Comments on: Circuit City Downsizes and opens "The City" stores… http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-132841 Ashley Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:42:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/10/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/#comment-132841 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-132777" rel="nofollow">Max wrote:</a><blockquote>“dressed in jeans and black t-shirts” reminds me of employees at an Apple store.</blockquote></div> Ahh.. good point! Although the employees at the Apple store do change up their uniforms I noticed. I believe they were red around the holidays and then they changed to another color shortly after and it wasn't black. @Cory: That's funny you mention Service Merchandise because Ryan and I were just talking about them the other day. We were driving by the location where they used to be and now it's a Big Lots. All I remember from that store was that you usually had to go to their little kiosks in the store and place your order, and then go to the front to pick it up. There was no room for stock out on the floor. Max wrote:
“dressed in jeans and black t-shirts” reminds me of employees at an Apple store.

Ahh.. good point! Although the employees at the Apple store do change up their uniforms I noticed. I believe they were red around the holidays and then they changed to another color shortly after and it wasn’t black.

@Cory: That’s funny you mention Service Merchandise because Ryan and I were just talking about them the other day. We were driving by the location where they used to be and now it’s a Big Lots. All I remember from that store was that you usually had to go to their little kiosks in the store and place your order, and then go to the front to pick it up. There was no room for stock out on the floor.

]]> By: CoryC http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-132793 CoryC Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:58:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/10/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/#comment-132793 Smaller stores with a smaller selection and a new employee dress-code. Reminds me of "Service Merchandise"; any one remember them? Not many people do. Having teenagers selling high-end electronics to middle age adults with money isn't exactly a receipt for success. Their focus should be quality products sold at competitive price by a knowledgeable sells force. Anytime a see a company trying to change their name after they spent years making it a household name just screams, "we trying to shack this horrible image we created for ourselves. we're not the same horrible retailer that you remember." Smaller stores with a smaller selection and a new employee dress-code. Reminds me of “Service Merchandise”; any one remember them? Not many people do.

Having teenagers selling high-end electronics to middle age adults with money isn’t exactly a receipt for success. Their focus should be quality products sold at competitive price by a knowledgeable sells force.

Anytime a see a company trying to change their name after they spent years making it a household name just screams, “we trying to shack this horrible image we created for ourselves. we’re not the same horrible retailer that you remember.”

]]> By: Joe Everyguy http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-132791 Joe Everyguy Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:54:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/10/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/#comment-132791 This is foolishness. Anyone I tell, "I'm goin' to the city, be back later" will have no idea what I'm talking about. I'd just refer to it as that Circuit MiniCity. Or more appropriate, that new Circuit City store. And bah humbug anyway, blue is my favourite colour. I heart Best Buy. This is foolishness. Anyone I tell, “I’m goin’ to the city, be back later” will have no idea what I’m talking about. I’d just refer to it as that Circuit MiniCity. Or more appropriate, that new Circuit City store.

And bah humbug anyway, blue is my favourite colour. I heart Best Buy.

]]> By: Google http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-132786 Google Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:08:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/10/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/#comment-132786 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-132777" rel="nofollow">Max wrote:</a><blockquote>“dressed in jeans and black t-shirts” reminds me of employees at an Apple store.</blockquote></div> Beat me to it. Max wrote:
“dressed in jeans and black t-shirts” reminds me of employees at an Apple store.

Beat me to it.

]]> By: tafkajp http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-132784 tafkajp Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:08:44 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/10/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/#comment-132784 I stopped shopping at Circuit City after this happened http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/28/AR2007032802185.html As someone who works retail, I thought this was nasty of the corporate office to do. taf I stopped shopping at Circuit City after this happened

[washingtonpost.com]

As someone who works retail, I thought this was nasty of the corporate office to do.

taf

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/comment-page-1/#comment-132777 Max Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:29:03 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/03/10/circuit-city-downsizes-and-opens-the-city-stores/#comment-132777 "dressed in jeans and black t-shirts" reminds me of employees at an Apple store. “dressed in jeans and black t-shirts” reminds me of employees at an Apple store.

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