[MacTUG] FYI: First Avenue closing

[Glenn Anderson]

 From http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/03/02/mac.resellers.close/


  Mac resellers in Florida, Canada close for business
  Wednesday, March 2, 2005 @ 7:20pm


Canadian reseller First Avenue has decided to close its doors after 20 
years of servicing the Macintosh community. The reseller is scheduled 
to close its doors by March 25, although it has not made any public 
statement about the reasons behind its planned closure. A MacNN reader 
notes that a small sign near the cash register says that First Avenue 
will not be accepting new product orders or repairs, and while store 
employees confirmed the closing, they did not provide any additional 
details. First Avenue's closing comes on the heels of a similar 
announcement by Ottawa-based B.Mac Le Magasin Inc., which closed three 
of its four stores in the Montreal by September 2004. As noted, Apple 
plans on opening its first Canadian retail store in Toronto on May 21st 
and has plans for more.

  The company's website still appears to be open for business, although 
atleast one reader says that "repeated calls to the reseller location 
and visits confirm the process of closure has begun.... Orders are 
being cancelled and refunds credited to clients."