Saturday, May 8, 2004
PalmOne, Facing Declining Sales, Opens Retail Stores
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THE COMPETITION" @ 10:00 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=581&e=2&u=/nm/20040507/tc_nm/tech_palmone_dc
"PalmOne Inc., faced with slumping sales of what was once a must-have consumer gadget, is taking the story of handheld computers directly to the public with its own retail stores. Following in the footsteps of electronics makers Apple Computer Inc., Gateway and Sony Corp, PalmOne on Friday unveiled its flagship store in Philadelphia's International Airport. It brings to 11 locations the Milpitas, California-based company has quietly opened since 2002."
I suspect they will continue to follow in Gateway's steps and eventually close them all. I just cannot fathom that any PDA maker could make a go with retail stores long term. Even Dell is treading very carefully in a retail presence by limiting themselves to kiosks, which basically have product samples of popular items and are manned by personnel that aid the public in ordering Dell equipment online.
Palm Infocenter has a bit more information as well as a few photos of the new store.
"PalmOne Inc., faced with slumping sales of what was once a must-have consumer gadget, is taking the story of handheld computers directly to the public with its own retail stores. Following in the footsteps of electronics makers Apple Computer Inc., Gateway and Sony Corp, PalmOne on Friday unveiled its flagship store in Philadelphia's International Airport. It brings to 11 locations the Milpitas, California-based company has quietly opened since 2002."
I suspect they will continue to follow in Gateway's steps and eventually close them all. I just cannot fathom that any PDA maker could make a go with retail stores long term. Even Dell is treading very carefully in a retail presence by limiting themselves to kiosks, which basically have product samples of popular items and are manned by personnel that aid the public in ordering Dell equipment online.
Palm Infocenter has a bit more information as well as a few photos of the new store.
