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telco_mtl
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telco_mtl to LazMan

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Re: Futureshop/Bestbuy abruptly shut down a dozen stores

said by LazMan:

Circuit City ran it pretty much into the ground; and Bell took it over for pennies on the dollar, mostly to:

a) take away a big part of Rogers distribution chain (at the time, InterTan was in bed with Rogers)

and

b) increase Bell's retail presence almost instantaneously...

in quebec they were also probably the second biggest videotron distributor outside of videotron stores, videotron recently lost Brault and Martineau as well as a distributor

corster
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join:2002-02-23
Oshawa, ON

corster

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said by telco_mtl:

said by LazMan:

Circuit City ran it pretty much into the ground; and Bell took it over for pennies on the dollar, mostly to:

a) take away a big part of Rogers distribution chain (at the time, InterTan was in bed with Rogers)

and

b) increase Bell's retail presence almost instantaneously...

in quebec they were also probably the second biggest videotron distributor outside of videotron stores, videotron recently lost Brault and Martineau as well as a distributor

Back in 2005 when Bell bought them, RadioShack/The Source was Rogers Wireless' single largest source of activations.
telco_mtl
join:2012-01-06

telco_mtl

Member

said by corster:

said by telco_mtl:

said by LazMan:

Circuit City ran it pretty much into the ground; and Bell took it over for pennies on the dollar, mostly to:

a) take away a big part of Rogers distribution chain (at the time, InterTan was in bed with Rogers)

and

b) increase Bell's retail presence almost instantaneously...

in quebec they were also probably the second biggest videotron distributor outside of videotron stores, videotron recently lost Brault and Martineau as well as a distributor

Back in 2005 when Bell bought them, RadioShack/The Source was Rogers Wireless' single largest source of activations.

yup if the compettition cant sell their product because you own the store...