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Author Topic: Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online  (Read 883 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Re: Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2020, 0734 UTC »
Cross-posting from https://swling.com/blog/2020/11/radioshack-has-a-new-owner-who-wants-to-make-it-cool-again/ ....

Radio Shack was not classic “Radio Shack” over 20 years ago; less long today. o.0

I was there as a part-timer for a few months around circa 1999 or 2000 to witness the change from niche strip-mall electronics shop to cell phone vendor. Depressing. Worst yet, salespeople apparently were making too much on cell sales and bonuses in certain markets, so the execs even started cutting into that pay model. Made it even more depressing for the frontline sales associates IMO.
« Last Edit: November 25, 2020, 0736 UTC by RobRich »
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Re: Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2020, 0324 UTC »
Radio Shack! You've got questions? So do we!
“I am often asked how radio works. Well, you see, wire telegraphy
is like a very long cat. You yank his tail in New York and he
meows in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Now, radio is
exactly the same, except that there is no cat.”
-Attributed to Albert Einstein, but I ripped it from the latest Splatter .PDF March 2025 issue.

 

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