According to an executive at T-Mobile, T-Mobile US will no longer be selling BlackBerry devices in stores, will only ship direct either by a phone or online order.
David Carey( executive vice president for corporate services) said that “keeping stock in the retail distribution system was inefficient” because BlackBerry phones have not been high demand devices for consumers.
He said BlackBerry smartphones are mostly purchased by businesses who do not make buying decisions in stores.
“Therefore we will display and sell it in the store for those consumers who would like to see one,” he added.
What do you all think about T-Mobile doing this? You will still be able to purchase a BlackBerry through T-Mobile but would now have to wait for T-Mobile to ship it out to you rather than go in to a store and make the purchase.
Source: Reuters