Bose Close

[HiWire]

Bose will be closing all of its retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia in a few months:

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/15/21067715/bose-shutting-down-retail-stores-layoffs-north-america-europe-japan-australia

They were the closest thing to a mass-market high-end stereo manufacturer for most people. It's almost more interesting to see which regions were exempted from the shutdown – still some strength in those markets. 

[Mach3]

It think it safe to say consumer's are now becoming very savvy with their purchases. So they would do a lot of research on the internet before making the final decision to buy anything now days. Realizing they can get similar quality for a lot less.

[blessingx]

2 hours ago, Mach3 said:

It think it safe to say consumer's are now becoming very savvy with their purchases. 

Is it?