MicroCenter

[Dan Romanchik KB6NU]

And I guess my point is that I don't think magazines are not what draw people into a store like MicroCenter anymore.

The inanity of the sales force is another matter. :)

73!

Dan KB6NU
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On Jul 25, 2014, at Jul 25,12:02 PM, Andre Kesteloot <akesteloot at gmail.com> wrote:
> what I was attempting to point out is that most "walk-in" businesses, be they a supermarket, or a bookshop, have what they call "loss leaders", where their profit margin is minimal, but it attracts people to come inside. (This helps them fight Amazon and e-Bay).
> 
> Recently, Microcenter in Vienna VA   --as opposed for instance, to Fry's in Sunnyvale-- has changed to the point that it now reminds me of the brass souk in Baghdad: same inane salesmen, same disorganization, same disinterest in the Customer,  the salesmen's only motivation appearing to be to place one of their own name-stickers on whatever you happen to look at.  
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> Visit the Apple room at Microcenter and ask a few questions, then visit the Apple store at Tysons, and you will readily appreciate the difference.
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> :-)
> 73
> André
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> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Dan Romanchik KB6NU <cwgeek at kb6nu.com> wrote:
> Richard:
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> Aside from the print issues of CQ and QST, and the professional journals from the IEEE and ACM, I get my technical information from the Internet. All the trade magazines, such as EDN and Electronic Design are available in digital format. I also get 2600 in digital format as well.
> 
> I hate to say this because I actually used to write for an electronics trade magazine, but they are becoming less and less relevant.
> 
> 73!
> 
> Dan KB6NU
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> Station Manager, WA2HOM at the Hands-On Museum (www.wa2hom.org)
> Read my ham radio blog at http://www.kb6nu.com
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> On Jul 24, 2014, at Jul 24,4:46 PM, Richard <revo753 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Dan,
> >
> > How and where do you get your technical magazines?
> >
> > Best Wishes
> > Richard KI4KXJ
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> > On Wed, 7/23/14, Dan Romanchik KB6NU <cwgeek at kb6nu.com> wrote:
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> > Subject: Re: MicroCenter
> > To: "Andre Kesteloot" <akesteloot at gmail.com>
> > Cc: "Tacos" <tacos at amrad.org>
> > Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 12:14 PM
> >
> > I think the
> > revenue per square foot of newsstand has got to be a lot
> > less than the revenue per sq. ft. of other merchandise. I
> > know that I no longer buy technical magazines retail, esp
> > when the price per issue is $7 or more. That being the case,
> > I rather doubt that the magazines were bringing in in
> > customers, especially when all the project and component
> > info you ever wanted is on the internet.
> >
> > 73!
> > Dan KB6NU
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > CW Geek, Ham Radio Instructor
> > Station Manager, WA2HOM at the Hands-On Museum
> > (www.wa2hom.org)
> > Read my ham radio blog at http://www.kb6nu.com
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> > Jul 23, 2014, at Jul 23,2:09 PM, Andre Kesteloot <akesteloot at gmail.com>
> > wrote:None that comes  immediately to
> > mind.I suppose MicroCenter found they
> > not make money on magazines.
> > Yet, magazines definitely brought
> > potential customers onto their premises.  The minds of Managers (if any) are
> > inscrutable.
> >
> > 73André N4ICK
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> > Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Richard <revo753 at yahoo.com>
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> > Sorry to hear that.
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> > Is there another local source of technical magazines?
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> > Best Wishes
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> > Richard KI4KXJ
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> > On Tue, 7/22/14, Andre Kesteloot <akesteloot at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
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> >  Subject: MicroCenter
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> >  To: "Tacos" <tacos at amrad.org>
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> >  Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2014, 3:03 PM
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> >  Tacoistas,
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> >  It would appear that MicroCenter has stopped selling
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> >  technical magazines.
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> >  73André  N4ICK
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