[NJARC] Closing, A Store Near You

[Billoradio at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/19/2006 1:02:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
manualman at juno.com writes:

"loyal  customers" ??
Yes oxymoron.  But many people have brand loyalty because of perceived  
quality. 


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
No those 2000% mark up items don't.  Dollar stores have a broader  market. 
But "we don't sell paper just printers" can be the reverse.

.  Inventory space
to stock all this stuff, find space on the floor to display  it, etc. all
eat into the bottom line. 
The good part is they are not impulse items and could be stored  efficiently.

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
The parts sales could drive the traffic that recommends large ticket items  
to non experts.

. Any  store that
sells electronic parts (resistors, capacitors, etc.) at a mall  store is
doomed to disaster in today's times.
Malls are a problem as you say.



Pete, wa2cwa
Hey why the hell do they call it Radio Shack?
 
Bill