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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
This from AvWeb:
************************************************** ************************************************** ********* GARMIN OPENS FIRST RETAIL STORE Pilots may forget that aviation is just one segment of Garmin International's business-but the company is extending its presence in the consumer electronics market in a big way with the opening of its first retail store on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Erie Street in downtown Chicago. The flagship store opens on November 11 (pick up your free T-shirt for coming down to the full day of events), with two stories of Garmin goods (the aviation department is on the second floor) to test out and comparison shop. Also, the store features a 35-seat auditorium in which the company plans to host seminars for pilots on a variety of topics-not just how to use the latest cockpit gadgets, though these will certainly be showcased as well. For more information, visit Garmin's newly revamped Web site or check into the company's blog site. ************************************************** ************************************************** ********* Does anyone else find it supremely ironic that Garmin is going to hold "seminars for pilots" just a few blocks from the once-great Meigs Field? Are they really opening a store In a city that many pilots have refused to re-visit until King Daley is either dead or out of office? Talk about a corporation being out of touch with aviation! They could easily have selected any other major city in the country for this store, and showed more sensitivity. What a shame. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
Does anyone else find it supremely ironic that Garmin is going to hold
"seminars for pilots" just a few blocks from the once-great Meigs Field? Are they really opening a store In a city that many pilots have refused to re-visit until King Daley is either dead or out of office? Talk about a corporation being out of touch with aviation! They could easily have selected any other major city in the country for this store, and showed more sensitivity. What a shame. -- Jay Honeck I actually laughed and said aloud "How the heck am I supposed to GET there?!" Jim |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
Does anyone else find it supremely ironic that Garmin is going to hold
"seminars for pilots" just a few blocks from the once-great Meigs Field? Are they really opening a store In a city that many pilots have refused to re-visit until King Daley is either dead or out of office? Talk about a corporation being out of touch with aviation! They could easily have selected any other major city in the country for this store, and showed more sensitivity. What a shame. I actually laughed and said aloud "How the heck am I supposed to GET there?!" Time for everyone to email Garmin and express our displeasure. |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
Jim Burns wrote: I actually laughed and said aloud "How the heck am I supposed to GET there?!" Jim You're right. They certainly could have picked a better spot. |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
"Jay Honeck" wrote:
Talk about a corporation being out of touch with aviation! They could easily have selected any other major city in the country for this store, and showed more sensitivity. I wouldn't call setting up shop less than a mile from Boeing's corporate headquarters being "out of touch with aviation". |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
"Roy Smith" wrote in message
... I wouldn't call setting up shop less than a mile from Boeing's corporate headquarters being "out of touch with aviation". Well...unless Boeing executives are running down the corner to pick up some GPS equipment at Garmin's retail store, and then shipping the goods back to the assembly plants (which are NOT in Chicago), I don't see the connection. Daley may be wishfully thinking otherwise, but I don't think most people who actually know a thing or two about aviation consider Chicago to be an "aviation town". Pete |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
"Roy Smith" wrote in message ... "Jay Honeck" wrote: Talk about a corporation being out of touch with aviation! They could easily have selected any other major city in the country for this store, and showed more sensitivity. I wouldn't call setting up shop less than a mile from Boeing's corporate headquarters being "out of touch with aviation". What in the world does Boeing have to do with it? It's about the dumbest location possible for pilot seminars. |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
Sorry to hang off your message, Peter, but I had deleted all of the previous
ones... A couple of points... Aviation is just one segment of Garmin's business. A quick drive along Lakeshore Drive will show that there is a tremendous market for their boating products just within the city of Chicago. IIRC, Garmin is opening their store in the old Sony space, which is just down the street from the Nike store and the Apple store ad infinitum. This particular stretch of Michigan Avenue contains several manufacturer's "showcase" stores. And the area is a huge shopping destination. Then there's this: Code Name Distance Driving Time KPWK Palwaukee Municipal 24.1 mi 39 min KGYY Gary/Chicago 31.0 mi 49 min KIGQ Lansing Municipal 39.9 mi 49 min 06C Schaumburg Regional 28.7 mi 49 min LL22 Brookeridge Air Park 31.4 mi 50 min 1C5 Clow International 37.1 mi 59 min KARR Aurora Municipal 50.9 mi 1 hr 5 min KDPA DuPage 34.3 mi 1 hr 9 min KLOT Lewis University 42.7 mi 1 hr 10 min These distances/times are from my home, which is two blocks from Lake Michigan, five miles from the center of downtown. Despite Daley's childish attitudes and actions, there is no lack of a "Chicago aviation community". It's just that much of it is in the suburbs. Garmin has all but wiped out Bendix-King. They didn't do this by being lousy at marketing... "Peter Duniho" wrote in message ... "Roy Smith" wrote in message ... I wouldn't call setting up shop less than a mile from Boeing's corporate headquarters being "out of touch with aviation". Well...unless Boeing executives are running down the corner to pick up some GPS equipment at Garmin's retail store, and then shipping the goods back to the assembly plants (which are NOT in Chicago), I don't see the connection. Daley may be wishfully thinking otherwise, but I don't think most people who actually know a thing or two about aviation consider Chicago to be an "aviation town". Pete |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:19:15 GMT, "Dave Stadt"
wrote: "Roy Smith" wrote in message ... "Jay Honeck" wrote: Talk about a corporation being out of touch with aviation! They could easily have selected any other major city in the country for this store, and showed more sensitivity. I wouldn't call setting up shop less than a mile from Boeing's corporate headquarters being "out of touch with aviation". What in the world does Boeing have to do with it? It's about the dumbest location possible for pilot seminars. If Garmin stopped GA support tomorrow, what impact would it have on their bottom line? Don |
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Garmin Opens Store in...of all places...Chicago!
If Garmin stopped GA support tomorrow, what impact would it have on
their bottom line? Probably not much. But then, our refusing to return to Chicago -- for ANY reason, until Daley is dead -- will accomplish even less. Still, sometimes you gotta fight with the only weapons at hand. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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