[NJARC] Closing, A Store Near You

[Peter Markavage]

"loyal customers" ??
The ones that buy a connector, a roll of wire, blister pack of resistors,
etc. once a month don't drive the bottom line positively. Inventory space
to stock all this stuff, find space on the floor to display it, etc. all
eat into the bottom line. Low cost, high margin boxes, systems, service
contacts(generally free money), and "off the street traffic" (mall
traffic)  are what drives the bottom line positively. Any store that
sells electronic parts (resistors, capacitors, etc.) at a mall store is
doomed to disaster in today's times.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:51:22 -0500 michael s christiansen
<kb2vrm at juno.com> writes:
> Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> _______________________________________________
> The bottom line is everything but if you drive away your loyal 
> customers
> in the name of "the bottom line" , then what's left? Radio Shack- 
> You
> have questions.... We have blank stares.
> On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:58:37 -0500 Peter Markavage 
> <manualman at juno.com>
> writes:
> > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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:
> > > Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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!