is retail electronics dead?

[rudeguy]

back when I started in retail there were no internet sites to buy from, or at least very few. Now it seems like you can buy anything online. So what do you think, is retail dead or not?

 

[mrSHEiK124]

No, Joe Sixpack will still go to Worst Buy to buy anything that you have to plug into a wall.

 

Not even close.

 

No. There are still hot deals to be had in B&M stores. And for big (like physically big) items like TVs, CRT monitors, washers, dryers, microwaves, etc., B&M is king.

B&M electronics retailers will NEVER go away. Mark my words.

 

[Slvrtg277]

I don't think so. I have reservations about spending thousands of dollars for electronics online. I like the option of being able to return an item that high priced to the store, as I believe most people do.

 

[tec699]

nope. have you been to best buy lately?

what proponents of online shopping don't understand is that shopping is an enjoyable event. People like to get out of their homes every so often and this is why brick and mortar stores are never going to die.

Shopping is an social event.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: sheik124
No, Joe Sixpack will still go to Worst Buy to buy anything that you have to plug into a wall.

Also, there are still crazy people who test things out in-store before they buy them

 

[wbresson]

no, I have to go somewhere and try it out first, then you buy it on-line

 

[jEct2]

Originally posted by: wbresson
no, I have to go somewhere and try it out first, then you buy it on-line

QFT

See what i like but want to try it out?

go to B&M and check it out... then back to internet and search for hotdeals.

only idiots pay retail when it comes to electronics... especially in this information age where consumers have so much resources avail. to them.

 

[Slvrtg277]

Originally posted by: wbresson
no, I have to go somewhere and try it out first, then you buy it on-line

I've had pretty good luck in getting the B&M stores to pricematch with online sites for items, provided they are "authorized sellers" of said item.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: jEct2

Originally posted by: wbresson
no, I have to go somewhere and try it out first, then you buy it on-line

QFT

See what i like but want to try it out?

go to B&M and check it out... then back to internet and search for hotdeals.

only idiots pay retail when it comes to electronics... especially in this information age where consumers have so much resources avail. to them.

I wonder how manufacturers are gonna correct for this sort of misallocation...

 

[CptFarlow]

No, people don't research stuff before they buy it. I recently quit Best Buy. I got sick of working for them. People rely on the salesperson to make the decisions for them. They don't know what computer does more than the other. Same with TVs and car audio. Same with appliances. For most of us, we know what our product does and why it is the best (or worst).

Retail will be here for a while. And I agree, shopping is a social experience.

 

[jEct2]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: jEct2

Originally posted by: wbresson
no, I have to go somewhere and try it out first, then you buy it on-line

QFT

See what i like but want to try it out?

go to B&M and check it out... then back to internet and search for hotdeals.

only idiots pay retail when it comes to electronics... especially in this information age where consumers have so much resources avail. to them.

I wonder how manufacturers are gonna correct for this sort of misallocation...

they don't need to yet, at least for many many years. B&M buyers will always be dominant for awhile...

 

[Shawn]

nah

 

[mobobuff]

Not even close.

 

[Cawchy87]

ever gone shopping on a saturday

Really not dead in Canada due to lack of quality online stores with competitve prices

 

[Zim Hosein]

is retail electronics dead?

Personally, yes.

 

[Ntar]

No


if you've ever been to a fry's electronics they are packed untill they close

 

[imported_Mike]

Not even close...people are scared of the internet still. Alot of people that shop retail can't stand to buy something they can't see in person. Then there a lot of people who just don't know you can get things for so much cheaper on line...and there are also people who don't care.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: sheik124
No, Joe Sixpack will still go to Worst Buy to buy anything that you have to plug into a wall.

winn4r!

 

[CheesePoofs]

No. Internet takes time, and you have to pay shipping. When you need something fast, you have to go retail, otherwise you end up paying about twice as much as the item is worth for shipping.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
No. Internet takes time, and you have to pay shipping. When you need something fast, you have to go retail, otherwise you end up paying about twice as much as the item is worth for shipping.

1. Yes internet takes time, but depending on where you make your purchases, shopping over the 'net and paying shipping is worth the wait.

2. To be honest, I've never needed a piece of "electronics" soo bad that I would pay twice as much as the item is worth for shipping CheesePoofs

 

[suse920]

no not even close

 

[aplefka]

No, but your grammar is.

 

[Tiamat]

No, there is no way I would have blindly bought my brand new B&W 602 S3 and Cambridge Audio Azur 540A on the internet. Going to a shop and spending 4 hrs listening was required for this purchase.