[NJARC] Closing, A Store Near You

[Peter Markavage]

Retail stores like Radio Shack need to worry about their bottom line not
the customer's memories of days gone by.

Pete

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:41:18 -0500 Robert Bennett <dino66 at optonline.net>
writes:
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> I can remember the days of my childhood where stores like Radio 
> Shack, and others were so magical that you could'nt wait to see all 
> the things in the store, check out the yearly catalogue, and buy the 
> pieces you needed for your next project. I loved the Radio Shack 
> "Battery Club" card - remember them? After reading the article 
> myself, it's really no suprise they are in finacial limbo. When was 
> the last time you went to Radio Shack and while you were looking for 
> hopefully something of substance,and a college kid tries to sell you 
> a cell phone? Heck, you can go to BJ's or Costco and get a cell 
> phone now. It's just another clear example of a business trying to 
> keep up with an ongoing "global economy" that is just running out of 
> steam. I"m no financial wizard but if I owned stock in Radio Shack, 
> I'd be on the phone with the stockbroker, or online taking the money 
> and run! They should change their slogan to: You have questions - We 
> have empty storefronts! 
>                                                                      
>                                          Bob Bennett