[quote=flu] . . . Meanwhile, I’m thinking of shorting Best Buy. I don’t think they will survive…The red herring would be a private equity buyout, just for the brand name…But if that didn’t happen, I don’t see how they can compete moving forward. Circuit City tried the small/kiosk like mobile version store strategy that Best Buy is going to try. It didn’t work for Circuit City, and with the going trend..Big retailers are going under left and right. Name one thing Best Buy can do better another brick and mortar retailer can’t do or that the internet cant do.[/quote]
flu, all the stuff I’ve gotten from Best Buy in the last few years has been from their site. Even if their long-line PITA brick-and-mortar stores go under, their online site could still thrive. You don’t have to physically see and touch electronics, appliances and media in order to understand what they are and buy them. It isn’t like clothing or jewelry. I think the majority of today’s consumers are okay with purchasing this type of stuff online and taking delivery.
