So, how long until BestBuy goes down in a similar way? Unlike clothing, few of their products require a consumer's hands-on examination before purchase. Why would someone bother walking into one of their stores when Amazon has the item for mess? There's considerable evidence that BestBuy understands this and is hedging with a services model (GeekSquad and some acquisition I can't recall). But, a services model doesn't require their current realestate portfolio.
Best Buy caters to getting people in the store to touch products, once people are the staff tries to encourage "getting it now." Sure, they could wait a week and get that digital camera for $100 less, but most people want to touch the thing they are buying and get it instantly (in America, at least).
