RadioShack - Revision history

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	RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> RadioShack operated primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 2, 2023 \|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies \|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/ \|access-date=March 2, 2023 \|website=New York Post \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>		RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> RadioShack operated primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 2, 2023 \|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies \|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/ \|access-date=March 2, 2023 \|website=New York Post \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

	In May 2023, Unicomer Group acquired control of the worldwide RadioShack franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> Unicomer is based in El Salvador and is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It had purchased its first RadioShack franchise (in El Salvador) in January 1998.		In May 2023, [[Unicomer Group]] acquired control of the worldwide RadioShack franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> Unicomer is based in El Salvador and is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It had purchased its first RadioShack franchise (in El Salvador) in January 1998.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	\| image = RadioShack Exterior Modified.jpg		\| image = RadioShack Exterior Modified.jpg
	\| image_caption = The exterior of a typical free-standing RadioShack store in [[Texarkana, Texas]] (2006)		\| image_caption = The exterior of a typical free-standing RadioShack store in [[Texarkana, Texas]] (2006)
	\| trading_name = ~~RadioShack~~		\| trading_name =
			\| predecessors =
	\| predecessors = Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company, Tandy Corporation, RadioShack Corporation, General Wireless Operations Inc.
	\| founded = {{start date and age\|1921}}<br />[[Boston, Massachusetts]], US		\| founded = {{start date and age\|1921}}<br />[[Boston, Massachusetts]], US
	\| founders = Theodore and Milton Deutschmann		\| founders = Theodore and Milton Deutschmann
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	\| location = [[Fort Worth, Texas]], US		\| location = [[Fort Worth, Texas]], US
	\| num_locations = Approximately 400 authorized dealers in the US{{efn\|Down from a peak of 7,300 locations in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Golden Age of Radio Shack Toys \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-golden-age-of-radio-shack-toys \|access-date=2023-05-05 \|website=PCMAG \|language=en}}</ref>}}<br>Various international locations		\| num_locations = Approximately 400 authorized dealers in the US{{efn\|Down from a peak of 7,300 locations in the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Golden Age of Radio Shack Toys \|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-golden-age-of-radio-shack-toys \|access-date=2023-05-05 \|website=PCMAG \|language=en}}</ref>}}<br>Various international locations
	\| area_served = ~~United States~~		\| area_served =
	\| industry = [[E-commerce]], retail		\| industry = [[E-commerce]], retail
	\| key_people = Alex Mehr ([[Chief executive officer\|CEO]])<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Stay tuned: RadioShack owner optimistic about new contract \|url=https://www.wiscnews.com/community/baraboonewsrepublic/stay-tuned-radioshack-owner-optimistic-about-new-contract/article_5771250f-705e-5e56-9dac-ee41bcee244b.html \|last=Gittings \|first=John \|date=July 25, 2022 \|access-date=August 5, 2022 \|work=Baraboo News Republic}}</ref>		\| key_people = Alex Mehr ([[Chief executive officer\|CEO]])<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Stay tuned: RadioShack owner optimistic about new contract \|url=https://www.wiscnews.com/community/baraboonewsrepublic/stay-tuned-radioshack-owner-optimistic-about-new-contract/article_5771250f-705e-5e56-9dac-ee41bcee244b.html \|last=Gittings \|first=John \|date=July 25, 2022 \|access-date=August 5, 2022 \|work=Baraboo News Republic}}</ref>
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	\| former_name = Radio Shack Corporation (1921–1962)<br/>[[Tandy Corporation]] (1962–2000)<br/>RadioShack Corporation (2000–2015)<br/>General Wireless Operations Inc. (2015–2020)		\| former_name = Radio Shack Corporation (1921–1962)<br/>[[Tandy Corporation]] (1962–2000)<br/>RadioShack Corporation (2000–2015)<br/>General Wireless Operations Inc. (2015–2020)
	\| parent = General Wireless IP Holdings LLC (2015–2020)<br> Retail ECommerce Ventures (2020–2023) <br> [[Unicomer Group]] (2023–present)		\| parent = General Wireless IP Holdings LLC (2015–2020)<br> Retail ECommerce Ventures (2020–2023) <br> [[Unicomer Group]] (2023–present)
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	'''RadioShack''' (formerly written as '''Radio Shack''') is an American electronics [[retailer]] which was established in 1921 as an [[amateur radio]] mail-order business. Its parent company, ~~'''~~Radio Shack Corporation~~'''~~, was purchased by [[Tandy Corporation]] in 1962, shifting its focus from radio equipment to hobbyist electronic components. At its peak in 1999, Tandy operated over 8,000 RadioShack stores in the United States, Mexico, and under the Tandy name in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. In January 1998 RadioShack was purchased by Unicomer Group, a company based in El Salvador. Unicomer Group is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores based in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and currently runs the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>		'''RadioShack''' (formerly written as '''Radio Shack''') is an American electronics [[retailer]], which was established in 1921 as an [[amateur radio]] mail-order business. Its original parent company, Radio Shack Corporation, was purchased by [[Tandy Corporation]] in 1962, shifting its focus from radio equipment to hobbyist electronic components. At its peak in 1999, Tandy operated over 8,000 RadioShack stores in the United States, Mexico, and under the Tandy name in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.

