[TChad]

The two stores closest to me are closing. I won't miss them. Their staff was not hired for technical competence. They could not answer basic questions about the products they were selling. Their advice was often wrong.

It seemed like they had been employed by McDonalds one week, and CompUSA the next.

"D'you want to add a USB flash drive to that order, mister? I think it's, like, some kind of memory thingie."

[ExSES]

The two stores closest to me are closing. I won't miss them.

Hopefully, there will be some deep discounting of remaining stock (as is usually the case..., the less they have to inventory/pack and ship, the better off they are)!

[Afronaut]

In 2000:

Struggling computer retailer CompUSA today received a new lease on life when Mexican conglomerate Grupo Sanborns announced it would buy the chain for approximately $798 million.

The deal, which was proposed on Friday by Sanborns and completed early this morning, is being viewed positively by analysts. A key reason is that Sanborn's chief investor--Carlos Slim Helu--is one of Latin America's most influential business figures. In addition, Grupo Sanborns already has an understanding of CompUSA through a 14.8 percent interest acquired last year.