Compusa Going Out Of Business...

[BTC3K]

103 Stores Will Be Gone By The End Of The Year...if You Want Computer/electronics Deals Start Looking And Watching...

[gary]

You got a link for that info? It's surprising.....

[Hellrazor]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...zTY&refer=home

[crokett]

The store in Raleigh closed earlier this year. I am looking for an LCD TV so I will definitely watch this one.

[dkhoward]

hmmm, Ill be building several new computers as well as upgrading networks I would imagine!

[pelligrini]

There were many stores that shut down earlier this year. The discounts weren't all that great at the one I used to frequent. Even up to the last few days.

Maybe the deals will be better for y'all. I'm not driving 60 miles to the nearest one left for me.

[chopnhack]

Wow, what the heck is going on with the economy when major coorporations can't swing it! Time for a poll!

[Stytooner]

Wow, what the heck is going on with the economy when major coorporations can't swing it! Time for a poll!

Vista probably ran them out of business.

[jziegler]

You got a link for that info? It's surprising.....

Surprising? Not to me. I always thought that their stores sucked. I think that I only bought there once or twice, and then only if I needed something right away. Online stores usually have better prices and selection, Best Buy, Staples, and the like have better sales. CompUSA just never built a good market for themselves.

Jim

[radhak]

Surprising? Not to me. I always thought that their stores sucked. I think that I only bought there once or twice, and then only if I needed something right away. Online stores usually have better prices and selection, Best Buy, Staples, and the like have better sales. CompUSA just never built a good market for themselves.

Jim

You might be right on some counts, but still, I am sorry to see them close. I felt BestBuy was kept in check because of them. I usually find BB over-priced in all counts, even during sales, and with CompUSA gone, BB and CircuitCity will be the only purely electronic shops left in this area (and as national brands). I found CU easy to navigate, and generally found cheaper variety of the smaller accessories that nobody wants to pay top-dollar for, and the internet is too darned far away - the ipod-cover, the replacement power-adapter, a small usb cable to connect your camera, etc, sometimes better than the RadioShack. Yes, definitely better service than CC - you could definitely find a couple of knowledgable people in any given store .

At the same time, there was the feeling they were headed south - lackluster displays, lethargic staff... When Carlos Slims said there was a management failure, I think it started right at the top - if the top brass does not care, the foot-soldiers are busy printing their resumes, and it shows.

Pity the employees - what a way to begin their holiday season, and the new year .

[kirkroy]

microcenter bought out at least one of the local compusas....

[williwatt]

What surprised me was to learn that CompUSA is owned by some Mexican holding company!

[BigguyZ]

I'm not surprised. Actually, all of their stores in the entire state of Minnesota closed up at the same time a while ago. As far as deals go, they had sold all of the inventory to a liquidator- so the prices weren't that great. They weren't flexibile at the stores I went to. Hope you all have better luck.

[gsmittle]

My local store closed last summer. I went in once--the "sale" prices were pretty dang close to retail. Pretty much a waste of time for me.

g.

[Scottydont]

The Washington Stores closed up last spring and the deals were lackluster. I know becaused I cruised 3 stores twice a week for over a month. Most of the clearance prices weren't any better than Newegg.