Friday, April 2, 2004 |
16:52 - "Evenin', Sam." "Evenin', Ralph."
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1560194,00.asp
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But.. but... but... how can this beeee?
Gateway Inc. is closing its 188 retail stores and laying off 2,500 employees as the shakeout of the acquisition of eMachines Inc. continues.
Executives with the Poway, Calif., company announced Thursday they will continue to expand its retail distribution options both in the United States and around the world as they close down their own stores, which should occur by the end of the month.
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Industry observers had said even before the acquisition that Gateway's stores were a double-edged sword for the company. While they offered a place for Gateway to demonstrate its wares, they also represented an expense that many competitors, such as Dell Inc. didn't have to carry.
Yet somehow, inexplicably, the Apple Stores persist in looking like this:
Stupid Apple. Don't they know, they can't possibly succeed in retail? Hello? Hello-o?
Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer has some cogent thoughts on the respective strategies of the two companies.
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