HBC and Zellers online shopping shut down?

[flexwong]

You obviously know what these stores are doing. Their strategy is 2 fold. They realize all the lazy wankers on RFD would now have to get off their a**es and shop at the stores!!!! Secondly, it keeps people employed working the stores!!!!

sk

The Bay is laying off 1000 workers.

[hungryfordeals]

Their strategy is by shutting down online shopping, they have an excuse for at least some of the 1000 workers their laying off.

[peroxide8888]

Wow, first CT now HBC. Isn't online shopping supposed to be expanding and not going the other way? It's 2009 for heaven's sake.

But it hasn't expanded. I figure I'm like most people out there; I want to see what they have online, but want to go to the store and see/touch before I buy.

I know for me, I live within a 7-10 minute drive from a Zellers, Home Outfitters, The Bay and two Canadian Tires. I'm sure it's the same case for many Canadians out there. Not to mention, ISPU is free; everyone likes to save a few bucks where they can.

[snowles]

Too bad, they offered $7 shipping to my neck of the woods, which was nice when trips to the city are few and far between (2 hour drive each way to a Zellers and HO, about 8 hours each way to a Bay).

On the other hand, they rarely ever had an item in stock online, and their CS reps have been horrid on every occasion I've needed them.

So I'm sad, but at least it's not there to tease me :P

[zoro69]

Wonder if the guy responsible for advertising/screwing up the video game sales was one of the 1000