Best Buy Looking to Expand Mobile Retail Presence
Apr 18, 2010, 10:19 PM by Eric M. Zeman
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn recently indicated that the company plans to open "a number somewhere between here and 1,000" new retail outlets that will focus only on mobile phones and mobile services. Best Buy already offers a store-within-a-store mobile shopping experience at its big box retail facilities and claims they have been successful to-date. Best Buy also has a limited number of stand-alone mobile stores. Best Buy was recently named as a potential candidate to acquire RadioShack, which would offer it a quick way to expand its mobile retail presence across the U.S. in shopping plazas and malls where mobile phones are often sold.
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Comments
No surprise
Yep, the store-within-a-stores have made a ton of money for BBY since they revamped their cell phone depts a few years ago, the plan all along has been to move into malls & strip malls next.
I think the only thing that would really slow their climb would be if 3rd party stores & carrier stores also dropped mail-in rebates, but until then BBY has a huge advantage over mall kiosks and the such.
I think the only thing that would really slow their climb would be if 3rd party stores & carrier stores also dropped mail-in rebates, but until then BBY has a huge advantage over mall kiosks and the such.
if there were no mail in rebates across the board, best buy and radio shack wouldn't sell nearly the phones they do.
another obstacle they will face is getting into malls. there are private dealers in most, if not all, of the malls they would wa...
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another obstacle they will face is getting into malls. there are private dealers in most, if not all, of the malls they would wa...
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Well honestly it's an unfair competitive advantage and somebody should sue the balls off of both of them.
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Named by who?
Did RadioShack or Best Buy confirm this?
Or was it someone "familiar with the matter"
Just curious. I know rumors aren't posted here on PhoneScoop or anything.
Or was it someone "familiar with the matter"
Just curious. I know rumors aren't posted here on PhoneScoop or anything.
Best Buy Mobile Cust Service
If I buy a phone at Best Buy and have future questions, do I go back to them or do I call customer service or go to a Corporate store?
I ask because the only way ppl have a bad experience is if a location can't "fix" their problem. If I have to go to a corp store for help then I would just buy the equipment their in the first place to make sure the place that can help stays in business.
Personally I think we will see more device manufacturer stores coming. Apple has done it. Nokia has some, Sony has a few, Motorola has a few. Usually they are in major cities but I like buying equipment from where I will get the help from.
I ask because the only way ppl have a bad experience is if a location can't "fix" their problem. If I have to go to a corp store for help then I would just buy the equipment their in the first place to make sure the place that can help stays in business.
Personally I think we will see more device manufacturer stores coming. Apple has done it. Nokia has some, Sony has a few, Motorola has a few. Usually they are in major cities but I like buying equipment from where I will get the help from.
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This is the problem with retailers like Best Buy and RadioShack. They buy way more phones then independant dealers or corporate stores, allowing them to sell thee devices at ridiculously low prices without mail in rebates. This is all an...
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This is the problem with retailers like Best Buy and RadioShack. They buy way more phones then independant dealers or corporate stores, allowing them to sell thee devices at ridiculously low prices without mail in rebates. This is all an...
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I didn't know Motorola had any stores?!!!? I live in Las Vegas. And there is a Sony Style store @ the Forum Shops @ Caesars, and an Apple store @ the Fashon Show Mall. But I've never heard of Motorola having their own stores?
