The bad news doesn’t just stop for Sony. First there was the hacking, and now this. The Ottawa Star reports that Sony will be closing all 14 of its stores in Canada over the next six to eight weeks.
“We will redirect all of this business through our national network of Sony retailers, our online store . . . as well as through our Sony-trained Telesales team,” the company said in a statement after informing employees in an internal memo.
“Our network of Sony authorized retailers offer a full range of Sony products and will be supported by our in-store merchandisers and product trainers on an ongoing basis in order to ensure that our past customers have continued access to knowledgeable sales consultants,” the statement said.
Sony was once a leader in consumer electronics, giving the world the Walkman personal music player, the PlayStation gaming console, and a slew of popular video camcorders. But the Japanese company has struggled of late, cutting fiscal forecasts time and again. The company is considering an exit from some of its core businesses in an attempt to reverse its fortunes, according to a recent report by Reuters.
