Cheap toys didn't work so they went with phones.
Edit: Just sell reasonably priced electronic parts and kits. You'll encourage future customers at the very least.
Cheap toys didn't work so they went with phones.
Edit: Just sell reasonably priced electronic parts and kits. You'll encourage future customers at the very least.
I still have my father's portable one they sold, membrane keyboard. It had a plug-in RAM extension and also used a cassette recorder. They also offered battery cards for a free one every month.
They are a marketing class example if ever there were one.
I still have my father's portable one they sold, membrane keyboard. It had a plug-in RAM extension and also used a cassette recorder. They also offered battery cards for a free one every month.
They are a marketing class example if ever there were one.
Radio Shack, another failed opportunity. They could have easily transitioned into a Micro Center or Fry's and sold computer components. Instead they turned it into a phone store, and once the phone companies decided to open their own stores, that was the final nail.