Sprint Stores re-branding to T Mobile

[dro1984]

Hey Sprint store employees, ... this thread is aimed at you.    Whats going on at the retail level?   Any news regarding rebranding or the merger on your side yet? 

[bigsnake49]

In our town, the Sprint and T-Mobile stores are within a quarter mile from each other. Something tells me they will close the Sprint store. Or maybe rebrand it as a Boost or Dish store. 

[dro1984]

I'm thinking that too, but wondered what the employees are hearing internally?

[Grabber5.0]

They're hearing very little at this point, I'm sure.

[Brad The Beast]

If there are two stores close to each other, the one that has more traffic will stay open. The other will close and those people will be searching for new jobs. 

[bigsnake49]

I know that are as part of the merger Dish agreed that they will will convert a number of Sprint's stores into Dish stores.

[JDP121]

Here where I live we have 4 Sprint Stores and 2 T-Mobile Stores. With one T-Mobile and one Sprint store in the mall up the street I’m sure one of them will close. With the other Sprint locations either rebranding or closing completely. 

[dro1984]

...or the entire mall closing...

 

LOL...  Sorry... couldn't  resist.   Malls are more endangered than Sprint Stores...

Edited February 23, 2020 by dro1984

[bigsnake49]

7 hours ago, JDP121 said:

Here where I live we have 4 Sprint Stores and 2 T-Mobile Stores. With one T-Mobile and one Sprint store in the mall up the street I’m sure one of them will close. With the other Sprint locations either rebranding or closing completely. 

4 official Sprint stores and 2 official T-Mobile stores or are some of them owned by third parties?

[JDP121]

Just now, bigsnake49 said:

4 official Sprint stores and 2 official T-Mobile stores or are some of them owned by third parties?

I know the Sprint Stores are third parties. Not sure about the TMobile stores. 

[bigsnake49]

1 minute ago, JDP121 said:

I know the Sprint Stores are third parties. Not sure about the T-Mobile stores. 

I have no idea what will happen to the third party stores. I guess location and volume should play a role or they could just let them all compete. Some of them could become Dish/Boost stores or Verizon/AT&T. There is sure to be some upheaval.

We also don't know what role Amazon will play in this scheme with respect to Dish. I could see them reselling Dish/Boost phones bundled with service. They cannot be a Dish MVNO during the 7 years while Dish is an MVNO of T-Mobile.