[mgkimsal]

How about just turning their store in to iPhone/iPad/iPod repair outlets? Replacing screens and selling bling would probably bring them more business than most of the RS stores I've seen in the last few years have.

[vonmoltke]

Around here in DFW, at least, those places are a dime a dozen.

[mgkimsal]

same here, except they're generally busy. on a per sq ft basis, they might even be more profitable than RS.

[vonmoltke]

The ones I have seen are definitely low-overhead. They also seem to be pretty transient and skeevy, though that may be more a reflection of the typical owner than the nature of the business.