RadioShack’s shambling remains were offered another jolt of life today. Is Radioshack Closing All Its Stores… when they were bought by another business that plans to relaunch the once-great merchant as an online-focused brand.
The shop’s remains were acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), a startup founded in 2019 that’s been scooping up brands from other faded retail giants too, including Pier 1, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Dressbarn, and more. REV states RadioShack’s site already has “strong existing sales and sales capacity,” and the business is “positive” it can further raise awareness of the brand globally.
REV declares it’s successfully turned around other companies it’s launched as online brand names. The Wall Street Journal reported that Dressbarn more than doubled its earnings between the second and first quarter of 2020.
RadioShack was founded in 1921 and became a retail staple in the ’80s and ’90s for anyone looking to grab tech essentials. REV didn’t state whether those RadioShack licenses would stick around. Is Radioshack Closing All Its Stores
REV states it will “soon relaunch” RadioShack’s website. So for those of you still sticking on to fond memories of the store, there’ll be a familiar enough place to go when you want to purchase costly HDMI cables and knockoff headphones.