Circuit City Buyout?
from the going-private dept
A lot of retailers have been struggling lately to figure out how to deal with online competition, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the consumer electronics space -- where deals online are often better (and with less pressure) than those in retail stores. It's not entirely clear how the various retailers should respond, but one investment firm obviously feels that being a public company makes things more difficult. Highfields Capital Management is offering $3.25 billion in cash to buy Circuit City and take the company private. While it may be true that being private will help the company respond more quickly, it's still not clear how they're going to be able to compete -- and going through a big ownership change can certainly slow a company down while it happens.
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Duh...
Here's an idea... become an online retailer. Not only an online retailer but a competitive one. Find out why people like using online retailers (low pressure, low bull$*%^, readily accessible information, comparitive shopping tools, ***Low Prices!***) and tailor your web presence to their desires in a way that makes you both competitive and profitable. If the user experience is better than your rivals you will find that you can charge slightly more money simply because you offer the easiest way to purchase.
The only logical reason any company should be driven to failure by online retailers is because they are to stubborn and/or ignorant to change with the times.
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Are big-ticket electronic items dinosaurs?
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So educate yourself or shut it.
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