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Gateway to ax 1900 jobs, 80 stores

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peter2002

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Gateway Inc. said Monday that it would eliminate 1,900 jobs and close 80 retail stores by the end of this month in its latest effort to stem red ink.

The cuts represent about 17% of Gateway's workforce and 28% of its stores around the country. When the layoffs are complete, the Poway, Calif.-based company will have 9,300 employees.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gateway18mar18,1,4029833.story?coll=la-home-todays-times
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That is a shame.

Pete
 
Originally posted by applemacdude
Yayyy...Gateway is suffering!!!! I'm HAPPY:p :D :)
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Yayyy 1900 people are getting laid off! Isn't that fantasitc? :rolleyes:

Damn what the hell is w/some of you? This is the 2nd time I've seen somone be happy that a competitor is laying off hundreds/thousands of employees.


Lethal
 
Originally posted by LethalWolfe
Yayyy 1900 people are getting laid off! Isn't that fantasitc? :rolleyes:

Damn what the hell is w/some of you? This is the 2nd time I've seen somone be happy that a competitor is laying off hundreds/thousands of employees.


Lethal
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Yeah really. My temp job expired yesterday. I'm out of work again. It's one thing for a company to be down but consider how those workers feel.
 
we all saw this coming, unless your making something really neat you will get creamed by dell. gateway will soon be my new fun penny stock to play with.

iJon
 
I guess the iMac bashing in the Profile 4 commercials didn't work...

Hey what if Apple bought out Gateway, retooled all their computers as PPC machines and have the same business model that HP/Compaq will have... Ok, my first stupid statement of the day...
 
Look, if the employees had any sense, they would have known that Gateway was well on its way to the crapper....Gateway sucks farts, big deal. I'm sure there are many more buttheads out there that would jeer at the thought of Apple dying...Well, I guess the cow's eating it...In fact, I'm going to go out and eat a burger tonight...Man that will be a great burger.
 
absolutely weird that apple's the only computer manufacturer in the entire industry that had retail stores that don't make the company go bankrupt...instead of cutting down on the stores, the number of apple stores nationwide (and soon worldwide) is growing every single year :D :) :p
 
I think that's sad. Gateway was poorly managed.

I think it was really stupid that Gateway held onto Gateway Country for as long as it did. It should never have taken on that overhead in the first place, stayed slim in the overhead department and kept competitive with Dell. When the founder came back out of retirement, I thought they had already decided to cut Gateway Country off and go back to their original business model.

Additionally, if Gateway had remained more in the direct market it might not have allowed Dell to grow to be as strong as it is. Good, lean competition can do that.

Well, anyway, I'm just glad I'm pro-Apple and that Apple seems to be weathering this economic storm (at least, that's what it appears to me! :D)

I am a big Mac fan, but there's nothing funny or great about people losing jobs. I hope we all remain safe and look out for each other...

Take care, everyone.
:D
 
Originally posted by übergeek
absolutely weird that apple's the only computer manufacturer in the entire industry that had retail stores that don't make the company go bankrupt...instead of cutting down on the stores, the number of apple stores nationwide (and soon worldwide) is growing every single year :D :) :p
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but you also have to consider gateway has opened way more than apple and they probably opened the same amount appl did when they started. apple is new in this business. hopefull it will go good for them, i just feel sorry for the resellers.

iJon
 
Originally posted by iJon
but you also have to consider gateway has opened way more than apple and they probably opened the same amount appl did when they started. apple is new in this business. hopefull it will go good for them, i just feel sorry for the resellers.
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Gateway has 200+ stores and apple is not really that new, they're getting pretty good at it though :)
at least the apple stores are somewhat profitable.
 
Originally posted by übergeek
Gateway has 200+ stores and apple is not really that new, they're getting pretty good at it though :)
at least the apple stores are somewhat profitable.
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apple is very new in the retail store business, only a couple of years. i think the reason they are succesful is you can actually do stuff in a apple store, and its full of eye candy. what can you do at a gateway store, nothing.

iJon
 
Originally posted by iJon
apple is very new in the retail store business, only a couple of years. i think the reason they are succesful is you can actually do stuff in a apple store, and its full of eye candy. what can you do at a gateway store, nothing.

iJon
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Also, you can buy a Gateway machine at CompUSA and never notice a difference. Apple Stores are a haven for those who are tired of shoddy service at CompUSA. That's the key to their success, IMO.

Dan
 
Too True. However...

Originally posted by alset
Also, you can buy a Gateway machine at CompUSA and never notice a difference. Apple Stores are a haven for those who are tired of shoddy service at CompUSA. That's the key to their success, IMO.

Dan
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I was at CompUSA not too long ago and found that there was now an Apple Sales rep who was in charge of that department. I was thrilled to say the least.

I too have suffered from CompUSA's shoddy management of the Apple section of the store. Most of the CompUSA reps didn't know the computers very well nor the software. I really detested their ignorance and lackadaisical (sp?) attitudes. It was really insulting.

The Apple Sales rep confided that business has improved about 300% since the new Apple Reps arrived at CompUSA. I'm glad. I'll still go to the Pasadena Apple Store (because it is closet to where I live), but now I feel a little more free to go to CompUSA too.

Now I feel I have options...

:D
 
Sad to see that many jobs lost. :(

Hopefully, Apple's retail stores will bring profits in for many years into the future.
 
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