Another mega chain? (Radio Shack)(includes related article on Guitar Center)

Music Trades, May, 1997

Radio Shack Targets M.I. Market With 150-Store Tech America Chain Tandy Corporation, parent company of the 1,900-store Radio Shack retail chain, has announced to key suppliers of sound and recording equipment that it will soon open a nationwide chain of electronics superstores designed to cater to a broad base of consumers, from musicians and sound contractors to "do-it-yourself" hobbyists who want to build their own computers.

The new chain, according to prospective suppliers, will be called Tech America, and locations are slated to open by Christmas in Denver, Phoenix, Seattle, Boston, and Miami. Fashioned after self-serve stores like Home Depot, Tech America will be a one-stop shop for communications equipment, personal electronics, professional audio and sound...

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