[Coco] At RadioShack, a history of hits and missed chances

[Rob Rosenbrock]

> The stuff from Radio Shack was always expensive but the quality was high.
> Now they're selling the same stuff as 100 other places including, Walmart,
> Target, Walgreen,
> etc. No reason to go to Radio Shack and pay a premium price for the
> privilege of buying at RS!
>
> The Other Frank
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That is on the mark!

Radio Shack took pride in being the place to go for technology as well as
a source for the do-it-yourself types and hobbyists. And it was the first
store chain to carry a personal computer. It was the place to go to
see/buy the latest gadgets. Remember the PC-1?

But when they moved to competing with the stores like Best Buy, they gave
up on the markets that make up their customer base. There isn't a
compelling reason to return to their stores.