The retailer gets a smaller cut than it does from regular retail, and Compaq hopes these kiosks will boost both volume and the average price of PCs sold.
The 27-year-old supervisor realised this was no regular retail from the very first day.
The company is calling the stores "Borders Express," and described them as severely scaled-down versions of its regular retail outlets.
The large box-shaped shop opened in October and offers styles at 30percentt off regular retail prices.
(Regular retail editions will presumably become available when Panasonic's exclusivity runs out, though used copies are available on the Internet in the $100 to $150 range).
Here's one advantage of watching the Olympics at home instead of in London: you can crack open a cold one for regular retail prices.
"There used to be a clear divide between outlets and regular retail, but that doesn't really exist anymore," he said.
At the Bose Factory Store, a titanium silver Wave Music System, a radio with a CD and remote, was priced at $499 — the regular retail store price.
Local pharmacies, which now include Rite-Aid, CVS and Duane Reade, typically offer 10percentto20percentcent off of the regular retail price; choosing a mail-order service can save customers 20percentto30percentcent.
On Wednesday, the government will report its regular retail sales numbers, which tally sales at gas stations, supermarkets, department stores and other businesses.
I make a good salary and can afford to shop and buy new clothes at a regular retail store, but I enjoy shopping at a particular thrift store where I find great bargains.
