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Xenostar on 26 February 2014

In the UK there always empty, there great places to go to test out the kit, but you would never buy from there, internet just wins on pricing by far too much.



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Chark on 26 February 2014

I've been to one Sony store, not too many of them around but I really like seeing all their stuff. Though that location didn't have any 4k tvs at the time :(

What they need to concentrate on is getting more of their products in general storefronts.



Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(

Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 26 February 2014

Its ok, the fans will spin this in a positive way anyway



                  

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sully1311 on 26 February 2014
Seece said:
They just closed one in my town, was always empty so no surprise.

Sony Centre? They're are used under license so not the same as this.



Wright on 26 February 2014

I'm guessing Greatness will keep awaiting for these workers.



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Suke on 26 February 2014

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NiKKoM on 26 February 2014
Lawlight said:
NiKKoM said:

Advertising.. a lot of companies use these stores as advertising.. in the last 10 years "shopping" has dramaticly shifted.. they know they can't compete with online, thats why you see more and more brand stores... these stores are for people to "experience" the brand.. and hopefully buy them online later..  I oversaw the development of these kinda stores creating an "experience".


Looks like those stores don't work. But seriously, if you don't want a product, then you would want to experience it.

A lot of them do work.. this is just Sony trying to save money with their bad financials.. A lot of people still want to feel and touch a device before they are gonna buy.. to see the screen quality of a TV, listen to the sound quality.. for Sony it doesn't matter if they then buy it from Best Buy or Amazon after that..
I'm pretty sure if Sony had the money in the future they would open stores again.. (if they still have an electronics division)



 

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pokymon90 on 26 February 2014

Word on the street is Microsoft is looking at hiring some of these employees....



NintendoPie on 26 February 2014

There's still one in a mall near me, to my knowledge.

They tried to be too much like Apple in this case. They even went with the, "lol, no salezz!" direction as well.



zuvuyeay on 26 February 2014

they are franchises over here,we had a sony and a panasonic little shops they were pretty good if you ask me for all electricals & cables etc

they don't look like the picture though or apple stores not as posh as that,they just can't compete with the big shops like john lewis or out of town centres so they all close eventually



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