	The 21st century proved to be a period of long decline. In February 2015, after years of management crises, poor worker relations, diminished revenue, and 11 consecutive quarterly losses, RadioShack was delisted from the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and subsequently filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code\|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pacermonitor.com/view/AKIMBNI/RadioShack_Corporation__debke-15-10197__0001.0.pdf \|title=PacerMonitor Document View - 1:15-bk-10197 - RadioShack Corporation Bankruptcy, Docket Item 1\|website=Pacermonitor.com\|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WSJFeb2015"/> In May 2015, the company's assets, including the RadioShack [[brand name]] and related [[intellectual property]], were purchased by General Wireless, a subsidiary of [[Standard General]], for US$26.2 million.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/standard-general-wins-auction-of-radioshack-brand-1431520464\|title=Standard General Wins Auction of RadioShack Brand\|last=Brickley\|first=Peg\|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=May 13, 2015\|language=en-US\|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>		The 21st century proved to be a period of long decline. In February 2015, after years of management crises, poor worker relations, diminished revenue, and 11 consecutive quarterly losses, RadioShack was delisted from the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and subsequently filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code\|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pacermonitor.com/view/AKIMBNI/RadioShack_Corporation__debke-15-10197__0001.0.pdf \|title=PacerMonitor Document View - 1:15-bk-10197 - RadioShack Corporation Bankruptcy, Docket Item 1\|website=Pacermonitor.com\|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WSJFeb2015"/> In May 2015, the company's assets, including the RadioShack [[brand name]] and related [[intellectual property]], were purchased by General Wireless, a subsidiary of [[Standard General]], for US$26.2 million.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/standard-general-wins-auction-of-radioshack-brand-1431520464\|title=Standard General Wins Auction of RadioShack Brand\|last=Brickley\|first=Peg\|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=May 13, 2015\|language=en-US\|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>
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	In March 2017, General Wireless and subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy, claiming that a [[store-within-a-store]] partnership with [[Sprint Corporation\|Sprint]] was not as profitable as expected.<ref name="rsbankruptcy17">{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-radioshack-bankruptcy-20170309-story.html \|title=RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years\|date=March 9, 2017\|access-date=March 9, 2017\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|via=Associated Press}}</ref> As a result, RadioShack shuttered several company-owned stores<ref name="RS_Gone">{{cite news \|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|title=RadioShack: GOING, going ... gone \|access-date=May 27, 2017 \|date=May 26, 2017 \|website=Fortworthbusiness.com \|publisher=Fort Worth Business Press \|archive-date=May 27, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527004626/http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RS_leaves70">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/31/radioshack-closes-1000-stores-week-these-72-left/102372912/ \|title=RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70\|last=Woodyard \|first=Chris\|date=May 31, 2017 \|website=USA Today\|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> and announced plans to shift its business primarily online.<ref name="RS_LastChance">{{cite press release\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/last-chance-for-store-closing-deals-at-your-neighborhood-radioshack-come-innovate-with-us-one-last-time-300464748.html \|access-date=May 30, 2017\|date=May 26, 2017\|title=Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time\|website=prnewswire.com}}</ref>		In March 2017, General Wireless and subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy, claiming that a [[store-within-a-store]] partnership with [[Sprint Corporation\|Sprint]] was not as profitable as expected.<ref name="rsbankruptcy17">{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-radioshack-bankruptcy-20170309-story.html \|title=RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years\|date=March 9, 2017\|access-date=March 9, 2017\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|via=Associated Press}}</ref> As a result, RadioShack shuttered several company-owned stores<ref name="RS_Gone">{{cite news \|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|title=RadioShack: GOING, going ... gone \|access-date=May 27, 2017 \|date=May 26, 2017 \|website=Fortworthbusiness.com \|publisher=Fort Worth Business Press \|archive-date=May 27, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527004626/http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RS_leaves70">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/31/radioshack-closes-1000-stores-week-these-72-left/102372912/ \|title=RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70\|last=Woodyard \|first=Chris\|date=May 31, 2017 \|website=USA Today\|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> and announced plans to shift its business primarily online.<ref name="RS_LastChance">{{cite press release\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/last-chance-for-store-closing-deals-at-your-neighborhood-radioshack-come-innovate-with-us-one-last-time-300464748.html \|access-date=May 30, 2017\|date=May 26, 2017\|title=Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time\|website=prnewswire.com}}</ref>

	RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> ~~Currently,~~ RadioShack ~~operates~~ primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 2, 2023 \|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies \|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/ \|access-date=March 2, 2023 \|website=New York Post \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>		RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> RadioShack operated primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 2, 2023 \|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies \|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/ \|access-date=March 2, 2023 \|website=New York Post \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

			In May 2023, Unicomer Group acquired control of the worldwide RadioShack franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> Unicomer is based in El Salvador and is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It had purchased its first RadioShack franchise (in El Salvador) in January 1998.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	==== Battery of the Month ====		==== Battery of the Month ====
	From the 1960s until the early 1990s, Radio Shack promoted a "battery of the month" club; a free [[wallet]]-sized [[cardboard]] card offered one free [[Enercell]] per month in-store.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19691124&id=N94jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1292,2214851\|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal\|title=full-page Radio Shack advertisement\|page=15\|date=November 24, 1969}}{{Dead link\|date=March 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Like the free [[~~tube~~ ~~testing~~]] offered in-store in the early 1970s,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19730118&id=DMhdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4048,2396113 \|title=Advertisement for local Radio Shack store opening \|publisher=Observer-Reporter, Washington, Pennsylvania \|page=B5\|date=January 18, 1973}}</ref> this small [[loss leader]] drew [[foot traffic]]. The cards also served as generic [[business cards]] for the salespeople.		From the 1960s until the early 1990s, Radio Shack promoted a "battery of the month" club; a free [[wallet]]-sized [[cardboard]] card offered one free [[Enercell]] per month in-store.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19691124&id=N94jAAAAIBAJ&pg=1292,2214851\|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal\|title=full-page Radio Shack advertisement\|page=15\|date=November 24, 1969}}{{Dead link\|date=March 2024 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Like the free [[vacuum tube]] testing offered in-store in the early 1970s,<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19730118&id=DMhdAAAAIBAJ&pg=4048,2396113 \|title=Advertisement for local Radio Shack store opening \|publisher=Observer-Reporter, Washington, Pennsylvania \|page=B5\|date=January 18, 1973}}</ref> this small [[loss leader]] drew [[foot traffic]]. The cards also served as generic [[business cards]] for the salespeople.

