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Best Buy is closing over a dozen stores across Canada. I guess the electronics sales boom has burst.
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Here's a link that specifies which cities are affected: http://business.financialpost.com/20...f-900-workers/ |
I think their new stores will be downsized as well. Makes sense. I'll go to places like that for TVs and things (but really, how often is that?), but Amazon is so much better for everything else.
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Still think it was a great mistake opening the new Best Buy practically next door to Future Shop on Stavanger. It's a total bitch trying to get and out of there. Don't even try to make a left turn out of there on a Saturday afternoon. I have been down their many times and decided not to go in there at all knowing it's going to be a pain trying to get out of there. They should have opened it on Kelsey Drive or even in Pearl Gate in Mt Pearl. Future Shop serves the east end and there is nothing to serve the west end. I wouldnt be a bit surprised if one of these stores closed in the near future.
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Seriously, you think Best Buy has a good music selection. Your talking about Best Buy on Stavanger right? LOL.
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Did you mean the musical instrument dept or the cd section.? Cuz yes they have quite a nice music room down at Best Buy. Crappy selection of CD's though I don't buy CD's anymore like most people.
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No kidding. I'm the only person I know who still buys CDs and I haven't bought one in a store for years!
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Actually, whenever I've gone to Best Buy to purchase an item, I've found the staff very helpful and somewhat knowledgeable. The worst place in the world for customer service has to be Canadian Tire. Everything, including $4 lightbulbs are locked in cabinets and finding one of the stores 3 employees who are not busy unlocking a cabinet for another customer is near impossible and very frustrating. Sorry, but I am very bitter towards Canadian Tire..:haha: |
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Best Buy is like a lot of retailers in NL in that it is hard to find quality employees. Nothing more frustrating than seeing someone hired, show up for 3 shifts, and never reappear at the store again (often without giving any notice). I really doubt Best Buy St. John's will close up shop, although I wouldn't be surprised if the parent company (Best Buy USA) decides to sell their Canadian division to raise capital for their renewal campaign. One thing I have noticed is that in cities (such as Sudbury) where FS and Best Buy are far away from each other, one of the stores really struggles. In Sudbury's case it seemed to be Best Buy, which was never busy (but Futureshop was always slammed). Similarly, the Staples on Kelsey Dr never ever seems very busy... |
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Regardless, I still think St. John's would have been better serviced if Best Buy had built their store in the west end being that Future Shop was already servicing the east end. St. John's has the most finicky consumers I have ever seen when it comes to location.
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I think if Fred's were to close, they would have done it a long time ago. But they seem to cater to a different customer base than that of the Best Buy or HMV crowd. No one else has the selection of local music or even LP's for that matter as Fred's does. They also get a lot of the tourist trade there too. I can see both Best Buy and Future Shop abandoning the CD sales market eventually. They are always reducing the amount of floor space dedicated to CD's at both stores.
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Yeah sadly you are probably right. HMV days in Canada are numbered. The market dictates. Just like book stores vs Amazon. It's record stores vs digital music. I have a collection of about 750 cd's at home and havent played a single one in my car since I got an iPod years ago. I just rip what I want and put it on my ipod which syncs with the car stereo. No hassle of having cd cases in the car.
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You know at some point I think it's all the little mom and pop type specialty stores that were originally put out of business due to big box stores that might benefit from the demise of big box music stores and book stores as they close due to online shopping. Perhaps the market will open up again for the small neighbourhood bookstore or record store when there is no where else to buy physical books in your town or for those who do prefer and enjoy browsing and shopping in a real store instead of a digital one. Who knows.
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That'd be so cool. :) I'd love that - more little, eclectic music shops.
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Britannia Teas closing storefront, moving online - Owner says rising overhead costs p
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Nooooooo!!!!! That's my favourite store on Water St!
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That is too bad, I know a few people who will be upset by this.
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I am good friends with an employee of Britannia Tea's who has been there since the beginning. Heard the news yesterday. It's sad, but I wonder what will be going there?? I would love to see some kind of cool renovation like what was done with Smokie's Poutinery. We'll have to wait and see
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Oops... posted a comment in this thread instead of the correct one - Restaurant thread. It's since been moved.
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The 8 Retailers That Will Close the Most Stores in 2013.
Read this online today. It's more to do with the American chains but may eventually affect the Canadian counterparts of some of them. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/...hotoID-5603526 |
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Was down on Stavanger Drive this morning. Noticed that all of the Zellers signage is now gone on the building that will soon become Target. I wonder if they will build on to the existing building. It's kinda small for a Target store. Lots of land though on the Kent's side to expand if they want. Look forward to seeing how the building will look when its changed over to Target. |
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Here is a link showing what the first Target store in Canada will look like. This is from the store in the Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga, ON that is due to open this spring I think.
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Water Street Variety, which I've never been into, just reached a deal to become a Bidgoods. So downtown will now have a small grocery store.
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Where specifically is Water Street Variety?
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Nice place. My dog and I go into the spot regularly. |
Ahh ic. I havent been up Water Street much since the winter. But I know what place you mean.
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Yeah I was down that way too and took some pics today. I wonder if they are indeed going to build onto the building?
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I was at the Avalon Mall late last week and noticed Please Mum is no longer there. This is the fourth empty space (including The Sony Store, Athletes World, and the new renovated area) at the mall. I hope there will be new and unique stores opening up in these locations.
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We know that Sony and Athletes world are closing many many stores and are not reflective of their performance in this market can't wait to see what opens |
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I hope so too. It'll give the sickening amount of disposable income in this city somewhere to go besides drugs. ;)
Calvin Klein as social work. Who knew... |
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The Charlottetown Zellers is 112,000 sq. ft. So you're saying the St. John's location is roughly 220,000 sq ft????? The average Zellers store is 94,000 sq. ft per wikipedia. The Zellers location in Charlottetown has all kinds of room to expand. It is not in the middle of the mall, it is on the backside. If you look behind the mall at the Zellers loading docks you will see all kinds of space. |
Athletes world is closing all stores across Canada. Sony is also closing many stores across Canada.
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Also, does anyone else agree with me that it's time that the Avalon Mall renovated it's walking areas? New tile wouldn't hurt :tup: |
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