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Article #23052Re: Why Atari can't succeed in the United States
From: Bill Rayl
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:22
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 01:22
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Jon,
I don't understand. Could you please explain your reasoning behind
your statement that the Lynx puts Atari on firm financial ground?
Perhaps you haven't heard that Toy R Us has dropped the Lynx?
Maybe you didn't know that Toys R Us was Atari's biggest purchaser
of the Lynx? Toys R Us has over 35 percent of the toy market; the
toy market is a multi-million, if not billion, dollar a year
product market. And Atari lost this major business account.
Because Toys R Us dropped the Lynx, their competitors don't have to
carry the Lynx any mor; and this is exactly what is happening.
Babbages, Eletronic Boutique, Kay Bee Toys, etc, have cut back or
stopped handling the Lynx.
Pattie Rayl
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