Amazon going old school?

[gameboy1977]

 

Is Amazon (AMZN) looking to go back to the future with Radio Shack?

Bloomberg reporting the biggest online retailer is considering buying some Radio Shack stores if, as expected, the struggling electronics chain files for bankruptcy. The idea would be for Amazon to use the old Radio Shack locations to display its products, such as the Kindle, and possibly as a pickup center for customers.

Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist Michael Santoli points out that a move like this wouldn

[DocM]

Amazon products + whatever profitable RS products + whatever good new stuff.

Could work.

[jnelsoninjax]

Nice! Sounds like a good idea!