	==== Allied Radio ====		==== Allied Radio ====

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	== Lawsuits ==		== Lawsuits ==

	In ~~April~~ ~~2004~~, [[AutoZone]] ~~brought~~ ~~suit~~ ~~against~~ RadioShack for using the name PowerZone ~~to promote~~ a section of ~~its~~ retail stores, ~~citing~~ ~~trademark~~ ~~infringement~~. ~~The~~ ~~lawsuit~~ ~~was~~ ~~dropped~~ in June the ~~same~~ ~~year~~ ~~due~~ to ~~lack~~ of ~~evidence~~.<ref>~~{{cite~~ ~~web~~ ~~\|url=~~https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/373/373.F3d.786.01-6571.html ~~\|title=~~373 F.3d 786 ~~\|publisher=Law~~.~~resource~~.~~org \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}~~</ref>		In September 1999, [[AutoZone\|AutoZone, Inc.]], sued Tandy Corp., then the owner of RadioShack, in a federal district court in Tennessee for [[trademark infringement\|infringing]] the AutoZone [[trademark]] by using the name "PowerZone" for a section in RadioShack's retail stores. In November 2001, the district court granted Tandy's motion for summary judgment to dismiss the case, finding that AutoZone failed to prove that the use of "PowerZone" infringed the "AutoZone" trademark. AutoZone appealed that decision. In June 2004, the federal court of appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the case.<ref>''AutoZone, Inc. v. Tandy Corp.,'' [https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/373/373.F3d.786.01-6571.html 373 F.3d 786] (6th Cir. 2004).</ref>

	In June 2011, a customer sued Sprint and RadioShack after finding pornography on their newly purchased cell phones.<ref>{{cite magazine \|first=JuJu \|last=Kim \|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/08/13-year-old-girl-finds-porn-on-new-cell-phone/ \|title=13-Year-Old Girl Finds Porn On New Cell Phone \|magazine=TIME \|date=October 8, 2012 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>		In June 2011, a customer sued Sprint and RadioShack after finding pornography on their newly purchased cell phones.<ref>{{cite magazine \|first=JuJu \|last=Kim \|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/08/13-year-old-girl-finds-porn-on-new-cell-phone/ \|title=13-Year-Old Girl Finds Porn On New Cell Phone \|magazine=TIME \|date=October 8, 2012 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>

	In 2012, a Denver jury awarded $674,938 to David Nelson~~, age 55 ({{as of\|2007\|lc=on}})~~, a 25-year RadioShack employee who had been fired ~~by his supervisor~~ in retaliation ~~after~~ complaining about age discrimination.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-28-13a.cfm \|title=EEOC Wins Second Victory Against RadioShack in Retaliation Case \|publisher=Equal Employment Opportunity Commission \|date=February 28, 2013 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>		In 2012, a Denver jury awarded $674,938 to David Nelson, a 25-year RadioShack employee who had been fired in retaliation for complaining about age discrimination.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-28-13a.cfm \|title=EEOC Wins Second Victory Against RadioShack in Retaliation Case \|publisher=Equal Employment Opportunity Commission \|date=February 28, 2013 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>

	In 2013, a federal jury awarded over $1 million in an age discrimination suit to a ~~54-year-old,~~ longtime RadioShack store manager who was fired in 2010 from the San Francisco store he had managed since 1998.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Egelko \|first=Bob \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ex-Radio-Shack-worker-awarded-1-million-4333707.php \|title=Ex-Radio Shack worker awarded US$1 million \|newspaper=SFGate \|date=March 6, 2013 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>		In 2013, a federal jury awarded over $1 million in an age discrimination suit to a longtime RadioShack store manager who was fired in 2010 from the San Francisco store he had managed since 1998.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Egelko \|first=Bob \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ex-Radio-Shack-worker-awarded-1-million-4333707.php \|title=Ex-Radio Shack worker awarded US$1 million \|newspaper=SFGate \|date=March 6, 2013 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

	A ~~2013~~ ~~class~~ ~~action~~ ~~judgement~~ ~~found that~~ RadioShack ~~had~~ ~~violated~~ ~~privacy~~ ~~requirements~~ ~~between~~ ~~August~~ ~~24,~~ ~~2010,~~ ~~and~~ ~~November~~ ~~21,~~ ~~2011,~~ by ~~printing~~ ~~the~~ ~~expiration~~ ~~date~~ of ~~clients'~~ ~~credit~~ or ~~debit~~ ~~cards~~ on ~~store~~ ~~receipts~~.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.~~gpo~~.~~gov~~/~~fdsys~~/~~granule~~/~~USCOURTS~~-~~ca7~~-~~14-01471~~/~~USCOURTS~~-~~ca7~~-14-~~01471~~-~~0/content~~-~~detail.html~~ \|title=~~14-1471~~ - ~~SCOTT~~ ~~REDMAN,~~ ET AL ~~V. RADIOSHACK CORPORATION~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~U.S. Government Publishing~~ ~~Office~~ \|date=~~September~~ 19, 2014 \|access-date=February 10, ~~2016~~}}</ref>		In July 2014, in ''Verderame v. RadioShack Corp.,'' the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that RadioShack owed its store managers in Pennsylvania a possible US$5.8 million for unpaid overtime.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Pearson \|first=Sophia \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-11/radioshack-found-liable-in-pennsylvania-overtime-lawsuit \|title=RadioShack Found Liable in Pennsylvania Overtime Lawsuit \|magazine=Bloomberg Business \|date=July 10, 2014 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

