[kwlug-disc] Technology big box stores

Sun Apr 12 13:50:20 EDT 2015

That is how I use it too.

On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Keefer Rourke <keefer.rourke at gmail.com>
wrote:

> +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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