14-12-2016, 04:30 PM
Quote:Radio Shack by 2011 found itself in difficulties and realised that there could be no realistic prospect of new international growth opportunities. We entered into negotiations with Radio Shack to buy the Tandy brand and other assets from them. The purchase was completed in 2012 and Tandy in the UK was once again a reality.
I can't see how it can compete with established online sellers or Asians on ebay & Amazon. It's only Tandy in the sense that Bush exists as a brand.
I'm baffled why anyone would re-launch Tandy brand in UK.
Maplin seems to be going through the same death throes as the Radio Shack US stores had. The new owner claimed he'd revamp it and improve Electronics. It's got worse, more "big boys toys", less electronics and Chinese stuff rebranded with a x5 to x20 mark up. (€114 for a 3m HDMI cable, €120 approx for a box of Cat5 cable, prices yesterday, in store.).
