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Re: Shirokiya to close electronics dept
Well, shoot. One of my favorite electronics places.
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Whew! Thank God it's only a DEPARTMENT! When I first seen the title of this thread on HT's main page, it said "Shirokiya to close...", my heart dropped to the floor. While their electronics department is a fun place to look around and browse, they just couldn't compete with Best Buy & Circuit City's selection and SALE prices. I'm sure Sears is struggling as well with their electronics department.
As said before, the profit margins on electronics are thin, and probably barely cover if not at all the overhead necessary to merchandise them. It was probably a loss-leader for them.
I hope they keep the toy deparment. That's MY FAVORITE! Of course the grinds upstairs too! Just make it "Shirokiya Supermarket"!
Thankfully Mr. Watanabe (da boss) said this, "Shirokiya otherwise remains strong, particularly its food, books and Japanese products departments, said store executives."
Here's to many, many, many years to come of success for Shirokiya!
I still say SONY should make their OWN store. Like Apple did. That would be such a cool store. SONY STORE.sigpic The Tasty Island
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Originally posted by Pomai View Post[...]I still say SONY should make their OWN store. Like Apple did. That would be such a cool store. SONY STORE.
ETA: gotta try to stay on topic here! I haven't been in Shirokiya in a year but their electronics dept. was the only place I could find recordable mini-CDs locally.
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Did the Shirokiya electronics department have any specialty items? Anything directly from Japan for Japanese consumption? I haven't been to that store in a while!
Originally posted by Pomai View PostI still say SONY should make their OWN store. Like Apple did. That would be such a cool store. SONY STORE.
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Darned it! I never heard about that. How come Hawaii didn't get one first? We're closer to Japan than those places!
Well, like Tutusue said, at least we have Video Life. you know, I've never been in there before, and I pass by there almost every day. Now I gotta' check it out. It's in that new building on the top floor where Wahoo's, Starbucks and Jamba Juice is on the corner.
Vanguard, have you ever been to Akihabara "Electric Town" in Tokyo before? You have not seen electronics until you've been there. We have a family friend who owns an apartment building there. Visited there so long ago when I was in high school, yet even then, it was just amazing. What did I end up buying there? A sony stereo system. And it was one you couldn't get in the states. It had square speakers. Was so cool.sigpic The Tasty Island
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Originally posted by Vanguard View PostDid the Shirokiya electronics department have any specialty items? Anything directly from Japan for Japanese consumption? I haven't been to that store in a while!
It's the end of an era, for sure. But Shirokiya's bottom line will likely be better off using that valuable store space to sell more books, CDs and DVDs.This post may contain an opinion that may conflict with your opinion. Do not take it personal. Polite discussion of difference of opinion is welcome.
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Originally posted by Pomai View Post[...]
Well, like Tutusue said, at least we have Video Life. you know, I've never been in there before, and I pass by there almost every day. Now I gotta' check it out.[...]
VL is kinda my idea of what the Sony Store might look like. Maybe Hawaii had the first "Sony Store" afterall!
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