Radio Shack History - Abandoned Retail RadioShack Rise and Fall

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2 жыл бұрын

Radio Shack rise and fall and history video. This RadioShack Store dates all the way back to the 1920's. Sometimes referred to as The Shack or Radio Shack this company existed until 2017 until business started to decline and most stores were left abandoned. The retail downfall of radio shack isn't all that uncommon as the 2010's have been hard on retail stores. #RadioShack #Radio
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@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

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@ItsaRomethingeveryday Жыл бұрын

I really miss Radio Shack

@doreyjackson8467 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I remember Radio Shack nostalgically as I worked there back in the 80s. Bought my first electronic 50 in 1 kit and learned about electronics. It was a great student summer job for the computer and electronic enthusiast like myself. Radio Shack, Blockbuster were popular back in the day. The free batterya month club was great back in the day. But in the 90s when internet came out all these parts could be ordered online and their business was in chronic decline. By 2005 they were in a death spiral they could not climb out of. To be fair so many retailers have collapsed due to the internet. They were just one of so many. But they were great back in the day.

@lonerkyle02 11 ай бұрын

Worked at RadioShack during their decline in 2013-2014. Was what it was, but met some good people. Thanks for the memories

@azmax623 Жыл бұрын

I used to hit up Rat Shack for components, speakers and other parts. Once they went down the crapper, I went to Fry's. Now that Fry's is gone, it's impossible to get electronic components locally, especially on a weekend.

@michaelguest8480 Жыл бұрын

I know how you feel! Now we have to order components like resistors, capacitors and so on via the internet!😡

@brokenordinance Жыл бұрын

I wasn’t around when RadioShack was popular, but I’ll always be thankful for them being one of the few stores in my area that still carried PS2 controllers in the early 2010s when mine broke. Great video, greatly explained and well researched.

@WhatstheStory123 Жыл бұрын

Radio Shack had all those odd things and specialty parts you couldn't get anywhere else local. I appreciate that thanks for checking out my videos!

@kevinkatz7027 7 ай бұрын

Radio Shack is the retailer of days past that I miss the most...

@colvinator1611 2 жыл бұрын

There was a Tandy shop here in Wakefield ( UK ) back in the 60's.I used to get the stuff for my fledgling electronics hobby. Therecwerecalso a number of good mail order suppliers too like Electrvalu, Home Radio.

@johnhareiel5118 Жыл бұрын

Man I loved going to Radio Shack back in the 80's. Plus Radio Shack was Nirvanas first show!

@amazingeric97 8 ай бұрын

One thing Radio Shack had was outdoor antennas. With cable, satellite, & Live TV Streaming Services going up in price, it is sometimes hard to find good outdoor antennas in stores to get local channels for free. Radio Shack was a good small electronic store.

@do0ranfrump260 Жыл бұрын

I can tell you that getting replacement electric components to solder in since radio shacks here went out is a pain.

@RickStorni Жыл бұрын

Bought a Radio shack transistor radio back in the 1960’s a Realistic their own house brand and it still works today. To bad all the good am radio stations in my area are long gone.

@joeshmoe7789 Ай бұрын

They sold me a sprint home phone service to get a discount on what I was there to buy. AT&T called me later to return the service. I forgot about how annoying they were filling out the receipts and up sales. Stopped going there around 2004 when I needed many cables when I was changing to HD TV and surround sound. Prices were astronomical and everything they sold looked like it was for professional DJ equipment. I was just updating up my modest TV room. If I bought all the cables from Radio Shack, they would've cost more than the DVD player/recorder.

@ventues9751 6 ай бұрын

Man, I sure do miss Radio Shack !!

@doctajuice 2 жыл бұрын

Coming straight from the steak & ale video and the better microphone is a noticeable improvement. Keep the content coming consistently you're on the right path! Can't wait to see the sub count jump!

@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I have been trying a few different microphones I think I almost got the audio where I want it!

@jonfreeman9682 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Make more as you're doing good.

@Joe_HamRadioGuy Жыл бұрын

They're supposed to be coming back. There's a post about 3 months ago from someone showing a new store open out west.

@EricCProductions76 2 жыл бұрын

Good job, keep it up.

@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again I appreciate your support!!

@EricCProductions76 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatstheStory123 No problem, Looking forward to your next one.

@danielwatson8136 Жыл бұрын

I was there at computer city as employee 1997 to 1998

@midcenturymodern9330 2 жыл бұрын

For me RS was finished when it abandoned its electronics enthusiasts. I wanted a soldering iron; they pitched a cell phone to me.

@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on this they carried less and less electronic parts. I feel like when they went away from the basics things just went down hill.

@jonfreeman9682 2 жыл бұрын

Well the problem was these enthusiasts could buy all these small parts online where it's cheaper and much wider selection. Also these enthusiasts were a shrinking consumer group as we moved into the era of disposable electronics. Basically nobody built or fixed anything anymore.

