[kwlug-disc] Technology big box stores

[Keefer Rourke]

+1 for Barcode Scanner, it's the only decent FLOSS-y scanner in the Android
market. I've never used it for grabbing prices on items in stores, but it
does decode those handy QR codes that seem to be everywhere these days.

Cheers,
Keefer
On Apr 12, 2015 1:42 PM, "Khalid Baheyeldin" <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> Barcode Scanner
> Starting as a winner in the first Google app contest
>
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android
>
> It is not limited to shopping, it reads any barcode (regular or QRCodes),
> and understands what it is to some extent, and links to the relevant web
> resource for it.
>
> There is this, which I have not tried.
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.biggu.shopsavvy
>
> And there is Google Shopper, which is not available in Canada.
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 1:33 PM, CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Although I don't know if it exists for Canada, I know there are apps out
>> there that let you scan a barcode in the store with your phone, then it
>> will come back with the online prices right there.
>>
>> On Sun, 12 Apr 2015 at 11:49 <jvj at golden.net> wrote:
>>
>>> see Showrooming.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showrooming
>>>
>>> JohnJ
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *Subject:* Re: [kwlug-disc] Technology big box stores
>>> *Date:* Sun, 12 Apr 2015 15:02:37 +0000
>>> *From:* CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
>>> *To:* KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>>> *Reply-To:* KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>>> There's a thing in retail called "The Best Buy Effect" (or something
>>> like that) that describes the problems most brick and mortar stores are
>>> having now: people go into a store, look at the products on the shelves,
>>> decide what they want, then go home and order it online, cheaper.  I
>>> sometimes do the same thing myself.
>>>
>>> But I should add that I'm finding more and more that big stores don't
>>> carry as much inventory as their websites do.  For example, when I was in
>>> California last week I went looking for a Kohl's department store as a
>>> friend recommended it for men's clothing.  Their website has a large
>>> selection of big and tall men's clothes, so I drove to two different stores
>>> in two different towns.  In both cases, there were no b&t items on the
>>> shelves.  Clerks in both stores told me that b&t is available only on the
>>> website.  So how am I going to try something on to be sure it fits ok?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 12 Apr 2015 at 10:10 Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   Add to that TheSource. Which is just another Futureshop/BestBuy
>>>> clone.
>>>>
>>>> Also you have the online only guys, like NCIX.
>>>>
>>>> Others specialize more, such as Staples with office and furniture, and
>>>> Canada Computers with more tech stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Futureshop was sold to BestBuy a long time ago (10+ years?) It did not
>>>> make any sense to keep the two brands going, with stores close by. Almost
>>>> everything in their inventory overlapped. I am surprised that it took them
>>>> that long to realize this is not efficient.
>>>>
>>>> I found that sometimes ordering some items online is cheaper than the
>>>> same items in store (if they had that in the inventory), even when you add
>>>> shipping. I am talking about the same item from the same store online vs.
>>>> retail.
>>>>  The trend it seems that stores will rely on online sales as their main
>>>> revenue/profit source, with stores shrinking, perhaps in size and in
>>>> numbers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 9:59 AM, <jekerr at sdf.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi gang
>>>>>
>>>>> Tiger Direct has everything in the store up to 40% off the lowest
>>>>> ticketed
>>>>> price. Two big box stores have merged and closed stores. I think
>>>>> Staples
>>>>> has closed some stores as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are the profit margins strong enough to keep so many stores open?
>>>>>
>>>>> Are we seeing a trend here?
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you think?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>>
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