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According to Bloomberg Amazon is in talks to buy some of RadioShack's stores:
Amazon has considered using the RadioShack stores as showcases for the Seattle-based company’s hardware, as well as potential pickup and drop-off centers for online customers, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the deliberations are private.
RadioShack is on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, and according to other reports, it has also been in talks with wireless carrier Sprint about selling some of its stores. The deal with Amazon may not happen, but nonetheless, it shows where Amazon is headed.
To head off competition from Wal-Mart—one of the few retailers that could pose a legitimate threat to Amazon—and to expand its operation, the company has adopted a new hybrid business model, combining e-commerce with offline services.
Originally spotted at Wired, and also linked at HackerNews.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by tftp on Thursday February 05 2015, @05:10AM
Some kids are trouble-makers and it is deceptively easy to blame their trouble-making on the fact that they are kids. Never mind that the over-whelming majority of kids that didn't cause trouble being even stronger counter-evidence.
In the modern politically correct world you cannot ban a few kids - you have to either ban none or to ban all of them.