	A July 2014 ruling in ''Verderame v. RadioShack Corp., 13-02539'' in the US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) found that RadioShack owed its store managers a possible US$5.8 million for unpaid overtime in the state.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Pearson \|first=Sophia \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-11/radioshack-found-liable-in-pennsylvania-overtime-lawsuit \|title=RadioShack Found Liable in Pennsylvania Overtime Lawsuit \|magazine=Bloomberg Business \|date=July 10, 2014 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==

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	In 2009, the company became the main sponsor of a new cycling team, [[Team RadioShack]], with [[Lance Armstrong]] and [[Johan Bruyneel]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/tdf2009/news/story?id=4349772\|title=Source: Lance's team lands sponsor\|publisher=[[ESPN]]\|author=Bonnie D. Ford\|date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> RadioShack featured Armstrong in a number of television commercials and advertising campaigns.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://teamradioshack.com \|title=The Official Team Site of \|publisher=Team RadioShack \|access-date=February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ir.radioshackcorporation.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=398636 \|title=RadioShack Corporation - RadioShack Partners With Seven-Time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong to Form New Cycling Team in 2010 \|publisher=Ir.radioshackcorporation.com \|date=July 23, 2009 \|access-date=May 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728084503/http://ir.radioshackcorporation.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=398636 \|archive-date=July 28, 2009 }}</ref> RadioShack came under fire for having Armstrong as a spokesperson in 2011, when allegations that the cyclist had used performance-enhancing drugs surfaced.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.prdaily.com/crisiscommunications/Articles/Should_RadioShack_dump_Lance_Armstrong_as_its_spok_8472.aspx\|title=Should RadioShack dump Lance Armstrong as its spokesman?\|publisher=Prdaily.com\|date=June 6, 2011\|access-date=April 26, 2016\|first=Kevin\|last=Allen\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714065647/http://www.prdaily.com/crisiscommunications/Articles/Should_RadioShack_dump_Lance_Armstrong_as_its_spok_8472.aspx\|archive-date=July 14, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		In 2009, the company became the main sponsor of a new cycling team, [[Team RadioShack]], with [[Lance Armstrong]] and [[Johan Bruyneel]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/tdf2009/news/story?id=4349772\|title=Source: Lance's team lands sponsor\|publisher=[[ESPN]]\|author=Bonnie D. Ford\|date=July 23, 2009}}</ref> RadioShack featured Armstrong in a number of television commercials and advertising campaigns.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://teamradioshack.com \|title=The Official Team Site of \|publisher=Team RadioShack \|access-date=February 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://ir.radioshackcorporation.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=398636 \|title=RadioShack Corporation - RadioShack Partners With Seven-Time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong to Form New Cycling Team in 2010 \|publisher=Ir.radioshackcorporation.com \|date=July 23, 2009 \|access-date=May 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728084503/http://ir.radioshackcorporation.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=398636 \|archive-date=July 28, 2009 }}</ref> RadioShack came under fire for having Armstrong as a spokesperson in 2011, when allegations that the cyclist had used performance-enhancing drugs surfaced.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.prdaily.com/crisiscommunications/Articles/Should_RadioShack_dump_Lance_Armstrong_as_its_spok_8472.aspx\|title=Should RadioShack dump Lance Armstrong as its spokesman?\|publisher=Prdaily.com\|date=June 6, 2011\|access-date=April 26, 2016\|first=Kevin\|last=Allen\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714065647/http://www.prdaily.com/crisiscommunications/Articles/Should_RadioShack_dump_Lance_Armstrong_as_its_spok_8472.aspx\|archive-date=July 14, 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== Lawsuits ~~and litigation~~ ==		== Lawsuits ==

	In April 2004, [[AutoZone]] brought suit against RadioShack for using the name PowerZone to promote a section of its retail stores, citing trademark infringement. The lawsuit was dropped in June the same year due to lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/373/373.F3d.786.01-6571.html \|title=373 F.3d 786 \|publisher=Law.resource.org \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>		In April 2004, [[AutoZone]] brought suit against RadioShack for using the name PowerZone to promote a section of its retail stores, citing trademark infringement. The lawsuit was dropped in June the same year due to lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/373/373.F3d.786.01-6571.html \|title=373 F.3d 786 \|publisher=Law.resource.org \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

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	In 2009, with two years left on a rent-free lease of the building, the ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'' reported that the company was considering a new site for its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/11/12/RadioShack-seeking-new-headquarters/61271258048646/ \|title=RadioShack seeking new headquarters \|publisher=UPI.com \|date=November 12, 2009 \|access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> The ''[[American City Business Journals\|Tampa Bay Business Journal]]'' reported rumors among [[Tampa Bay Area]] real estate brokers and developers that RadioShack might select Tampa as the site of its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/11/09/daily36.html \|title=RadioShack might be seeking new headquarters city \|newspaper=Dallas Business Journal \|date=November 12, 2009 \|access-date=November 13, 2009}}</ref>		In 2009, with two years left on a rent-free lease of the building, the ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'' reported that the company was considering a new site for its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/11/12/RadioShack-seeking-new-headquarters/61271258048646/ \|title=RadioShack seeking new headquarters \|publisher=UPI.com \|date=November 12, 2009 \|access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> The ''[[American City Business Journals\|Tampa Bay Business Journal]]'' reported rumors among [[Tampa Bay Area]] real estate brokers and developers that RadioShack might select Tampa as the site of its headquarters.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/11/09/daily36.html \|title=RadioShack might be seeking new headquarters city \|newspaper=Dallas Business Journal \|date=November 12, 2009 \|access-date=November 13, 2009}}</ref>

