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Re: Only S@H in the US...
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Mon, 18 Aug 2003 04:08:37 GMT
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I think what Troy was saying is that there is already plenty of competition
for LEGO S@H here in the US with retailers serving the consumer via online
and through stores.
While I'd welcome a store here in the US that specialized in Lego AND sold
(current sets as well as recently discontinued sets) at a discount, I doubt
that it would happen. Lego has a distribution model that gets lots of
product out to the US public through their own shops (Imagination &
Outlet-type Stores), Legoland-CA, online specials, as well as mass
merchandisers such as Wal*Mart, Target and Toys-R-Us.
By making too much product available, prices would go down (that's good for
us) but then retailers would carry less since they don't like to see stuff
at clearance prices but at or as close to the manufacture suggested retail
price as possible (which is bad for us).
Bottom line, So be thankful for the one's you have Australia, but I don't
see the Lego distribution network that has been set-up here in the US
changing any time soon.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Golaszewski" <michaelg@ozbricks.com>
To: <lugnet.market.shopping@lugnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Only S@H in the US...
> Hello Troy,
>
> I should have been more complete with my description. I was looking at • LEGO-only
> stores. Here in Melbourne, Australia we have 3 specialist stores ( online • and
> physical ) that deal with just LEGO...
>
> Regards,
> Michael Golaszewski
> michael@ozbricks.com
>
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Troy Cefaratti wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> > There are MANY sources for LEGO online in the US. Most of the major
> > retailers have online stores as well (Walmart, Target, KMart, etc.) as • well
> > as the major toy stores (KayBee, Toys-R-US/Amazon, Zany Brainy, etc.). • This
> > doesn't even take into account the independent stores such as The
> > construction Site that also caryr Lego.
> >
> > Troy
> >
> >
> > "Michael Golaszewski" <michaelg@ozbricks.com> wrote in message
> > news:HJsArw.rAx@lugnet.com...
> > > Hello there,
> > >
> > > It just came to me a while back that the U.S. only has 1 main source • for buying
> > > New LEGO sets online; LEGO S@H. I was searching the internet to find a
> > > competitor, but couldn't. Has anyone ever thought of selling current • LEGO sets
> > > online in the U.S.? Although there may not be a huge mark-up on LEGO • sets, by
> > > getting the right deals at the right time ( discounts ) with LEGO • America,
> > > things could go well.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Michael Golaszewski
> > > michael@ozbricks.com
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| Hello Troy, I should have been more complete with my description. I was looking at LEGO-only stores. Here in Melbourne, Australia we have 3 specialist stores ( online and physical ) that deal with just LEGO... Regards, Michael Golaszewski (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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