This is a brilliant PR move.
Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says
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Re: Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says
#122Would this be a precursor to their delivering items themselves? I wonder if it would allow them to effectively have mini warehouses which are just behind a convenient store front. Something like Amazon Basics, simple items Amazon users buy all the time just now in your neighborhood shopping center.
Hell they could do shipping and receiving like UPS stores if they want. The possibilities are endless.
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#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
old leases = below market rate? they are already well distributed for ten zillion amazon lockers? it doesn't seem so far fetched to me; amazon being able to pick up a bunch of cheap space in fell swoop.
Having used Amazon Lockers a lot, I don't really get it. If you don't want a package sitting on your doorstep all day, have it delivered to work. And Lockers has a maximum size limit that I hit every so often that negated that option. Having it show up at my desk is a lot more convenient. Now if I could return packages through Lockers, then I'd be game.
Not everyone has the option of having stuff delivered to work. For me, my (large company) mailroom has a habit of taking about two days to actually get your mail to you, so the Locker at the end of the block is ideal for me.
Re: Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says
#124Sounds fishy to me. Radio Shack tends to have old leases in 2nd tier shopping centers. Why would they buy a marginal retailer with poor footprint, when you could just lease stores yourself? There was a time when getting space in malls and strip shopping centers was tough. This isn't one of those times.
Take a look at their locations in New York City:
http://www.radioshack.com/store-locator
(there's no permalink, but try ZIP code 10008)
There are a lot of prime locations in there. No doubt some duds too, but I expect Amazon could cherry-pick.
Re: Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says
#125Would this be a precursor to their delivering items themselves? I wonder if it would allow them to effectively have mini warehouses which are just behind a convenient store front. Something like Amazon Basics, simple items Amazon users buy all the time just now in your neighborhood shopping center. Hell they could do shipping and receiving like UPS stores if they want. The possibilities are endless.
I'm pretty sure they already do this in major metro areas. Many of my Amazon-as-vendor purchases are delivered by "A1 Courier". Often at unexpected hours too.
Re: Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says
#126Would this be a precursor to their delivering items themselves? I wonder if it would allow them to effectively have mini warehouses which are just behind a convenient store front. Something like Amazon Basics, simple items Amazon users buy all the time just now in your neighborhood shopping center. Hell they could do shipping and receiving like UPS stores if they want. The possibilities are endless.
In the UK amazon already deliver some items themselves using their own brand couriers.
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#127Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you're in the Bay Area, halted.com has a store in Santa Clara that totally blew my mind. Dozens of aisles of electronics components, including racks of reels of surface-mount stuff. They also have stuff like used oscilloscopes, industrial robotics controllers, etc.
In Massachusetts there is: http://www.youdoitelectronics.com/
Microcenter in Cambridge has expanded their space for DIY recently, and is decent now for hobby-level stuff. They have a very large selection of various kits, RPi and Arduino shields, sensors, and some tools.
They don't have very much single-component selection -- although, to be honest, YDI Electronics selection is kind of limited too (understandably because, well, internet).
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#128Earlier quoted context omitted.
Right, I'm aware of 1) what pump and dump is and 2) the fact that unlisted stocks can still be traded. But the reason the NYSE suspended trading is to prevent pump and dump amidst talks of a buyout with Sprint, Amazon, etc. It's much harder to do so with unlisted stocks...
You seem to be conceding the point? Or is the NYSE just wrong?
The NYSE didn't suspend trading to limit the risk of pump and dump directly -- though that's probably among the reasons for their general policies on delisting. The NYSE suspended trading because RadioShack stated that it did not intend to present a business plan identifying how it would return to compliance with NYSE's minimum $50 million market cap requirement for listing. As is policy when that occurs, NYSE suspend trading and began the process for delisting the stock.
Re: Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you're in the Bay Area, halted.com has a store in Santa Clara that totally blew my mind. Dozens of aisles of electronics components, including racks of reels of surface-mount stuff. They also have stuff like used oscilloscopes, industrial robotics controllers, etc.
Try HSC Electronic Supply.. down in San Jose That'll really blow your mind. Edit: I just clicked the link and realized that is the same place lol, yeah it is awesome.
I live in the UK but my company's head office is in San Jose and I should be visiting in the near future so I'll have to pop in!
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the other hand, consider the chain store "Tacoma Screw" around here. They sell what you would expect - screws, nuts and bolts, of every description, type, grade, hardness, length, head, etc. It's a marvelous place for an engineer like me. The prices are, of course, high, but when I break a bolt or lose one for my car or other project, Tacoma Screw has an exact (or better) replacement. The hardware store sells bolt…
Or, for the online, next-day delivery version of this, McMaster-Carr. For example, here's their catalog for one type of (rather expensive) screw: http://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-head-cap-screws/=vrc2nx
As a studio art major in another life, I can't recommend McMaster-Carr enough! I was doing a lot of metal fabrication, lighting, and plexiglass work, I can't imagine finishing my thesis without their selection and speed. Not to mention all I learned just by reading their great descriptions and images.