Retail has always been a brutal business. Super slim margins, and being
a specialty store probably didn't help. I miss "the shack"; it was a
place I could go and reliably get parts that I needed for some project.
Fry's became a limited substitute. Alas, it looks like they are in a
death spiral too.
bp
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On 11/28/2020 8:58 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
Bad associations all around. I bought my franchise in 2008...
Bad timing. Bad decisions. At least I only lost something like $150K.
Talking about the hubris of success in one field not translating to
another.
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Prince
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 9:49 AM
To: AFMUG
Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Chuck does this make you laugh or cry?
... or a little of both?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2020/11/19/betting-on-a-radio-shack-revival-e-commerce-investors-grab-another-retro-brand/?sh=2377a2bf10e5
<https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2020/11/19/betting-on-a-radio-shack-revival-e-commerce-investors-grab-another-retro-brand/?sh=2377a2bf10e5>
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