	In 2010, however, RadioShack announced efforts to remain at its current site.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2010/03/08/daily50.html\|title=RadioShack to stay in Fort Worth \|first=Bill \|last=Hethcock \|date=March 12, 2010\|access-date=March 17, 2017\|work=Dallas Business Journal}}</ref> The headquarters was ultimately reduced to a small group after the second bankruptcy filing.<ref name="dmn-2017jul03" /> In September 2017, what was left of RadioShack (about 50 people) left the downtown location, moving to a warehouse on Terminal Road just north of "The Stockyards".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article175689051.html \|title=This iconic downtown Fort Worth retailer is packing up and moving out \|work=Forth Worth Star-Telegram \|last=Kaskovich \|first=Steve \|date=September 27, 2017 \|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref> ~~The campus was at first shared with the [[Tarrant County College]] as its Trinity River Campus, and has now been taken over by it in full.{{citation needed\|date=September 2022}}~~		In 2010, however, RadioShack announced efforts to remain at its current site.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2010/03/08/daily50.html\|title=RadioShack to stay in Fort Worth \|first=Bill \|last=Hethcock \|date=March 12, 2010\|access-date=March 17, 2017\|work=Dallas Business Journal}}</ref> The headquarters was ultimately reduced to a small group after the second bankruptcy filing.<ref name="dmn-2017jul03" /> In September 2017, what was left of RadioShack (about 50 people) left the downtown location, moving to a warehouse on Terminal Road just north of "The Stockyards".<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article175689051.html \|title=This iconic downtown Fort Worth retailer is packing up and moving out \|work=Forth Worth Star-Telegram \|last=Kaskovich \|first=Steve \|date=September 27, 2017 \|access-date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>

	== Non-US operations ==		== Non-US operations ==

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	'''RadioShack''' (formerly written as '''Radio Shack''') is an American electronics [[retailer]] which was established in 1921 as an [[amateur radio]] mail-order business. Its parent company, '''Radio Shack Corporation''', was purchased by [[Tandy Corporation]] in 1962, shifting its focus from radio equipment to hobbyist electronic components. At its peak in 1999, Tandy operated over 8,000 RadioShack stores in the United States, Mexico, and under the Tandy name in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.		'''RadioShack''' (formerly written as '''Radio Shack''') is an American electronics [[retailer]] which was established in 1921 as an [[amateur radio]] mail-order business. Its parent company, '''Radio Shack Corporation''', was purchased by [[Tandy Corporation]] in 1962, shifting its focus from radio equipment to hobbyist electronic components. At its peak in 1999, Tandy operated over 8,000 RadioShack stores in the United States, Mexico, and under the Tandy name in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. In January 1998 RadioShack was purchased by Unicomer Group, a company based in El Salvador. Unicomer Group is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores based in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and currently runs the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	The 21st century proved to be a period of long decline. In February 2015, after years of management crises, poor worker relations, diminished revenue, and 11 consecutive quarterly losses, RadioShack was delisted from the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and subsequently filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code\|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pacermonitor.com/view/AKIMBNI/RadioShack_Corporation__debke-15-10197__0001.0.pdf \|title=PacerMonitor Document View - 1:15-bk-10197 - RadioShack Corporation Bankruptcy, Docket Item 1\|website=Pacermonitor.com\|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WSJFeb2015"/> In May 2015, the company's assets, including the RadioShack [[brand name]] and related [[intellectual property]], were purchased by General Wireless, a subsidiary of [[Standard General]], for US$26.2 million.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/standard-general-wins-auction-of-radioshack-brand-1431520464\|title=Standard General Wins Auction of RadioShack Brand\|last=Brickley\|first=Peg\|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=May 13, 2015\|language=en-US\|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>		The 21st century proved to be a period of long decline. In February 2015, after years of management crises, poor worker relations, diminished revenue, and 11 consecutive quarterly losses, RadioShack was delisted from the [[New York Stock Exchange]] and subsequently filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code\|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pacermonitor.com/view/AKIMBNI/RadioShack_Corporation__debke-15-10197__0001.0.pdf \|title=PacerMonitor Document View - 1:15-bk-10197 - RadioShack Corporation Bankruptcy, Docket Item 1\|website=Pacermonitor.com\|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="WSJFeb2015"/> In May 2015, the company's assets, including the RadioShack [[brand name]] and related [[intellectual property]], were purchased by General Wireless, a subsidiary of [[Standard General]], for US$26.2 million.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/standard-general-wins-auction-of-radioshack-brand-1431520464\|title=Standard General Wins Auction of RadioShack Brand\|last=Brickley\|first=Peg\|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]\|date=May 13, 2015\|language=en-US\|access-date=August 21, 2019}}</ref>
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	In March 2017, General Wireless and subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy, claiming that a [[store-within-a-store]] partnership with [[Sprint Corporation\|Sprint]] was not as profitable as expected.<ref name="rsbankruptcy17">{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-radioshack-bankruptcy-20170309-story.html \|title=RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years\|date=March 9, 2017\|access-date=March 9, 2017\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|via=Associated Press}}</ref> As a result, RadioShack shuttered several company-owned stores<ref name="RS_Gone">{{cite news \|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|title=RadioShack: GOING, going ... gone \|access-date=May 27, 2017 \|date=May 26, 2017 \|website=Fortworthbusiness.com \|publisher=Fort Worth Business Press \|archive-date=May 27, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527004626/http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RS_leaves70">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/31/radioshack-closes-1000-stores-week-these-72-left/102372912/ \|title=RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70\|last=Woodyard \|first=Chris\|date=May 31, 2017 \|website=USA Today\|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> and announced plans to shift its business primarily online.<ref name="RS_LastChance">{{cite press release\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/last-chance-for-store-closing-deals-at-your-neighborhood-radioshack-come-innovate-with-us-one-last-time-300464748.html \|access-date=May 30, 2017\|date=May 26, 2017\|title=Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time\|website=prnewswire.com}}</ref>		In March 2017, General Wireless and subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy, claiming that a [[store-within-a-store]] partnership with [[Sprint Corporation\|Sprint]] was not as profitable as expected.<ref name="rsbankruptcy17">{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-radioshack-bankruptcy-20170309-story.html \|title=RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years\|date=March 9, 2017\|access-date=March 9, 2017\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|via=Associated Press}}</ref> As a result, RadioShack shuttered several company-owned stores<ref name="RS_Gone">{{cite news \|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|title=RadioShack: GOING, going ... gone \|access-date=May 27, 2017 \|date=May 26, 2017 \|website=Fortworthbusiness.com \|publisher=Fort Worth Business Press \|archive-date=May 27, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527004626/http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RS_leaves70">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/31/radioshack-closes-1000-stores-week-these-72-left/102372912/ \|title=RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70\|last=Woodyard \|first=Chris\|date=May 31, 2017 \|website=USA Today\|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> and announced plans to shift its business primarily online.<ref name="RS_LastChance">{{cite press release\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/last-chance-for-store-closing-deals-at-your-neighborhood-radioshack-come-innovate-with-us-one-last-time-300464748.html \|access-date=May 30, 2017\|date=May 26, 2017\|title=Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time\|website=prnewswire.com}}</ref>

	RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> Currently, RadioShack operates primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/~~\|title=Owner~~ ~~of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies\|date=March 2, 2023~~\|access-date=March 2, 2023\|website=New York Post\|language=en}}</ref> In January 1998 RadioShack was purchased by Unicomer Group, a company based in El Salvador. Unicomer Group is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores based in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and currently runs the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en~~-US~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>		RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> Currently, RadioShack operates primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 2, 2023 \|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies \|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/ \|access-date=March 2, 2023 \|website=New York Post \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	In March 2017, General Wireless and subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy, claiming that a [[store-within-a-store]] partnership with [[Sprint Corporation\|Sprint]] was not as profitable as expected.<ref name="rsbankruptcy17">{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-radioshack-bankruptcy-20170309-story.html \|title=RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years\|date=March 9, 2017\|access-date=March 9, 2017\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|via=Associated Press}}</ref> As a result, RadioShack shuttered several company-owned stores<ref name="RS_Gone">{{cite news \|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|title=RadioShack: GOING, going ... gone \|access-date=May 27, 2017 \|date=May 26, 2017 \|website=Fortworthbusiness.com \|publisher=Fort Worth Business Press \|archive-date=May 27, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527004626/http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RS_leaves70">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/31/radioshack-closes-1000-stores-week-these-72-left/102372912/ \|title=RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70\|last=Woodyard \|first=Chris\|date=May 31, 2017 \|website=USA Today\|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> and announced plans to shift its business primarily online.<ref name="RS_LastChance">{{cite press release\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/last-chance-for-store-closing-deals-at-your-neighborhood-radioshack-come-innovate-with-us-one-last-time-300464748.html \|access-date=May 30, 2017\|date=May 26, 2017\|title=Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time\|website=prnewswire.com}}</ref>		In March 2017, General Wireless and subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy, claiming that a [[store-within-a-store]] partnership with [[Sprint Corporation\|Sprint]] was not as profitable as expected.<ref name="rsbankruptcy17">{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-radioshack-bankruptcy-20170309-story.html \|title=RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years\|date=March 9, 2017\|access-date=March 9, 2017\|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|via=Associated Press}}</ref> As a result, RadioShack shuttered several company-owned stores<ref name="RS_Gone">{{cite news \|url=http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|title=RadioShack: GOING, going ... gone \|access-date=May 27, 2017 \|date=May 26, 2017 \|website=Fortworthbusiness.com \|publisher=Fort Worth Business Press \|archive-date=May 27, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527004626/http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/radioshack-going-going-gone/article_2d257f12-4246-11e7-9fe2-ef0dd7cb5782.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RS_leaves70">{{cite news \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/05/31/radioshack-closes-1000-stores-week-these-72-left/102372912/ \|title=RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70\|last=Woodyard \|first=Chris\|date=May 31, 2017 \|website=USA Today\|access-date=June 5, 2017}}</ref> and announced plans to shift its business primarily online.<ref name="RS_LastChance">{{cite press release\|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/last-chance-for-store-closing-deals-at-your-neighborhood-radioshack-come-innovate-with-us-one-last-time-300464748.html \|access-date=May 30, 2017\|date=May 26, 2017\|title=Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time\|website=prnewswire.com}}</ref>

	RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> Currently, RadioShack operates primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/\|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies\|date=March 2, 2023\|access-date=March 2, 2023\|website=New York Post\|language=en}}</ref> In ~~May~~ ~~2023~~ RadioShack was purchased by Unicomer Group, a company based in El Salvador. Unicomer Group is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores based in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref>		RadioShack was acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures, a holding company owned by Alex Mehr and self-help influencer Tai Lopez, in November 2020.<ref name="wsj2021">{{cite news \|last1=Al-Muslim \|first1=Aisha \|title=Retail Entrepreneurs Buy Twice-Bankrupt RadioShack With Plans for Online Revival \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/retail-entrepreneurs-buy-twice-bankrupt-radioshack-with-plans-for-online-revival-11605781802 \|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] \|date=November 19, 2020 \|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref> Currently, RadioShack operates primarily as an [[e-commerce]] website with a network of independently owned and [[Franchising\|franchised]] RadioShack stores, as well as a supplier of parts for [[HobbyTown USA]].<ref name="Halkias" /> On March 2, 2023, Retail Ecommerce Ventures announced that it was mulling a possible bankruptcy filing.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nypost.com/2023/03/02/owner-of-radioshack-pier-1-in-danger-of-bankruptcy-filing-sources/\|title=Owner of RadioShack, Pier 1 in danger of bankruptcies\|date=March 2, 2023\|access-date=March 2, 2023\|website=New York Post\|language=en}}</ref> In January 1998 RadioShack was purchased by Unicomer Group, a company based in El Salvador. Unicomer Group is one of the largest franchisors of RadioShack, with stores based in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and currently runs the franchise.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Release \|first=Press \|date=2023-05-30 \|title=Radioshack Global brand now acquired by the Unicomer Group \|url=https://www.stvincenttimes.com/radioshack-global-brand-now-acquired-by-the-unicomer-group/ \|access-date=2023-08-02 \|website=St Vincent Times \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Olivares \|first1=Nelson \|title=Unicomer Group Acquires the Global RadioShack Brand \|url=https://grupounicomer.com/en/unicomer-group-acquires-the-global-radioshack-brand/ \|work=Unicomer Group \|date=9 May 2023}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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	===General Wireless Operations, Inc.===		===General Wireless Operations, Inc.===
	On March 31, 2015, the bankruptcy court approved a US$160 million offer by the Standard General affiliate General Wireless Operations, Inc., gaining ownership of 1,743 RadioShack locations. As part of the deal, the company entered into a partnership with Sprint, in which the company would become a co-tenant at 1,435 RadioShack locations and establish [[store within a store]] areas devoted to selling its wireless brands, including Sprint, [[Boost Mobile ~~(United States)~~\|Boost Mobile]] and [[Virgin Mobile (USA)\|Virgin Mobile]]. The stores would collect commissions on the sale of Sprint products, and Sprint would assist in promotion. Sprint stated that this arrangement would increase the company's retail footprint by more than double; the company previously had around 1,100 company-owned retail outlets, in comparison to the over 2,000 run by [[AT&T Mobility]]. Although they would be treated as a co-tenant, a mockup showed Sprint branding being more prominent in promotion and exterior signage than that of RadioShack. The acquisition did not include rights to RadioShack's [[intellectual property]] (such as its [[trademark]]s), rights to RadioShack's franchised locations, and customer records, which were to be sold separately.<ref name="cw-sprintrs">{{cite web \|date=April 9, 2015 \|title=Sprint opens stores within 1,435 RadioShack locations \|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2908130/sprint-opens-stores-within-1435-radioshack-locations.html \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|website=Computerworld}}</ref><ref name="wsj-bankruptcyover">{{cite news \|last=Brickley \|first=Peg \|date=March 31, 2015 \|title=RadioShack Rescue Deal Clears Bankruptcy Court \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/radioshack-rescue-deal-clears-bankruptcy-court-1427830159 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|website=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="fw-sprintrs">{{cite web \|title=Sprint set to open 1,435 co-branded locations with RadioShack tomorrow \|url=http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-set-open-1435-co-branded-locations-radioshack-tomorrow/2015-04-09 \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|website=FierceWireless}}</ref><ref name="wsj-tmsale">{{cite news \|last=Brickley \|first=Peg \|date=April 13, 2015 \|title=RadioShack Trademarks, Customers, Dealer Network Up for Sale \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/radioshack-trademarks-customers-dealer-network-up-for-sale-1428944335 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=April 13, 2015 \|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>		On March 31, 2015, the bankruptcy court approved a US$160 million offer by the Standard General affiliate General Wireless Operations, Inc., gaining ownership of 1,743 RadioShack locations. As part of the deal, the company entered into a partnership with Sprint, in which the company would become a co-tenant at 1,435 RadioShack locations and establish [[store within a store]] areas devoted to selling its wireless brands, including Sprint, [[Boost Mobile\|Boost Mobile]] and [[Virgin Mobile (USA)\|Virgin Mobile]]. The stores would collect commissions on the sale of Sprint products, and Sprint would assist in promotion. Sprint stated that this arrangement would increase the company's retail footprint by more than double; the company previously had around 1,100 company-owned retail outlets, in comparison to the over 2,000 run by [[AT&T Mobility]]. Although they would be treated as a co-tenant, a mockup showed Sprint branding being more prominent in promotion and exterior signage than that of RadioShack. The acquisition did not include rights to RadioShack's [[intellectual property]] (such as its [[trademark]]s), rights to RadioShack's franchised locations, and customer records, which were to be sold separately.<ref name="cw-sprintrs">{{cite web \|date=April 9, 2015 \|title=Sprint opens stores within 1,435 RadioShack locations \|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2908130/sprint-opens-stores-within-1435-radioshack-locations.html \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|website=Computerworld}}</ref><ref name="wsj-bankruptcyover">{{cite news \|last=Brickley \|first=Peg \|date=March 31, 2015 \|title=RadioShack Rescue Deal Clears Bankruptcy Court \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/radioshack-rescue-deal-clears-bankruptcy-court-1427830159 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|website=Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref name="fw-sprintrs">{{cite web \|title=Sprint set to open 1,435 co-branded locations with RadioShack tomorrow \|url=http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-set-open-1435-co-branded-locations-radioshack-tomorrow/2015-04-09 \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|website=FierceWireless}}</ref><ref name="wsj-tmsale">{{cite news \|last=Brickley \|first=Peg \|date=April 13, 2015 \|title=RadioShack Trademarks, Customers, Dealer Network Up for Sale \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/radioshack-trademarks-customers-dealer-network-up-for-sale-1428944335 \|url-access=subscription \|access-date=April 13, 2015 \|work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

