A few days ago, it was announced that Toys R Us was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The internet flipped their shit over it. Within an hour of the announcement, memes already started flooding twitter and facebook saying “RIP Toys R US”, “RIP Geoffrey” and general reactions of “oh no it’s closing” mostly from people […]
Category: Retail
Walmart Cancels SNES Classic Edition Pre-orders
Last week, people were all hyped up over the fact that, apparently, Walmart had the SNES Classic Edition available for preorder – yeah, hop on the site, pay for it, and ya got it, right? Right? Nope! Yesterday, and continuing today, they have canceled seemingly every single pre-order for the console. People are acting surprised […]
HHGregg Is Closing All 220 Stores – This Doesn’t Surprise Me
Home technology store chain HHGregg is closing all of its 220 stores after failing to find a buyer for the now-struggling company. It’s the usual case of a business going into the red financially and filing chapter 11 bankruptcy to try to liquidate all its assets, pay its debts, and maybe restructure and get back […]
The Troubles of a Merchant and How to Stop Them – 1917 N.C.R Promotional Film
GameStop Store Closings – Oh How The Mighty Have Fallen
Gamestop announced that sales for the last quarter of 2016 – That is, the holiday season – were much lower than they expected. So much lower that, to help buffer costs, the company is planning to close about 3% of its stores worldwide, which equates to somewhere around 150-250 stores, depending on your source. This […]
The Worst Person I’ve Ever Worked With – Part 2
Why FYE In Wolfchase Closed – My Thoughts
FYE In Wolfchase Closes Today
A Good Example Of Why Sears Is Failing
Ah Sears. For most Americans, when you think of home appliances or tools, Sears invariably comes to mind. The over century old company used to be the ultimate in providing everything you would need, and then some. Today, it’s nothing more than a shell of its former self, amazingly owned by K-Mart of all companies, […]
GameStop “Circle of Life” Horror Stories
Back on the subject of everyone’s favourite video game store, GameStop, and their insane Circle of Life program, Rich of Review Tech USA put up a video the other day where he shares a few stories from current and former GameStop employess (at least, self reputed employees but there is no reason not to trust […]
Last Minute Shoppers
It never ceases to amaze me how many people decide the days right before an event are the optimum time to purcahse gifts and other items for that event. These same people are then amazed when the stores are out of stock of items, and quickly complain about lines being backed up and everything taking […]
Christmas Music Is The Worst
“But It Won’t Make It Here Before Christmas”
The Goodwill Store “Data Policy” Is Absolute Crap
I Survived Black Friday – Some Commentary And Thoughts
It’s been a hell of a couple of days. As I always mention on these posts, my “normal” job is retail work, specializing in a retail sector that includes gaming and electronics, among other things, and as you probably know, this past Friday was the most horrible day of the year for retail workers: Black […]