"But you would also see high end stuff you normally cant buy in best buy because its too expensive to have the inventory floated to all their stores."
While I admire what you came up with there are 2 big problems working against this:
First, I can buy nearly all the high end stuff you list at my local Best Buy. Beats by Dre, Bose, Nest, iPads & iPhone 6+'s, Flagship Samsung phones/smart watches, Thinkpad laptops, high end receivers, etc. Some of the pro audio stuff (amps, mics, etc) isn't top-top, but for that honestly you are better off at a music equipment stores. So they would have to go uber high end, and that's just not going to happen with their current brand image. That market is also insanely small and needs a correspondingly small footprint. Even closing 90% of their stores may not be enough.
Second is store size and location. Best Buys are enormous. They can have the high end glam to get people in the door, and still have room for the mid grade consumer stuff most people buy. These stores are larger yes, but rent/square foot are way cheaper than a little 1000 - 1500 sq ft Radio Shack. Street frontage and site location are terrible for radio shack. The closest one to me in Atlanta is sandwiched between a UPS store and a nail salon, at the very end of a strip mall with a grocery store as an anchor. Foot traffic must be terrible.
Boutique might could work, but a huge number of tiny retail shops are a giant albatross around Radio Shack's neck.
While I admire what you came up with there are 2 big problems working against this:
First, I can buy nearly all the high end stuff you list at my local Best Buy. Beats by Dre, Bose, Nest, iPads & iPhone 6+'s, Flagship Samsung phones/smart watches, Thinkpad laptops, high end receivers, etc. Some of the pro audio stuff (amps, mics, etc) isn't top-top, but for that honestly you are better off at a music equipment stores. So they would have to go uber high end, and that's just not going to happen with their current brand image. That market is also insanely small and needs a correspondingly small footprint. Even closing 90% of their stores may not be enough.
Second is store size and location. Best Buys are enormous. They can have the high end glam to get people in the door, and still have room for the mid grade consumer stuff most people buy. These stores are larger yes, but rent/square foot are way cheaper than a little 1000 - 1500 sq ft Radio Shack. Street frontage and site location are terrible for radio shack. The closest one to me in Atlanta is sandwiched between a UPS store and a nail salon, at the very end of a strip mall with a grocery store as an anchor. Foot traffic must be terrible.
Boutique might could work, but a huge number of tiny retail shops are a giant albatross around Radio Shack's neck.