RadioShack’s shambling remains were provided another jolt of life today. B & H Sales & Service Radioshack Dealer Derby Ks… when they were bought by another company that plans to relaunch the once-great retailer as an online-focused brand.

The store’s remains were bought by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a startup founded in 2019 that’s been scooping up brand names from other faded retail giants as well, including Pier 1, Modell’s Sporting Product, Dressbarn, and more. REV says RadioShack’s website currently has “strong existing sales and sales capacity,” and the business is “confident” it can even more raise awareness of the brand globally.

REV claims it’s successfully turned around other business it’s released as online brands. The Wall Street Journal reported that Dressbarn more than doubled its revenue between the first and 2nd quarter of 2020.

RadioShack was founded in 1921 and became a retail staple in the ’80s and ’90s for anybody looking to grab tech essentials. For a very long time, that indicated actual radio components, but ended up consisting of lots of electronic toys (one Edge editor fondly remembers his Armatron) and ultimately phones. Its fortunes decreased significantly as online shopping showed up, and the company applied for personal bankruptcy twice in the past five years. RadioShack still licenses its name to third-party “authorized” stores and sells branded items within some locations of HobbyTown, a crafts seller– similar to how you can still find “Sharper Image” products at Kohl’s despite the fact that that seller shut its physical doors over a decade ago. REV didn’t state whether those RadioShack licenses would stay. B & H Sales & Service Radioshack Dealer Derby Ks

REV says it will “quickly relaunch” RadioShack’s site. For those of you still clinging on to fond memories of the shop, there’ll be a familiar enough location to go when you desire to purchase overpriced HDMI cable televisions and knockoff headphones.

RadioShack’s shambling remains were given another jolt of life today. B & H Sales & Service – Radioshack Dealer Derby, Ks… when they were purchased by another company that plans to relaunch the once-great merchant as an online-focused brand.

The store’s remains were purchased by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a startup founded in 2019 that’s been scooping up brand names from other faded retail giants also, including Pier 1, Modell’s Sporting Product, Dressbarn, and more. REV states RadioShack’s website already has “strong existing sales and sales potential,” and the business is “positive” it can further raise awareness of the brand internationally.

REV claims it’s successfully reversed other companies it’s launched as online brands. The Wall Street Journal reported that Dressbarn more than doubled its earnings in between the 2nd and very first quarter of 2020.

RadioShack was established in 1921 and ended up being a retail staple in the ’80s and ’90s for anyone looking to get tech basics. REV didn’t say whether those RadioShack licenses would stick around. B & H Sales & Service – Radioshack Dealer Derby, Ks

REV states it will “soon relaunch” RadioShack’s website. So for those of you still clinging on to fond memories of the store, there’ll be a familiar sufficient location to go when you want to buy overpriced HDMI cables and knockoff earphones.