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Squeezed by Retail Rivals, CompUSA to Shut Down
The Wall Street Journal (excerpt) ^
| December 7, 2007
Posted on 12/07/2007 4:02:27 PM PST by HAL9000
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:02:28 PM PST
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
That’s going to leave a large void in a lot of small cities. Best Buy and Circuit City don’t cut it for components or sofwtare selection.
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:04:43 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(Not a newbie, I just wanted a new screen name.)
To: HAL9000
Hm, one is compelled to wonder if there will be any outstanding bargains to be had during the sell-off period. . .
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:04:52 PM PST
by
Fairview
( Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.)
To: HAL9000
Good news story of the day.
Looks like my personal boycott worked!
/wishfulthinking
4
posted on
12/07/2007 4:05:28 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
("democrat" -- 'one who panders to the crude and mindless whims of the masses " - Joseph J. Ellis)
To: Dr. Sivana
It opens a huge door for Fry’s.
5
posted on
12/07/2007 4:05:49 PM PST
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: HAL9000
Ya, like I’d like to buy computer stuff from a business that’s going to close its doors right after I buy it...
It would have to be discounted pretty significantly to even consider it.
6
posted on
12/07/2007 4:06:26 PM PST
by
DB
To: Michael.SF.
7
posted on
12/07/2007 4:06:42 PM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: HAL9000
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:07:44 PM PST
by
cynwoody
To: HAL9000
BFD. In the Chicago ‘burbs, they were just a retail outlet. None of their salespeople knew anything about the software or hardware products. It was a like a Toys ‘R Us, but you had to know what you wanted BEFORE you went in because the help was, well,,,no help at all.
Just my opinion of course.
To: Fairview
ditto - “liquidation sale”
10
posted on
12/07/2007 4:08:16 PM PST
by
Squidpup
("Fight the Good Fight")
To: HAL9000
Wow, they lasted about 23yrs. I remember the first one in Dallas/Addison, think it was called SoftWarehouse or something like that.
11
posted on
12/07/2007 4:08:55 PM PST
by
1066AD
To: HAL9000
Whoa! Does this mean dirt cheap quad-core machine time?
I just got done upgrading to an Asus dual 370 PIII server.
12
posted on
12/07/2007 4:09:22 PM PST
by
djf
(Send Fred some bread! Not a whole loaf, a slice or two will do!)
To: TommyDale
It opens a huge door for Frys. CompUSA : Bad service
Fry's : Bad service with white shirts and dark ties.
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:09:25 PM PST
by
steveo
(Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
To: HAL9000
We have Comp-USA, but I would be thrilled to get Fry’s in its place.
Go Fry’s!
There are only a few other options, because Comp-USA never has what we need and Best Buy has terrible customer service so we never shop there at all.
To: HAL9000
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:11:17 PM PST
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Michael.SF.
(out of this loop)
Why were you boycotting them? The Mexican?
Just Tuesday, I bought a copy of “Hellsgate” there.
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:11:42 PM PST
by
Baladas
To: 1066AD
Yeah, I remember that one too and had forgotten it was the first one. It was on Marsh Lane, north of Beltline as I recall.
To: steveo
Bad Service is equally applicable across all the stores. LOL!
18
posted on
12/07/2007 4:11:51 PM PST
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: HAL9000
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim HeluThe Mr. Slim?
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posted on
12/07/2007 4:12:23 PM PST
by
gusopol3
To: Fairview
Highly doubt it. I went to a few of their “Store Closing” blowout, price slashing, events.
Their reduced, blowout, slashed prices were a few pennies under what MSRP is for the rest of the world. I was pretty amazed that their stated MSRPs were actually inflated.
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