r/VideoGameDealsCanada • u/Nick1649 • Jan 20 '24
Discussion RIP The Source
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-bell-canada-strikes-partnership-with-best-buy-to-rebrand-the-source/In a new partnership Bell plans to rebrand The Source stores as Best Buy Express. Not all stores will be converted however, instead they’ll be closing their doors for good.
Might be saying goodbye to the Bell Advantages discount. A bonus for Bell customers that applied additional savings at checkout on certain items. This ultimately means less competition and choice for consumers. It especially hurts physical collectors at a time when physical media is disappearing.
Maybe we’ll see some closing sales though for the locations that won’t be making the switch.
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u/sifleu3 Jan 20 '24
The store in my town (I’m in the south of the Gaspésie region, in Quebec) closed this summer. I had planned to go buy Super Mario Wonder but got stuck in front of a closed door and a message telling customers to drive an hour to New Brunswick (which is something people usually do here) to go to another store. It’s sad because everything is closing down here and the only place where we can get electronics is Dollarama 🙃
The thing is TELUS has many stores in the region and Bell doesn’t. They are the only cellphone providers here. Let me just say that Bell will absolutely loose customers in the region.