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Re: Radio Shack in Canada no more? »www.radioshack.ca/estore/default···ge=EN-CA
More than 900 Canadian electronics stores to become
THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY
Richmond, Va. and Barrie, ON, April 27, 2005 - Circuit City Stores, Inc. and InterTAN Canada Ltd. today announced that on or before June 30, 2005, all stores currently operated by InterTAN Canada Ltd. under license from RadioShack Corporation will be re-branded as THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY. The introduction of THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY stores begins today with the unveiling of the Toronto Eaton Centre location.
"Ninety percent of all Canadians live within a 10-minute drive to one of our locations. By June 30, THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY will have the same national coverage," said Brian Levy, president and chief executive officer of InterTAN Canada Ltd. "Customers will continue to see quality, national and international electronics brands as well as an emphasis on personal and portable devices."
THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY will be the local destination for personal electronics such as MP3 players, digital cameras, LCD TVs and a broad selection of personal and portable consumer electronics. THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY will also offer a diverse mix of communication, computer and household electronic products.
The Eaton Centre store in Toronto is the first location to be re-branded THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY and will be followed by other locations in the Greater Toronto Area and other major markets. The introduction of THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY will be supported by a major advertising campaign featuring television and radio commercials as well as print and outdoor advertising.
The company also released a copy of the mark for THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY.
www.TheSourceCC.com
About THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY. THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY (www.thesourcecc.com) is operated by InterTAN Canada Ltd., an indirectly owned subsidiary of Circuit City Stores, Inc. Building on InterTAN Canada Ltd.’s more than 30 years of experience as an electronics retailer, THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY will have more than 900 locations nationwide by June 30, 2005. All stores will offer a wide range of brand name consumer electronics including communications, computing, personal audio and cool gadgets.
About Circuit City Stores, Inc. Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CC) is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics throughout the United States and Canada. The company’s domestic segment operates through 612 Superstores and five mall-based stores in the United States. The company’s international segment operates through approximately 1,000 retail stores, dealers and other outlets in Canada.
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For more information:
Stephanie Bell / Adrienne Simic
Media Profile
416.504.8464
Stephanie@mediaprofile.com / Adrienne@mediaprofile.com
Bill Cimino
Director of Corporate Communications
Circuit City Stores, Inc.
804.418.8163
Bill_Cimino@circuitcity.com | |
| I work for RadioShack Canada in the Western Canada. from what I've heard there will be no store closures. They just had us put up a huge cardboard sign in the front the of the store detailing what's happening.
Theres going to be allot of changes I hear, one of them being that we will no longer carry CRT TV's.
RadioShack Canada was a jack of all trades when it came to electronics, a little bit of everything. but always missing stuff. Perhaps that will change.
That and they have all new uniforms, black kacky pants white dress shirt and a blue vest is what I've heard.
I've also heard the Rumor that RadioShack USA will be headed up to Canada, and they will look at anyone who was formally employed by RadioShack Canada first over most everyone else. I've also heard rumor that some non-corpratly owned stores (not owned by Intertan) my keep the name RadioShack. I've also heard they will be liquidating everything that is Branded RadioShack, so there may be some good deals to be had. but this is all rumor so far I have not heard any of this is fore certain.
As for employee discounts? its 15% as far as I know, (it goes up to 25% over Christmas) | |
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