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> I'm not sure what I would have done differently in their place. Microcenter. Granted much larger and fewer store model, not a slot next to Orange Julius. Bu
by epcoa 2y ago
> I'm not sure what I would have done differently in their place.
Microcenter. Granted much larger and fewer store model, not a slot next to Orange Julius.
But RadioShack was famously cluelessly managed for years.
- mc32 2y agoI love the The Onion’s parody interview of Radio Shack’s CEO. It was an epic rant. https://theonion.com/even-ceo-cant-figure-out-how-radioshack-still-in-busine-1819569077/ https://theonion.com/even-ceo-cant-figure-out-how-radioshack...
- luckman212 2y ago> "Even the name ’RadioShack’—can you imagine two less appealing words placed next to one another?” This made me chuckle.
- buescher 2y agoRight plus that was the transformation that was happening that they didn't follow - electronics and gadgets out of the mall and into big box stores like Best Buy and Circuit City. Tough too to get by on small parts for minor repairs when things break rarely and then aren't worth fixing. Time was grocery stores had little tube tester kiosks, you know. That said, Batteries Plus seems to have a business.
- buildsjets 2y agoRadioshack did try to create electronics megacenters. Incredible Universe was very similar to Frys and catered mostly to consumer electronics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incredible_Universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incredible_Universe