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Re:Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business, cl... by Blackthorn on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @11:51AM (#43174297)
Yeah that's ultimately the downside with online stores. You have to pay the actual price of shipping, or they subsidize it a little bit but not very much. Rip radio shack, but there's probably not enough electronic hobbyists to support that anymore.
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Re:Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business, cl... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @03:01PM (#43176561)
I guess there's more electronics hobbyists than ever. The real problem is that Selling a 10-cent resistor was always a loss leader for a radio shack.

When the majority of bigger ticket purchases moved online, the revenue dried up

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