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Even if these were the lamest stores ever, these products really need to have some sort of retail presence. If I were a hi-end company, I would be burning the midnight oil to come up with a business plan that involved direct or internet buying as my bread and butter, with the products available to retailers if they wanted them.

One thing I can imagine is a few complementary/non-competing companies (say MartinLogan speakers, Vidikron displays, and McIntosh components) having one demo center per big city (LA, NYC, Miami, Chicago, Seattle, etc.). Point would be to get potential customers to demo your products, and either order from you, or order elsewhere.

Idea is - if there are no hi-end retailers, where will you be able to see or hear this equipment, and what does that mean to your business?]]>Dec 3rd 2008 2:22AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/03/the-many-faces-of-tweeter-call-it-quits/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/03/the-many-faces-of-tweeter-call-it-quits/
I am not implying that high-end products are not available on the internet, but the warranties are usually void unless the company is authorized for online distribution. If the serial number is still on the product the dealer can be traced and will lose dealer status and the ability to buy future product.
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i thought i had mistyped the web addy until i used the store locater

"George Schultze is the George Bush of Tweeter!
He made promise after promise for over a year. In the end, those promises turned to one big finger.
Craig Boucher, his lackey, is a flat-out liar!
Every time he made a public move, he addressed the Tweeter employees - "there's still hope; keep coming to work; we'll actually pay you..."
"

go to www.tweeter.com


Don't trust either of them!!!

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Apparently too much so.]]>Dec 3rd 2008 8:39AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/03/the-many-faces-of-tweeter-call-it-quits/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/03/the-many-faces-of-tweeter-call-it-quits/http://tinyurl.com/68osen. Hope someone did a screen grab - I admit it's immature, but I can't say I blame them too much. ]]>Dec 3rd 2008 10:45AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/03/the-many-faces-of-tweeter-call-it-quits/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/12/03/the-many-faces-of-tweeter-call-it-quits/
No wonder they're out of business.

I loved browsing through Sound Advice, and occasionally bought a big ticket item from them. But they just couldn't adapt to internet sales pricing. They wouldn't budge from their near retail pricing structure.
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