Google| Subject | Re: Calumet files Chapter 7 |
| From | nospam |
| Date | 03/14/2014 22:31 (03/14/2014 17:31) |
| Message-ID | <140320141731013847%nospam@nospam.invalid> |
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| Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
| Follows | Usenet Account |
| Followups | Tony Cooper (22m) > nospam |
In article <lfvkfs$b10$1@nanae.eternal-september.org>, Usenet Account <nospam@invalid.invalid>wrote:
the difference is that people can now get all of the information they need without going to a store, including watching online videos of someone using the camera, examine sample images taken in a variety of situations and much more. plus, many online sellers have generous return policies.Usenet AccountnospamPAS
that's the point. many stores are no longer needed when it's easier to get products online.
for a store to survive, it needs to offer something you *can't* get online.
That would be personalized expert service and the ability to handle the goods before buying. That's something the brick & mortar store still offers.
That's one issue that brick & mortar shops have faced for sometime now. People try out the product(s) in store tie up the sales person's time, then they go home and (1970-90's) mail order, or now, buy online.
a store needs to offer something to justify their existence, or they go away, as many of them have, with more to follow.
for instance, a camera store could offer free loaner equipment, or maybe discounted lens rentals or something that a customer might actually want to utilize at some point. they used to make their money on film processing but that's all but gone now.
otherwise, it's a far more pleasant experience to buy online and have it show up in a couple of days, or even the next day if needed, without any idiot salespeople trying to upsell you overpriced filters or other garbage.
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