Amazon Is in Talks to Buy RadioShack Stores, Report Says

Post by cryptoz » Wed, Feb 04, 2015, 4:03 AM UTC

kumarm wrote: post #91

DigitalSea wrote: post #89

This could be very interesting if it proves to be true. Seeing Amazon purchase Radioshack and then miraculously return it to its former glory and exclusively sell electronic components, hobbyist kits and stop selling things like TV and phones would be a move that I would wholeheartedly support as would my inner 7 year old self who has fond memories of going to Radioshack with my dad and buying a bag of LED's and vari…

[exclusively sell electronic components, hobbyist kits and stop selling things like TV and phones ] So sell low margin products and leave out high margin products? How do you expect that to work for a business?

Post by fnordfnordfnord » Wed, Feb 04, 2015, 4:26 AM UTC

Post by hyperbovine » Wed, Feb 04, 2015, 4:31 AM UTC

kumarm wrote: post #91

DigitalSea wrote: post #89

This could be very interesting if it proves to be true. Seeing Amazon purchase Radioshack and then miraculously return it to its former glory and exclusively sell electronic components, hobbyist kits and stop selling things like TV and phones would be a move that I would wholeheartedly support as would my inner 7 year old self who has fond memories of going to Radioshack with my dad and buying a bag of LED's and vari…

[exclusively sell electronic components, hobbyist kits and stop selling things like TV and phones ] So sell low margin products and leave out high margin products? How do you expect that to work for a business?

Post by atwebb » Wed, Feb 04, 2015, 4:57 AM UTC

WalterBright wrote: post #66

derefr wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You know where I can buy a lot of common electronic components these days? Home Depot. Buildings are increasingly wired with various digital sensors, so electricians are increasingly in need of electronic this-and-that to couple them together. Sure, you can't build whole from-scratch circuits purely from hardware-store parts, but if you run out of resistors/pots/whatever, you can restock pretty cheaply in any town bi…

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…

Post by WalterBright » Wed, Feb 04, 2015, 5:11 AM UTC

atwebb wrote: post #98

WalterBright wrote: post #66

Earlier 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…

I never knew how badly I wanted a store like this around, there've been so many times I'm mid-project or rebuild and the old bolt/nut/fastener/whatever either breaks/gets lost/shot and I just have to wait for the part to come in or wade through the bins at a hardware store which have been waded through by everyone else and now I'm frustrated...