At 03:16 PM 3/7/2014, Mark Hanchey wrote: >RS is trying to be a store for everyone and in that they lost their >identity. RS could make a comeback in a huge way by returning to their >roots and add on things like areas where you actually have classes for >the public that would educate but also would be a hands on demo for >retail stores. In other words, take a page from the Home Depot workbook and start=20 having weekly seminars. I suspect that would work well, at least for=20 several years. dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .