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Raspberry Pi Opens First High Street Store in Cambridge
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#22Perhaps this is in reaction to Maplin’s troubles? That would previously have been the only place I would have thought of to buy a Raspberry Pi on the high street.
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#23Interesting move, but why? Are they really planning to or currently selling to the general retail public?
Given that it's a university town with strong tech links, the general retail public in Cambridge is going to be quite different to the general retail public in most of the rest of the UK.
I'm not convinced the idea makes sense financially, unless they're selling all of the extras and kit parts needed to make the Pi do something useful.
If they are, then fine. If not this might look a little like a vanity move - not because it's a bad idea, but because retail in the UK can be insanely expensive to run, and it's outrageously hard to make it profitable.
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#24When did the British start calling shops ‘stores’?
I've generally found a division between well known brands as 'stores' and local businesses as 'shops'.
I might refer to the "Apple store", but would always refer to the local barber shop or coffee shop.
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#25Hurry up and announce a Raspberry Pi 4 already! I want to give you more money
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#26When did the British start calling shops ‘stores’?
When did they not?
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#27Looking forward to doing a trip to Cambridge to check it out. Did it open already?
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#28Looking at the photos, this looks more like an event space than a store.
Still, good to see the Raspberry Pi team continuing to fulfil their mission.
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#29When did the British start calling shops ‘stores’?
Much more common this century than last. In the 80s it would have been mainly just shops. Apple, had they had them back then, would have found their flagship store called the Apple shop by one and all. :)
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#30Interesting move, but why? Are they really planning to or currently selling to the general retail public?
Given that it's a university town with strong tech links, the general retail public in Cambridge is going to be quite different to the general retail public in most of the rest of the UK. I'm not convinced the idea makes sense financially, unless they're selling all of the extras and kit parts needed to make the Pi do something useful. If they are, then fine. If not this might look a little like a vanity move - not b…
In my understanding, the new reality here is that brick-and-mortar stores are increasingly becoming showrooms to support online sales, with brands closing smaller shops and focusing on big "experiential" flagship stores.
The description somebody else gave here of the Pi shop as "more of an event space than a store" would tie in well with this strategy.