@soonersciencenerd383 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonfreeman9682 i bought the poorest radio there, scrapped it for parts, and i used those parts for other projects! i also get e-waste from my neighbors, and scrap it, too. i don't feel bad for R. S. at all.

@mkshffr4936 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. There is now no place to get a part that you need on short notice. They also abandoned the audio enthusiast.

@soonersciencenerd383 2 жыл бұрын

i saw my local R S, and their last day sale- 97% off!!!!!! i bought EVERY SOLDERING IRON, SOLDER, shrink tubing, knobs, tools, power supply, adapter, breadboard, connector, erasable CD, rechargable battery, chargers, phone battery, battery charger.... every would have cost +$500, but only $80.....i have my own R.S.

@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome what a deal! When my local RS went out I bought up mini solar panels I think they were only like 1watt each but they were only marked down to about 60% haha

@jonfreeman9682 2 жыл бұрын

Way to go. Some of this stuff are rare parts you can't get anymore so you can sell them as specialty parts online. I worked at Radio Shack back in the 80s and it was a great experience. They simply couldn't adapt to the times but they're not the only casualty of the internet.

@danielwatson8136 Жыл бұрын

Realistic brand you can't take electronic to another repair shop factory service only

@robr7116 Жыл бұрын

great video! 6:01 they re-badged that Tandy 1000 SX for Panasonic as they did for Digital. Besides cables, and computers, most of the copper wire products sold in the stores (Coax, Speaker cable, Hobby wire) were all made in house at Tandy Wire & Cable. Also if I recall, indoor & outdoor TV and CB/SW radio antennas at Antennacraft, I think they also made early speakers and raw speaker components. They also owned O'sullivan Industries who made most of the Audio Racks and Computer Furniture.

@roekozlov2176 Жыл бұрын

As of today the RS website has NO electronics or radios listed! So these recent RS radios may indeed be collectibles now.

@w5hro 8 ай бұрын

Why hasn't anyone who has put together these videos about Radio Shack ever covered the merger with Allied Radio? In 1970 the Tandy Corporation took over Allied Radio and merged it together with Radio Shack. Radio Shack became Allied Radio Shack until the government stepped in and made them break it up by 1973. I remember going to the Allied Radio Shack store in Fort Wayne Indiana after the merger. They made the Allied Store there an Allied Radio Shack store. It's seems to be a really important part of the story which these videos always leave out.

@roekozlov2176 Жыл бұрын

A new story says the company that controlled the RS brand globally just bought the RS brand in the US. So bye bye to another US Brand. Unicomer Group of El Salavador. The U.S website is being refreshed so hopefully there will be new RS radios!

@44bthknuckles 6 ай бұрын

national wholesale liquadators and international food warehouse how the fell from grave and liquated everything what happend one of the pioneers in wholesale

@amateurknight235 4 ай бұрын

What is " sodder" ?

@OfficialTruDru 2 жыл бұрын

Could it came back?

@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

Yea for sure they could at some point as of now they do still operate a website.

@jonfreeman9682 2 жыл бұрын

No they're bankrupt and delisted and even their name is an anachronism nobody remembers. It has no brand value and no competitive business model that can survive now.

@OldWorldOrder.ended.not.victim 6 ай бұрын

Ah, every story has an end and everyone will have his day to die. It's not a new thing, a disease either hehehe

@shads929 Жыл бұрын

Interesting ... but not really very accurate with large omissions of relevant facts & information.

@jonfreeman9682 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I remember Radio Shack nostalgically as I worked there back in the 80s. Bought my first electronic 50 in 1 kit and learned about electronics. It was a great student summer job for the computer and electronic enthusiast like myself. Radio Shack, Blockbuster were popular back in the day. The free battery🔋a month club was great back in the day. But in the 90s when internet came out all these parts could be ordered online and their business was in chronic decline. By 2005 they were in a death spiral they could not climb out of. To be fair so many retailers have collapsed due to the internet. They were just one of so many. But they were great back in the day.

@WhatstheStory123 2 жыл бұрын

That's cool I imagine that would have been a cool place to work at back in their prime. I miss Radio Shack I still bought electronic components there up until the end...I was always impatient and didn't want to wait to have things shipped and delivered haha. Thanks for checking out my videos I appreciate it!

@michaelguest8480 Жыл бұрын

I was born in 1968. Even back in the EARLY 1970's Radio Shacks Started popping up in local Shopping Malls! I ALSO had a few of their Project Kits! I built my FIRST Crystal Radio, the type U DON'T need a battery to operate!😃

@user-sx4wh4xh5u 11 ай бұрын

Coming straight from the steak & ale video and the better microphone is a noticeable improvement. Keep the content coming consistently you're on the right path! Can't wait to see the sub count jump!

@WhatstheStory123 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!