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Article can be found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/business/dealbook/plan-to-keep-1700-radioshack-stores-open-is-approved.html?_r=0as well as several other websites.

 

Anyone know if this is legit, or is it an early April Fool's joke? It SEEMS legit, since there were talks of this awhile ago, but I'm not entirely 100% sure. I think it'd be pretty neat to still see a few stores around; they were always fun to browse through even if I rarely needed anything they carried. Not to mention the reported 7500 jobs it would save.

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Already was confirmed some time ago.

 

Also, wrong section if this was meant to be a question.

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Already was confirmed some time ago.

 

Also, wrong section if this was meant to be a question.

It was half-question, half-news, so I wasn't sure where to put it. But that's pretty neat to see, thanks for the update!

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It was half-question, half-news, so I wasn't sure where to put it. But that's pretty neat to see, thanks for the update!

Yea, also not really so much saving them, but as jumping on the opportunity to grab all of their current warehouse stock and storefront brand names for pennies on the dollar due to their bankruptcy. It's a pretty common business move.

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My local radio shack has no plans of closing

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I hope it's true. Nowhere to buy electronic components where I live now :(

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I hope it's true. Nowhere to buy electronic components where I live now :(

Newark, Mauser, Digikey.
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Newark, Mauser, Digikey.

well yeah there are online retailers but if we just needed to grab a single part or something in the middle of a project we would drive to radioshack and pick it up. convenient.

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well yeah there are online retailers but if we just needed to grab a single part or something in the middle of a project we would drive to radioshack and pick it up. convenient.

A. That's why you fully plan for most bumps. B. For 6x the price if they even have the part.
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My local radio shack has no plans of closing

Same. I was really hoping for some good deals, but nothing at mine.

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My response to this was a loud and vivid "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

Please let radioshack die!

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My response to this was a loud and vivid "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

Please let radioshack die!

Ikr? I went in one time for an HDMI cable, and for a not gold plated tiny cheap cable, they wanted like 20 or 40 bucks for it! I just bought one recently for 8 on amazon! Jeez.

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