rocky wrote:

Hams have a reputation for being frugal, (cheap) and no store such as
R/S will profit from hams alone. They have to bring home the bacon
every day or else. Mall rent keeps going up. R/S sells a couple of
resistors and a phono jack to pay the rent...guess again.


Why do they have to be located in a mall? Sure, there is a lot of
foot traffic, but the rent is high, its usually a a long walk from
wherever you can find to park, which takes more time to get to the
store, find what you need, and get out of the place. It doesn't make
sense to me. The older stores that were somewhere near a mall or large
shopping center always seemed to have more people than the stores in the
malls.


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

"Michael A. Terrell" wrote...
Why do they have to be located in a mall?

Because that is the "ideal" model of modern mass-market
retailing. If that model doesn't fit your business, then change
your business to fit the model.

Fortunately, my company is built on giving my customers top quality service
and a top quality product and does not fit the modern retail concepts. I
guess thats so I don't end up the same way as RS. FWIW, I have been in
business for 10 years. Even though the economy has supposedly been in the
dumper for the last couple of years, you couldn't tell that from my books. A
lot of people are getting a little fed up with the big box stores and their
lack of service. "Mass-market" retailing isn't all that its cracked up to
be. You might could save a few bucks, but when it comes time to service,
repair, or install..... well.... lets just say that soon they are going to
have to outsource those tasks to India... the service calls and milage
charges are gonna be a killer when that happens.

"Richard Crowley" wrote in message
...
"Michael A. Terrell" wrote...
Why do they have to be located in a mall?

Because that is the "ideal" model of modern mass-market
retailing. If that model doesn't fit your business, then change
your business to fit the model.

"Noon-Air" wrote ...
Fortunately, my company is built on giving my customers top quality
service and a top quality product and does not fit the modern retail
concepts. I guess thats so I don't end up the same way as RS. FWIW, I
have been in business for 10 years. Even though the economy has
supposedly been in the dumper for the last couple of years, you
couldn't tell that from my books.

The key word being "supposedly". Alas, the mainstream
media has failed us in accurately and impartially reporting
news about practically anything, the economy included.
Most of us are equally puzzled when trying to correlate
first-hand experience with what the MSM is trying to
tell us.

On 02/23/06 08:50 am Richard Crowley wrote:

Why do they have to be located in a mall?

Because that is the "ideal" model of modern mass-market
retailing. If that model doesn't fit your business, then change
your business to fit the model.

I've read that traditional malls are on their way out. Our local one is
half-empty, while stand-alone stores are springing up all over the place.

"Perce"
(aka Alan NV8A)

Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 02/23/06 08:50 am Richard Crowley wrote:

Why do they have to be located in a mall?


Because that is the "ideal" model of modern mass-market
retailing. If that model doesn't fit your business, then change
your business to fit the model.


I've read that traditional malls are on their way out. Our local one is
half-empty, while stand-alone stores are springing up all over the place.

"Perce"
(aka Alan NV8A)

My own view: we all work so hard, we don't have time for "casual
shopping". It's more like 'surgical strike" shopping. Park, go in and
buy something, get out and go home (or to the next destination: fast
food?). Thus, malls are on the downturn and single stores clustered in
strip malls now seem to dominate.
No time to just shop...destination objective reached, egress and head home.
Our economy is based upon significant consumption...I think we're
entering a new era where time management is at odds with consumption
(and spendable income is decreasing)...Americans are working harder and
longer, yet their income is stagnant or decreasing.
CEO's excepted.

watch out retailers and consumers!

You forgot to mention attorneys in your exception group.

"jawod" wrote in message ...
Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
[snip]
(and spendable income is decreasing)...Americans are working harder and
longer, yet their income is stagnant or decreasing.
CEO's excepted.

watch out retailers and consumers!