NFE/1.0 http://feeds.feedburner.com/costofservice/Yoer News for service companies and consumers en grump@costofservice.com NISC-T LLC 29 Aug, 2012 Headlines
Atlanta - Assurant Solutions, a provider of extended service contracts, is now offering its retail clients a wide range of support services for their CE, majap and mobile customers. The new program, Assurant Expert Services, covers a wide range of categories including computers and peripherals, mobile devices, TVs and home theater systems; small electronics and major appliances. Services include installation, setup, support, in-home appliance repair, product delivery and setup, and virus and spyware removal. ]]> 19 Aug, 2012 Headlines
I tend to agree with a recent blog posting by NPD Group analyst Stephen Baker that maintains Best Buy, despite it's recent troubles, isn't headed for the scrap heap just yet. Sure, the consumer electronics chain's big-box stores have become something of a showroom for price-sensitive web shoppers. They visit a Best Buy store to get a close-up, hands-on look at the merchandise, and then head home to place their order from an online merchant with better prices and no sales tax. Maybe they even place their order on the spot from their smartphone, while they're still inside the Best Buy store. ]]>