NEWS: CompUSA to close all of its 103 stores

The consumer electronics store will run store-closing sales during the holidays to get rid of inventory.
DALLAS (AP) -- Consumer electronics retailer CompUSA said Friday it will close its stores after the holidays following sale of the company to an affiliate of Gordon Brothers Group, a restructuring firm.

CompUSA operates 103 stores, which plan to run store-closing sales during the holidays.

Privately held CompUSA, controlled by Mexican financier Carlos Slim Helu's Grupo Carso SA, said discussions were under way to sell certain stores in key markets. Stores that can't be sold will be closed.

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They booked out of Michigan almost a year ago. I'm not overly surprised.

Unfortunately around here that left Bestbuy as the only brick and mortar computer store chain in the area and they have about 1/2 or 1/3 as much computer stuff on hand as CompUSA.
Post edited by Stryk at 12/8/2007 8:55:48 AM

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I stopped going to CompUSA years ago. They were always overpriced I thought.

Originally posted by: Hotniks
I stopped going to CompUSA years ago. They were always overpriced I thought.

compusa was overpriced and their customer service was terrible, but they still had tons more stuff than anything else around here except for microcenter, which is also overpriced.

and compusa frequently had some pretty decent sale prices, so it was at least halfway decent.
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Originally posted by: Stryk
They booked out of Michigan almost a year ago. I'm not overly surprised.

There is still one open in Lansing but all the others on the west side have already closed.

No loss of sleep here!

CompUSA is one of the most overpriced stores in America. Is it any wonder why they are closing?

Yeah they left most of Ohio almost a year ago as well, was never really a big fan of them. No we just have Best Buy and Circuit City, who looks like they're ready to close at any minute.

Originally posted by: Bucknut
Yeah they left most of Ohio almost a year ago as well, was never really a big fan of them. No we just have Best Buy and Circuit City, who looks like they're ready to close at any minute.

Circut City is in trouble

i dont buy from a physical store unless i have to. the overhead always makes them cost more than an online vendor.

Originally posted by: 82nd Mofo
i dont buy from a physical store unless i have to. the overhead always makes them cost more than an online vendor.

I have begun to find that this does not always hold true these days. Most days you can find what you are looking for on sale some where. It does depend on what you are looking for though.

yeah, the one in Westbury has been gone for a while, and I remember seeing a couple in NYC shut down too.....

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the only one left in washington is in spokane. when the one near me closed i got a logitech g15 keyboard and g7 mouse at 50% off. it wasn't worth buying anything until they were marked off at least 40%.

Originally posted by: 82nd Mofo
i dont buy from a physical store unless i have to. the overhead always makes them cost more than an online vendor.

I'd buy most things online if I have the time. But if I'm rushed, like when I needed an ink cartridge 1 day before tax day, its nice to know its there.

The one exception is printers. I like to see the construction and see a sample in person before I buy.

And sometime the sales beat the pants off online, especially for harddrives.
Post edited by Stryk at 12/9/2007 2:15:00 PM

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