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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!
I wish they would just relocate to somewhere with cheaper rent. Like Harvey Rd! We can be neighbours. :( |
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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