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- From: earthstar@grumpy.magg.net (Greg_Blanchard)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Why not Wal-Mart or Sears!!!
- Date: 26 Jan 1996 06:07:40 -0500
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- >In <mbanetDLn763.I3w@netcom.com> mbanet@netcom.com (David Waters) writes:
-
- >>King Henry V (krafsur@iastate.edu) wrote:
- >>: Hate to tell you this, but chain stores generally sell crap when it
- >>: comes to computers (bicycles too btw). Quite frankly Id rather not have
- >>: Amigas be associated with crap dos-box clones.
-
-
- >>King Henry V (krafsur@iastate.edu) wrote:
- >>: Secondly there is not enough of a market for any large chain to bother
- >>: stocking Amigas, remember even the biggest stores have limited shelf
- >>: space, they are not going to stock something that wont sell well.
-
- >>Obviously, Wal-Mart or Sears won't be selling A4000Ts but they'd be silly
- >>to ignore a computer, such as the A1200, that provides access to the WWW
- >>and sells for less than the cheapest (capable) IBM/Clone!!! Besides, all
-
- >Again, there is no proven market for these internet access boxes, chain
- >stores are not going to try selling an unproven computer gimick. Beyond
- >the fact that I dont think the 1200 is exactly up to such a thing (know
- >presence is there! So dont fool yourself, Kmart is not going to be
- >selling Amigas, they arnt going to take a risk on something that has
- >little U.S. mass market demand.
-
-
- I'm no "marketing expert" either, but I've spent some time in the retail
- area. This qualifies me to have an opinion, at least... ;)
-
- Large retail operations will welcome new merchandise but only if the
- distributor accepts some of the "risk" involved.
-
- This means that AT and their national distributor will have to fork out
- money for in-store demonstrators, nice displays, free merchandise for
- customer give-aways, and last but not least, freebies for the store
- personnel. (call it payola if you will)
-
- The other vital factor in getting acceptance by the large chain stores
- is "CUSTOMER SERVICE". This means prompt adjustment for defective or
- unwanted returns with no quibbles. Periodic visits to each store by
- qualified representatives of the distributor/manufacturer to assist
- with customer complaints, displays, restocking, and re-orders are
- absolutely critical.
-
- Until AT has the financial muscle to pull this off, they are better off
- remaining with the whining but self sufficient dealers and the mailorder
- mass merchandisers.
-
- Penetrating mass merchandisers must be done correctly or not done at all.
-
- Cheers,
-
- Greg
-