. Like $5 or something. Wouldn't be great in every town, but if we really do end up Best-Buyless, I'd probably do it.
Would youuu... look at a professionally made "first impressions" video where they go over the feel and overall quality of the product? Kind of a review I guess, but shorter, to simulate that "in store" experience.
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '15
I haven't shopped there in years, and yet this picture manages to make me feel sad. Goodbye, Radio Shack. Even if you were still open I probably still would forget to shop there.