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There was a FReeper who worked out of the Syracuse store, corporate sales, a couple of years ago.

As an original Soft Warehouse employee, back when CUSA only had one store, it is really sad to see. Atlanta opened and then the growth took off.

Major problem? Too many changes in the retail marketplace, especially in the way back end funds worked. Retail leases beat up the corporate real estate department every day. Consumers became more price aware due to the Internet, and retailers trained them to shop for the lowest price no matter what.

The corporate sales department was unable to retain strong sales people when the commission structure changed every year. CUSA is still a great place to buy if you have a knowledgeable corporate sales rep. They navigate through the store policies to make it work for you, and can source almost anything.

Shame to see it happen. Still, I will be bottom-feeding to grab bargains everywhere I can.