As a result, he's banking on increased traffic from regular Wal-Mart shoppers and services to compensate for lost sales of products that a regular Computer Doctor store would have sold. Specific terms of the arrangement between Computer Doctor and Wal-Mart were not disclosed. The centers will be identified by bright red neon signs and will be staffed by four employees, two of whom will be technicians. The centers will charge a flat fee for a menu of different services and also make house calls. Radio Shack's 7,000 stores across the country already offer similar services.
Consumers feel good about that.
General retailers have struggled to sell computers because the profit margins are razor thin, trained salespeople are hard to retain, and managing the fast changing product inventory is difficult. Wal-Mart' s rival, Kmart Corp., Troy, Mich., for instance, doesn't carry computer hardware. They wouldn't expect that from us. I have to agree with Bob. Nstuff Not gonna work.