RadioShack
Defunct electronics chain
RadioShack was an American retail chain specializing in consumer electronics, particularly components for hobbyists, audio equipment, and later computers and cell phones.
Founded in 1921, it became synonymous with do-it-yourself electronics projects and was often the only local source for obscure cables, adapters, and parts.
The brand filed for bankruptcy multiple times in the 2010s, and its stores largely disappeared, though the name persists online.
I used to get all my soldering supplies at RadioShack.
Legal status when insolvent
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- creditorsThose owed payment
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
layoffs · debt · competition · Amazon · obsolescence · downsizing · Sprint · acquisition
Low-temp metal fusion
- breadboardSolderless circuit-building platform
- resistorsCurrent-limiting circuit components
- capacitorsCharge-storing circuit components
- transistorsSemiconductor switching devices
diodes · multimeter · circuitry · kits · components · LEDs · servos · robotics
Portable personal cassette player
- boomboxPortable stereo with speakers
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- VCRTape-based video recorder
- AtariSeventies gaming pioneer
pager · dial-up · mixtape · camcorder · eight-track · antenna · Polaroid · floppy
Enclosed shopping center
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- salespersonOne who moves merchandise
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
adapters · connectors · RCA · headphones · speakers · remotes · antennas · cellphones
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- creditorsThose owed payment
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
restructuring · layoffs · debt · competition · Amazon · obsolescence · downsizing · Sprint · acquisition · franchising
soldering
Low-temp metal fusion
- breadboardSolderless circuit-building platform
- resistorsCurrent-limiting circuit components
- capacitorsCharge-storing circuit components
transistors · diodes · multimeter · circuitry · kits · components · LEDs · servos · robotics · tinkering
Walkman
Portable personal cassette player
Atari · pager · dial-up · mixtape · camcorder · eight-track · antenna · Polaroid · floppy · Betamax
mall
Enclosed shopping center
- storefrontRetail facade facing street
- salespersonOne who moves merchandise
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
cables · adapters · connectors · RCA · headphones · speakers · remotes · antennas · cellphones · accessories
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- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- Defunct BrandsPan Am, Enron, Woolworth's, Circuit City, Compaq
- electronics storesBest Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Newegg, Apple Store
- RetailersWalmart, Costco, Kmart, Meijer, JCPenney
- computer retailBest Buy, Newegg, Apple Store, Office Depot, CompUSA
RadioShackAmazon
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Best Buy · Apple Store · big-box store · Walmart · Apple
RadioShackAmazon
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Apple · Shopify · Newegg · online marketplace
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