Comments on: Blockbuster Offers to Buy Circuit City http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/04/14/blockbuster-offers-to-buy-circuit-city/ Sun, 03 Jul 2011 10:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gavin http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/04/14/blockbuster-offers-to-buy-circuit-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3689 Gavin Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:33:59 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=848#comment-3689 The problem with Circuit City started in the mid 90's when they adopted the dead weight of the companies they were acquiring. They attracted young talent fresh out of school but let them fester and leave in favor of the same managers that ran Wiz, Lechmere, Fretter and Highland into the ground. What you ended up with was the same result. The problem with Circuit City started in the mid 90′s when they adopted the dead weight of the companies they were acquiring. They attracted young talent fresh out of school but let them fester and leave in favor of the same managers that ran Wiz, Lechmere, Fretter and Highland into the ground. What you ended up with was the same result.

]]> By: Paul Ellis http://www.techconsumer.com/2008/04/14/blockbuster-offers-to-buy-circuit-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3685 Paul Ellis Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:15:12 +0000 http://www.techconsumer.com/?p=848#comment-3685 "game-changing retail concept"? Wow, these guys smoke the good stuff. Let's tie <i>two</i> boat anchors together and see if they float. Blockbuster should start/stop (which ever applies) outsourcing their top management. And don't even get me started on their supposed set-top box dreams. “game-changing retail concept”? Wow, these guys smoke the good stuff. Let’s tie two boat anchors together and see if they float. Blockbuster should start/stop (which ever applies) outsourcing their top management.

And don’t even get me started on their supposed set-top box dreams.

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