[Coco] Another Radio Shack Article

[Frank Pittel]

Here in the Chicago area there's only one brick and mortar electronics store left.
They're inventory is VERY limited though. What's left is Frys (which has an even
smaller inventory) and online places.

The Other Frank


On Sat, Jan 04, 2014 at 08:03:52PM +0000, Nick Marentes wrote:
> 
> > > Gone are the days where people had to put up an antenna to watch 3 TV
> > > stations, or have to change a tube to get the TV/Radio running.  The
> > > need/desire for a bulk of the population sees no need to build anything on
> > > their own.  Electronics have become disposable items.  Heck when was the
> > > last time you seen a TV repair shop? Just look at how many people would
> > > change their own oil, or flat tire.  In a society built off of instant
> > > gratification, any store geared toward a hobby market will struggle unless
> > > they cater to multiple hobbies at the same time.  i.e. hobby lobby-ish is
> > > what pops into my mind.
> 
> 
> The old style Tandy store could still work if they were to go back to their
> roots. It will still mean closing some stores and finding a few other cost
> savings but it can be done.
> 
> Here in Australia, we have a chain which continues to expand called Jaycar
> Electronics.
> 
> Here is their website...
> 
> http://www.jaycar.com.au/
> 
> They are like Tandy of old and the stores are doing well catering to
> hobbyists and electronics industry folks but also to the average public.
> 
> They are not a big retailer with huge stores but small stores ussually
> outside of the more high rental mall shopping centres.
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
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