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I'm amazed they lasted this long. There's a Radio Shack two doors down from my office. I go in about 5x/year to buy batteries, USB cables or such stuff. Each ti
by GCA10 12y ago
I'm amazed they lasted this long. There's a Radio Shack two doors down from my office. I go in about 5x/year to buy batteries, USB cables or such stuff. Each time there's a new manager. Or a new clerk. Some are polite; some don't bother -- but nobody has a clue.
The stores seem totally dependent on weird promotions (buy 16 batteries; get 8 free) or copycat cell-phone deals in an era where there's always a specialized AT&T or Verizon store within a two minute walk. Meanwhile, they've deskilled the places to the point that customers can get much better advice from the reviews on Amazon than from a Radio Shack clerk.
- damon_c 12y agoA new RadioShack store JUST opened around the corner from me a few weeks ago. I assume it was a short term holiday season thing.
- GCA10 12y agoTypical big-company clumsiness. The store-opening expert didn't get the memo about a possible bankruptcy filing. Or if it did arrive, our go-getter decided that the best way to avoid getting fired was to be right in the middle of a project that couldn't be canceled.
- pyre 12y agoI'm assuming that upper management wants things to be "business as usual" until the filing, otherwise the news would leak.
- ojbyrne 12y agoBankruptcy doesn't necessarily mean close everything down. Perhaps that location is perceived as having a chance at profitability.