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Manufacturers generally don't want to be big in retail because that would require them to hold a lot of working capital as inventory. Apple is fairly unique in
by sfifs 8y ago
Manufacturers generally don't want to be big in retail because that would require them to hold a lot of working capital as inventory. Apple is fairly unique in this regard because of the hefty price premium they command. eCom still works out because you can aggregate orders to the factory supply chain and that smoothes out some of the demand variability.
- johnchristopher 8y agoYou can also buy from HP, Lenovo and Dell. Apple is not fairly unique.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoOnline though, they don’t have their own stores.
- toyg 8y agoI think parent meant retail as brick&mortar. The ones you mention do direct sales, which is a bit of a different game.
- johnchristopher 8y agoOh, you are right. HP products can be bought in stores though but indeed I can't think of any brick and mortars computer shops like Apple.
- komali2 8y agoDon't forget Microsoft! They have indicated a total interest in brick and mortar skin in the game with all their surface stuff.
- megablast 8y agoOk, what is the address of the HP or Lenovo stores?
- johnchristopher 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17602464 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17602464
- rsynnott 8y agoAnd even Apple does sell through retailers.