OMG what did May Owen do to TCC that they named such an ugly building after her?
Shock: Radio Shack may leave FW!!!!
#102
Posted 28 March 2017 - 10:11 PM
Good article in the Star-Telegram about how the company's fortunes began to tank almost immediately after it spent all that money on lavish headquarters they were forced to sell and downsize in only months later.
http://www.star-tele...cle9376199.html
I remember thinking at the time that it was very extravagant - that it was something more to feed the egos of those who ran the company rather than to grow the company. Impressive headquarter buildings make sense for certain industries where it is necessary to project a certain image or prestige. But Radio Shack? Most of its customers outside of Fort Worth would never even have any idea what its headquarters is like - and I seriously doubt any of them would care whether the company was headquartered in an impressive office complex or in ugly abandoned shopping mall. Perhaps if they had spent that money instead on the retail stores or on developing a new business strategy the story today would be less sad.
I read somewhere about the connection between Corporations that built or moved to new headquarters and then going bankrupt within one decade. Enron, HealthSouth, MCI.,etc.
Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible. F. Zappa.
#103
Posted 29 March 2017 - 02:22 AM
I read somewhere about the connection between Corporations that built or moved to new headquarters and then going bankrupt within one decade. Enron, HealthSouth, MCI.,etc.Good article in the Star-Telegram about how the company's fortunes began to tank almost immediately after it spent all that money on lavish headquarters they were forced to sell and downsize in only months later.
http://www.star-tele...cle9376199.html
I remember thinking at the time that it was very extravagant - that it was something more to feed the egos of those who ran the company rather than to grow the company. Impressive headquarter buildings make sense for certain industries where it is necessary to project a certain image or prestige. But Radio Shack? Most of its customers outside of Fort Worth would never even have any idea what its headquarters is like - and I seriously doubt any of them would care whether the company was headquartered in an impressive office complex or in ugly abandoned shopping mall. Perhaps if they had spent that money instead on the retail stores or on developing a new business strategy the story today would be less sad.
Devon Energy comes to mind.
#105
Posted 24 May 2017 - 04:31 PM
The ad was selling the shelves in the store. They really mean it when they said everything.
#106
Posted 24 May 2017 - 09:44 PM
We knew it was coming, sooner or later.
#107
Posted 25 May 2017 - 12:17 AM
We knew it was coming, sooner or later.
True. I can't remember the last time I was in a Radio Shack... It's kinda sad that it is the end of an era but it is really no great loss unless you need a spool of speaker wire or a weather radio. However, I did spot this on their site... if they are shutting down completely why do they have so many job openings? https://recruiting2....d7-39250cb7fe47
#108
Posted 01 June 2017 - 09:02 AM
Radioshack is auctioning off a bunch of stuff.
https://ubidestates....ck-auction--1/?
I'm sure some of our local historians and collectors might be interested in some of it.
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#109
Posted 01 June 2017 - 09:18 AM
#112
Posted 01 June 2017 - 09:56 PM
Radioshack is auctioning off a bunch of stuff.
https://ubidestates....ck-auction--1/?
I'm sure some of our local historians and collectors might be interested in some of it.
I started looking through that. At first I was like and then I was like . That's a part of my world and it's going away.
#113
Posted 02 June 2017 - 09:52 AM
Here's a WFAA article on the last remaining 'shack in DFW. In Weatherford. For some reason.
http://www.wfaa.com/...texas/445016879
#114
Posted 27 September 2017 - 03:27 PM
#115
Posted 27 September 2017 - 03:33 PM
#116
Posted 27 September 2017 - 03:38 PM
Yeh. Hopefully this speeds up the May Owen relocation & Omni expansion.
#117
Posted 04 April 2019 - 09:07 PM
#119
Posted 05 April 2019 - 01:55 PM
RadioShack is opening a brick and mortar store in Keller.
https://m.facebook.c..._composer=false
So this is their original location? That's what they are claiming on their FB post
#120
Posted 05 April 2019 - 05:33 PM
I think what they mean is that it is their original location within that shopping center. RadioShack was not founded in Keller, nor was their first store opened in that city.
#121
Posted 28 December 2021 - 12:24 PM
"RadioShack, and RadioShack alone, can bridge the gap and cross the chasm of mainstream usage for cryptocurrency."
The article also speculates about the possibility of Pier 1 launching its own token through RadioShacks system.
#122
Posted 01 January 2022 - 07:19 AM
I think the crypto proposal is dubious, but it's interesting to me that both the RadioShack and Pier 1 "zombie" brands live under the same parent company Retail Ecommerce Ventures.
#123
Posted 01 January 2022 - 08:33 AM
I didn't realize The Verge was now a subsidiary of The Onion... or a competitor?
#124
Posted 04 January 2022 - 03:22 PM
"RadioShack, and RadioShack alone, can bridge the gap and cross the chasm of mainstream usage for cryptocurrency."
I saw that article, and I laughed out loud, literally, at that quote. Sounds like part of an elevator speech written by a 10-grader.
#126
Posted 30 June 2022 - 12:08 PM
Retail Ecommerce Ventures dabbles in zombie brands. They control about a dozen from what I could find, including Pier1, RadioShack, Dressbarn, Stein Mart, Linens & Things, The Book People, Modell's and The Franklin Mint.
Umm...saw this in my newsfeed today. Not exactly the type of news I expected:
https://www.cnn.com/...ypto/index.html
Here's REV's main slogan: "We Transform Well-Known Undervalued Retail Brands INTO Ecommerce Success Stories"
They could have a lot of new acquisitions soon.
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