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Future Shop Canada stores now closed
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ProfessorMoran
Member
They don't make 70k selling TVs, which is what commission sales at FS are used to.
nobodyshero
Banned
doesn't change the fact it's a style of customer service that completely turns people off. if i was ever buying something truly substantial, a TV or something, I would never go to a commission place for help out of fear they'll just try and sell me the most expensive items to get the biggest take.
Exactly.
EDIT: Oh, so if I understand correctly, Best Buy will honor the orders? Phew...
Canada is still in the recession of 2009.
crimzonflame
Member
They should have just done this 10 years ago.
If there's no BB around then it will be re-branded. Go to your FS and check for the sign on the door.
levyjl1988
Banned
Went in this morning for the Best Buy meeting as they delivered the news to us before it hit the press. Makes sense since it's redundant to have a Futureshop and Best Buy right next to each other. Helps with brand awareness and advertising.
crimzonflame
Member
Re-branded cause there's no Bestbuy close by.
ProfessorMoran
Member
Best Buy and Future Shop are basically the same company and they're most likely told to push the same products Best Buy wants to promote for the best margin, except future shop sales probably might ask you a few more questions to hopefully get you the right thing so someday when you want to buy a washer or big flat screen TV you'll go back to the same salesperson whereas the guy at best buy probably won't care about trying to cross-sell you.
LurkerPrime
Member
But... I just... bought something from them a week ago.
And, like everyone else, what about my E3 preorder?!
And, like everyone else, what about my E3 preorder?!
This. I still have many pre-orders like MGS at 39.99$, Batman, Witcher, Uncharted etc. Fuck them if they don't "transfer" my orders to Best Buy.
I'm not sure how this will impact the BestBuy that's supposed to move in across the street in the new Stockyards complex. This might explain the delay, though.
It's beginning to sound like we can have a huge GAF meet at the Stockyards one of these days...
If this is for real, and I have trouble believing it, I can definitely understand why they closed.
DeathByBacklog
Member
BB IS TAKING ON ALL FS ORDERS!!!
Seems nobody is even reading the thread.
Seems nobody is even reading the thread.
Isn't this about in-store pre-orders?BB IS TAKING ON ALL FS ORDERS!!!
Seems nobody is even reading the thread.
Mysterious
Banned
Is there a list of stores permanently closed?
Same here (Marche Central in Montreal).
crimzonflame
Member
6. Canadian businesses rely on old business models, do not innovate, are complacent, are ignorant about the Canadian market, and fail to adapt to or too slow to make any changes.
Emperor Bohe
Member
Holy sit
MrCunningham
Member
Canada to go third party, confirmed.
crimzonflame
Member
I work around there, but traffic fucking sucks.
Wow. RIP Future Shop.
It was always weird how there were Best Buy and Future Shops so close to each other.
I wonder what will happen to the FS near me. It won't be converted since there is a BB across the street but there is also a Walmart, Canadian Tire etc nearby.
It was always weird how there were Best Buy and Future Shops so close to each other.
I wonder what will happen to the FS near me. It won't be converted since there is a BB across the street but there is also a Walmart, Canadian Tire etc nearby.
Dr Campino
Member
Wow, that's some news. On the plus side, Guelph will have a BB since we only have a Future Shop currently.
DeathByBacklog
Member
Call to cancel isn't an option?
Might as well combine the US and Canada now as well. Disgusting how American corporations and retailers have signalled the death knell for Canadian retailers. If they can't buy out Canadian ones and shut them down, they drive them out of business. I worked at Best Buy, functioned the same as Future Shop, except for the fact pay was non commission. I still had to shill the same Monster Cable crap, act like a salesman, but would only get the minimum base pay. That's probably what they're going to do to Future Shop as well. Future Shop has way better brand recognition here in Canada. Oh well. I wonder when Home Depot will effectively buy Rona, or when Costco will buy Loblaws and close down or convert all Superstores.
Whether it's fast food, retail, automobiles, television, music, there is very little Canadian owned or Canadian operated anything left.
Whether it's fast food, retail, automobiles, television, music, there is very little Canadian owned or Canadian operated anything left.
Some people would rather not deal with CS over the phone.
ProfessorMoran
Member
They normally make more money in the home theatre department, there's nothing wrong with the compensation, it's not like they do nothing and get paid a ton of commission, they would have to do a lot of follow up with customers and answer questions, some of the home theatre guys I know used to help people set up equipment at home, it's a lot of warranties and big items, obviously the guy working at the games/CD/DVD/Bluray department is making peanuts, the successful ones in the big items departments like home theatre and appliances are very organized and know their stuff really well, and they do their own merchandising in terms of making sure everything is sparkling clean, it obviously makes more sense for Best Buy paying people peanuts to sell the same thing.
I was at the Future Shop just down the road a few days back, and traded in a few games (which, in retrospect, is odd that they were still doing trades if they knew they were closing). They had two employees running four different cashes, running around and getting frustrated. Morale seemed low, too. But it struck me as odd when I first heard the news, that there was no week-long announcement, but just "hey, we're closing it all today". But every time I'm in a Future Shop it was very quiet, no more than five to ten customers at a time at the location I go to frequently. And since there's a Best Buy a few stores away in the shopping centre, there won't be any converging.
DeadlyParasite
Member
The downward spiral of our Canadian economy continues. First the games go up in price and then the people who sell the games go out of business (because people are spending less).
ProfessorMoran
Member
Games sales doesn't really make much money for retailers, everything is so heavily discounted that the only thing they make money on is used games sales.
DeadlyParasite
Member
I never claimed they do. I just said people are spending less, in all categories. No one has money anymore.
Yep, out of the choice between Future Shop and Best Buy, I always went Future Shop. I always liked it there more.