RadioShack

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:brand
gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:General_Wireless_Operations_Inc.
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy 2015
2017
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Milton_Deutschmann
gptkb:Theodore_DeWitt
gptkbp:foundedYear 1921
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RadioShack
gptkbp:industry gptkb:consumer_electronics
retail
gptkbp:logo RadioShack logo.svg
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Charles_Tandy
gptkb:Lewis_Kornfeld
gptkbp:notableEvent Filed for bankruptcy twice in 2010s
Major US electronics retailer in the 20th century
Significant decline in 2000s and 2010s
Transitioned to online and franchised stores after 2017
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:TRS-80
electronic components
Archer electronics
CB radios
Realistic audio equipment
RadioShack branded batteries
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 500 (as of 2023, mostly franchised)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:General_Wireless_Operations_Inc.
gptkb:Tandy_Corporation
REV
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:The_Shack_(in_some_marketing)
gptkbp:slogan Do It Together
You've got questions, we've got answers
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:RSH
gptkbp:website https://www.radioshack.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dallas–Fort_Worth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5