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re: Businesses that are still open that you thought wouldn’t be in business 15 years ago
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:38 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:38 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
quote:i don’t think so. But Best Buy serves a very specific purpose for me. I can get decent service at a good price. There is usually someone in that store to help me
Both of these places were able to adapt to eccomerce, which is why they're still open
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Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:55 pm to tigerfoot
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i don’t think so. But Best Buy serves a very specific purpose for me.
I can get decent service at a good price. There is usually someone in that store to help me
Best Buy started price matching online websites for electronics after circuit city folded.
They also expanded their home appliance departments and high end kitchen and electronics selections. All of these things have helped them thrive in the current market.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:55 pm to Paul Allen
Capital Area Transit System!!!!
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:56 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Both of these places were able to adapt to eccomerce, which is why they're still open
Started by Boomers
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:57 pm to tigerfoot
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i don’t think so.
It's a fact not an opinion.
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Best Buy serves a very specific purpose for me. I can get decent service at a good price. There is usually someone in that store to help me
That's fine, but that's not the reason they've been able to continue as a going concern.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 12:57 pm to JumpingTheShark
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The gd psychic palm reader in downtown Shreveport.
I'm pretty sure they will know when their existence is supposed to end.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:01 pm to OldHickory
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Dairy Queen
To be fair, they did have a downturn in the late 90's and early 2000's, but seem to be resurgent these days.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:09 pm to fallguy_1978
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Joe's Crab Shack.
Good one
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:13 pm to Paul Allen
Seems that Best Buy and the pharmacy proliferation can be explained by the # of old(er) people out there.
Sure, Gen X, Gen Y, millenials...whatever else out there...love to shop online and get mail order drugs. But I imagine if you got some customer data from Walgreens it would tell you that the vast majority of their customers are older people who would rather grab their stuff from the counter than try to order it online.
Sure, Gen X, Gen Y, millenials...whatever else out there...love to shop online and get mail order drugs. But I imagine if you got some customer data from Walgreens it would tell you that the vast majority of their customers are older people who would rather grab their stuff from the counter than try to order it online.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:14 pm to Paul Allen
I'm always surprised when I drive by that location on Siegen and realize it's still open.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:21 pm to Paul Allen
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Best Buy
Their Geek Squad folks require one to make an appointment for anything now. I had to go to their Monroe store twice this past Wednesday to drop off my dad's laptop. When I walked in at 12:30PM, I was told the next available appointment was 2:20. I ate lunch, and goofed off for a couple of hours, before returning to the store, dropping it off, and driving back to Ruston
When I picked up the machine, Monday at 1PM, I got to see an actual, j "Can I talk to the manager" moment, when a lady from Choudrant was told she needed an appointment to pick up her laptop.
They told her the next available appointment was at 3:20. She said, "I don't want to talk to anyone, just give me my computer."
"It's my computer." She continued.
"Just give it to me, or get the manager."
She was still waiting when I left.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:25 pm to Paul Allen
I'll go with whoever makes superhero movies. Can't believe they're still popular.
Was hoping newer generations of kids would grow up, and quit on them.
Was hoping newer generations of kids would grow up, and quit on them.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:30 pm to chinese58
To me, they’re more popular than ever before
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:32 pm to JumpingTheShark
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The gd psychic palm reader in downtown Shreveport
This!
Never seen anybody going in or out of that place.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:33 pm to Paul Allen
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To me, they’re more popular than ever before
Agreed. I feel like they are over saturated but they are definitely popular with the younger crowd. My daughter watches all of them that come out on Netflix.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:36 pm to Paul Allen
Sonic
They did a hell of a turnaround with their marketing and update of their facilities.
I think the knuckle checking has helped business as well.
They did a hell of a turnaround with their marketing and update of their facilities.
I think the knuckle checking has helped business as well.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:45 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
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All the CVS Walgreens & such. I know at least from my own medical insurance they were trying to go all mail order on drugs and I figured brick & mortar drug stores would be few and far between.
Eventually, there will be 1-2 hour delivery of medicines and when that happens, you will start to see these locations close up.
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Even in my small town in the middle no nowhere we have drug stores everywhere.
In small towns they also serve as de facto general stores. I can see these holding out longer as it will take longer for the delivery system to reach out there.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:51 pm to Paul Allen
Best Buy seems to have figured out the "in-store pickup" think earlier than a lot of other retailers. Was huge for them. Now that other retailers are there, I'm curious to see how that affects Best Buy.
I think Best Buy also has filled the "wires and cables" niche that Radio Shack used to have.
I think GNC is successful because of their store brands that people are very loyal to.
I thought for sure Sears would be completely dead now.
I think the next to go is going to be the women's fashion stores that cater to a particular market - such as Lane Bryant, New York and Company, etc. Large retailers are starting to pay more attention to the "fat" market, the "petite" market, etc, and these specialty stores are going to struggle. My wife (no pics) used to spend upwards of 1,000 a year at Lane Bryant. She rarely shops there now because places like JC Penney and Kohls have expanded their selections.
I think Best Buy also has filled the "wires and cables" niche that Radio Shack used to have.
I think GNC is successful because of their store brands that people are very loyal to.
I thought for sure Sears would be completely dead now.
I think the next to go is going to be the women's fashion stores that cater to a particular market - such as Lane Bryant, New York and Company, etc. Large retailers are starting to pay more attention to the "fat" market, the "petite" market, etc, and these specialty stores are going to struggle. My wife (no pics) used to spend upwards of 1,000 a year at Lane Bryant. She rarely shops there now because places like JC Penney and Kohls have expanded their selections.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:55 pm to Paul Allen
Olinde's, oh wait.
Posted on 6/25/19 at 1:58 pm to Paul Allen
I never thought Orgeron would get another job after his stint at ole miss
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