Comments on: Circuit City’s Cheaper Parts http://www.ere.net/2007/03/28/circuit-citys-cheaper-parts/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Hendrie http://www.ere.net/2007/03/28/circuit-citys-cheaper-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-2667 David Hendrie Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2007/03/28/circuit-citys-cheaper-parts/#comment-2667 Kudo's to M. Snyders post - I agree with you that the cost-cutting mentality is the beginning of the inevitable death spiral...lack of investment into their people and on-line process will doom them. I've already given up on CC due to the low quality "Slimey" demeanor of their new sales people. Too bad for them, nice for BB and other providers Kudo’s to M. Snyders post – I agree with you that the cost-cutting mentality is the beginning of the inevitable death spiral…lack of investment into their people and on-line process will doom them. I’ve already given up on CC due to the low quality “Slimey” demeanor of their new sales people. Too bad for them, nice for BB and other providers

]]> By: Martin Snyder http://www.ere.net/2007/03/28/circuit-citys-cheaper-parts/comment-page-1/#comment-2660 Martin Snyder Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:44:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2007/03/28/circuit-citys-cheaper-parts/#comment-2660 My first impressions of CC v. Best Buy were simple: CC's ads were B&W, and BB's were in color. One looked cheap and crappy compared to the other, and it's held up ever since. Pinch pennies and only focus on the cost-side, and you come in second place, or worse. Naturally the new "market rate" associates are going to be lower quality, which will just drive more business to other outlets. Ironic, since CC sets the "market rate" for electronics retail people in the US, except for that other brand..which is it again? That 16% savings on IT will be lost in agility and online is where they should be focused anyhoo....just shooting themselves even more here... My first impressions of CC v. Best Buy were simple: CC’s ads were B&W, and BB’s were in color. One looked cheap and crappy compared to the other, and it’s held up ever since.

Pinch pennies and only focus on the cost-side, and you come in second place, or worse.

Naturally the new “market rate” associates are going to be lower quality, which will just drive more business to other outlets. Ironic, since CC sets the “market rate” for electronics retail people in the US, except for that other brand..which is it again?

That 16% savings on IT will be lost in agility and online is where they should be focused anyhoo….just shooting themselves even more here…

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