\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Bankruptcy article: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article9358622.html Long article on their history: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-02-02/inside-radioshack-s-slow-motion-collapse They only had 9 stores as late as 1962? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 playing taps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I didn't know they still existed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 It makes me sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 used to be the go to place for parts, adapters, switching boxes, cables, antenna stuff...and the salesman usually knew what you needed and could find it. now i get all that stuff on amazon cheaper and with more choices and with reviews. picked up a wii to hdmi adapter this week for 15 bucks. got it the next day. probably not even available at radio shack. they just got left behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm surprised they lasted this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 "The company said it has a deal to sell 1,500 to 2,400 of its 4,000 company-owned stores to Standard General, a New York hedge fund that provided a rescue loan to the company last fall. Separately, Sprint has agreed to set up operations inside up to 1,750 stores, which would carry both the RadioShack and Sprint names." I don't think the bankruptcy means the death of the RadioShack brand. I certainly hope not. Oddly, we had two RadioShacks within a mile of eachother; one in a plaza, one in a mall. The one in the mall had been there since my childhood. It closed last month. My wife and I went to the mall yesterday and it was sad to see the store "boarded up" with white drywall. The one in the plaza remains open. I just went there last month because I went to Walmart, KMart, Target and FYE looking for a 1/8" --> 1/4" adapter and came up empty. RadioShack had what the others did not. I hope the name lives on and that they continue to carry the oddball things that the big box stores do not. Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article9358622.html#storylink=cpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 TRS80! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICanSleepWhenI'mDead Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 So where am I gonna get my Circuit City TV repaired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 looking for a 1/8" --> 1/4" adapter and came up empty. hmm, imagine that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I hope their Customer data base is secure. I'm sure we're all on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobu Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 TRS80! Ah yes the mighty trash 80. Model 3 or 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I remember Lafayette in Buffalo as a kid. Their stereo gear while not audiophile was great bang for the buck.Compared to what many called the S#@t Shack back then. Of course Radio Shacks claim to fame is the mighty TRS80. What a blast that little guy was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Wait - weren't they "A Tandy Company." So what is happening with all the other Tandy Companies like uh, err, whoever they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 No sign in the window at our RadioShack that says it's going out of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Sad... Gonna suck having to order small connectors, solder, etc.. on the internet. I usually use Radio Shack for stuff like that. I hope some remain open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 List of stores to be closed: http://money.cnn.com/interactive/technology/radio-shack-closure-list/index.html?iid=EL Looks like the 2 closest to me are staying open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Wait - weren't they "A Tandy Company." So what is happening with all the other Tandy Companies like uh, err, whoever they are? Tandy was a leather merchandiser. I always thought that an odd combination. Ah yes the mighty trash 80. Model 3 or 4? Never had either. I lusted after one though. First computer was a Mac SE with dual 800k drives - AND a wicked huge 40 megabyte exterior hard drive. Thought I'd never use the entire capacity when I first got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Tandy was a leather merchandiser. I always thought that an odd combination. Really?!? That is very odd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/home.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Leather_Factory Edited February 9, 2015 by Nanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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