[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] The Shack is Back - Update

[Dave]

Neil, this is the response I received from RS in FW. 
Looks Like independants are a distinct possibility!
Cheers Dave

Mr. ******,

Thank you for taking the time to write. RadioShack is returning to 
Canada and the website is indeed legitimate. RadioShack Corporation 
is exploring several options in Canada and we expect to have twenty 
to thirty corporately-owned stores operating in Canada by the end of 
the year. 

We also extended offers to existing independent Canadian RadioShack 
dealers to continue operating under the RadioShack brand name and 
infrastructure. Currently, there are nine of these stores throughout 
Canada.

I forwarded your suggestion that we link the Canadian site to our 
RadioShack.com to the appropriate group for consideration.

Thank you,
Wade Childs
Customer Care



--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Morrison" 
<neilsmorr at h...> wrote:
> 
> Here is my take:
> 
> RS originally split off the out-of-US operations to enhance the 
main stock
> price. They were having too much trouble with exchange rates etc., 
so they
> split the Canada/Australia/UK operation into Intertan, splitting 
the stock
> to do it. For whatever reasons, eventually Circuit City bought out 
the whole
> thing, although I still can't figure out why since the stores they 
got are
> the reverse of big box. Radio Shack was licensing their brands to 
Intertan
> but refused to do it for Circuit City.
> 
> However now that most of the big box US retailers are moving into 
Canada,
> Wal-Mart, Best Buy etc., Radio Shack is trying again. I don't know 
how
> successful they'll be, but I doubt they'll do franchise stores in 
Canada
> again. I suspect it'll be bigger stores in main centers, company 
owned only.
> 
> Neil
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave" <dx375 at h...>
> 
> 
> Excellent! Thanks Glen!
> 
> First thing I did was email RS in FW to confirm the site is legit
> and not a harvester site.
> 
> Second thing I will do is enquire about franchises here and how it
> impacts / competes with "The Source".
> 
> Cheers Dave





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