not in disagreement with u of online vs b&m retailers. but.... don't know how old you are, but to defacto classify the average (or prevailing) American consumer as a 'savvy shopper'?!?!? lol. to quote from Tommy Boy: "What the American public doesn't know is what makes them the American public"
That would be the a logical next step in retail evolution, but how does it account for stores e.g. Apple that keep popping up in more and more places (and expensive locales often with significant development costs). Apple may be a niche player, but if they are able to turn out a profit with opening new stores, maybe the answer is a return to smaller specialty shops that provide something extra for those that shop there to justify higher prices (sure Apple's prices are the same online).
pe is reasonable here, it goes without saying that the company and service is shite. The valuation here may be compelling to the long only thundering herd. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BBY+Key+Statistics The competition is brutal though and a good point was made about the brick and mortar going by the wayside. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/co?s=BBY+Competitors
Apple stores are significantly smaller than Best Buy stores. And Apple stores sell Apple products which have significant markups. They also have less employees and operational costs. Best Buy has to sell products built by other companies and for razor thin margins. They expect to make money in the 50 dollar cables and extended warranties. Best Buy also does poorly when people have no more equity to take out of their McMansions or are tapped out credit wise.
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