Radio Shack Ny Area Store Closings ????

[Archie]

Anybody know know how many stores they are closing in the NYC Tri State area????

Personally, their sales help in this part of the country was generally sub par, so it's no shock that they are losing money. Remember the days of the old Lafayette chain where the help was actually knowledgeable and presentable to the public. Many o the Radio Shack employees in this area resemble rap video gangstas, not professional sales people.

Thank You

 

[MStep]

Oh The Memories....

Yes, i worked at a Lafayette store in New York City circa 1969. Dress shirts with ties were required, as were slacks and dress shoes. No blue jeans, no sneakers. Speak fluent English and be knowledgeable about the products you were selling. I walked into a Radio Shack store in midtown the other day and the rap music was blasting away as the sales folks were lounging around socializing. It's not wonder the are in the red.

 

[52to12]

GoodBye Radio Shack

I can agree with the "good old days" of Lafayette radio and the "old" Radio Shacks. I lived in Dutchess Co.,NY, before retiring to North Carolina. I return to N.Y several times a year. I have found that in the past 2 years Radio Shack has down sized their stores in all the major mall locations, both in N.C. and N.Y. I get the impression that Radio Shack is more concerned with "capturing" their share of the internet sales than local retail operations. I have also found that many of the Radio Shack affiliate dealers are selling more of non-Radio Shack brands of merchandise,ie: Uniden scanners.

 

[Knifeguy]

I can agree with the "good old days" of Lafayette radio and the "old" Radio Shacks. I get the impression that Radio Shack is more concerned with "capturing" their share of the internet sales than local retail operations. I have also found that many of the Radio Shack affiliate dealers are selling more of non-Radio Shack brands of merchandise,ie: Uniden scanners.

+1 with the "good old days"
I would agree with you that the internet has changed the way they do business, as well as many other chains.
As far as selling other brands, I'm all for it. I think Sears is better now since they went brand central. If you keep ontop of the adds, you can get a good deal at Sears. I have with several electronic items, even matched or beat Circuit City or Best Buy, and sometimes, they have it in stock, when the others don't.

Radio Shack employees were fairly reliable in the 70's and 80's, but lately it's hit or miss.

You guys complain about the employees where you live, or in the city? I work in downtown Brooklyn, and I have gone in the 5 or 6 of them nearby, many times for various items. You have NEVER seen anything so nasty. I live in Long Island, and the stores here are just like most in the rest of the country. But I dare you to go into one of the Brooklyn ones. I went one day to look for a Blue tooth headset for my Blackberry. Went to all 6 of them. They are all out on display on LI to test, hold, examine. In BKLYN, they are locked in cabnets, and items that aren't locked, there are many empty packages hanging on the hooks. Sad. Really really sad. And forget the workers.

Whenever I go in the many diff. ones here, they always rush over to "try" to help me, most of the time I say "I'm just looking, Thanks" cause the person usually won't understand what I'm looking for. Occasionally there are a few good ones though.

It's a different world today folks. Just have to adapt to deal with it.