	Re-branded stores [[soft launch]]ed on April 10, 2015, with a preliminary conversion of the stores' existing wireless departments to exclusively house Sprint brands, with all stores eventually to be renovated in waves to allocate larger spaces for Sprint.<ref name=fw-sprintrs/><ref name=sprint-storeconcept>{{cite web \|title=Sprint RadioShack re-branding concept \|url=https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sprintstoreplan.pdf \|publisher=Sprint Corporation \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|archive-date=April 19, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419021001/https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sprintstoreplan.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2015, the acquisition of the "RadioShack" name and its assets by General Wireless for US$26.2 million was finalized.<ref name=NYT0520>{{cite news\|title=Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of RadioShack Name and Data \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/business/bankruptcy-judge-approves-sale-of-radioshack-name-and-data.html \|work=[[New York Times]] \|date=May 20, 2015 \|access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg-standardip>{{cite news \|title=RadioShack Name Goes to Standard General for $26.2 Million \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-13/standard-general-bid-of-26-5-million-wins-radioshack-brand \|website=Bloomberg \|access-date=May 14, 2015 \|first=Dawn \|last=McCarty\|date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> [[Chief marketing officer]] Michael Tatelman emphasized that the company that emerged from the 2015 proceedings is an entirely new company, and went on to affirm that the old RadioShack did not re-emerge from bankruptcy, calling it "defunct".<ref>{{Cite news \|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/12/10/year-in-review-three-things-that-have-changed.html\|title = Year in review: Three things that have changed since RadioShack's bankruptcy\|last = Kezar\|first = Korri\|date = December 10, 2015\|work = Dallas Business Journal\|access-date = December 10, 2015}}</ref>		Re-branded stores [[soft launch]]ed on April 10, 2015, with a preliminary conversion of the stores' existing wireless departments to exclusively house Sprint brands, with all stores eventually to be renovated in waves to allocate larger spaces for Sprint.<ref name=fw-sprintrs/><ref name=sprint-storeconcept>{{cite web \|title=Sprint RadioShack re-branding concept \|url=https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sprintstoreplan.pdf \|publisher=Sprint Corporation \|access-date=April 10, 2015 \|archive-date=April 19, 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419021001/https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/sprintstoreplan.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2015, the acquisition of the "RadioShack" name and its assets by General Wireless for US$26.2 million was finalized.<ref name=NYT0520>{{cite news\|title=Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of RadioShack Name and Data \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/21/business/bankruptcy-judge-approves-sale-of-radioshack-name-and-data.html \|work=[[New York Times]] \|date=May 20, 2015 \|access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg-standardip>{{cite news \|title=RadioShack Name Goes to Standard General for $26.2 Million \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-13/standard-general-bid-of-26-5-million-wins-radioshack-brand \|website=Bloomberg \|access-date=May 14, 2015 \|first=Dawn \|last=McCarty\|date=May 13, 2015}}</ref> [[Chief marketing officer]] Michael Tatelman emphasized that the company that emerged from the 2015 proceedings is an entirely new company, and went on to affirm that the old RadioShack did not re-emerge from bankruptcy, calling it "defunct".<ref>{{Cite news \|url = http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/12/10/year-in-review-three-things-that-have-changed.html\|title = Year in review: Three things that have changed since RadioShack's bankruptcy\|last = Kezar\|first = Korri\|date = December 10, 2015\|work = Dallas Business Journal\|access-date = December 10, 2015}}</ref>

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	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==
	*~~Blacks Run~~ the ~~underworld~~ <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.scripts.com/script/used_cars_22662/8 \|title=Used Cars Movie Script (Page 8) \|website=Scripts.com \|access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>		*In the 1980 film "[[Used Cars]]" an electronics engineer needs equipment to do some last-minute repairs to a bootleg microwave transmitter, and says to his partner, "Radio Shack closes in half an hour."<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.scripts.com/script/used_cars_22662/8 \|title=Used Cars Movie Script (Page 8) \|website=Scripts.com \|access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>
	*A "Radio Shock" store (owned by the "Tandy Corporation") appeared in the original 1991 release of ''[[Space Quest IV]]'', displaced by "[[Hertz\|Hz.]] So Good" in later editions because of threats of legal action by Tandy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=5975601\|access-date=March 8, 2017\|title=Space Quest IV (Comparison: CD-Rom Version - Original Floppy Disc-Version)\|website=Movie-Censorship.com\|quote=Inside the shopping mall Galaxy Galleria, there is an electronics store named "Radio Shock", which is a persiflage to the real existing US-electronics store chain "Radio Shack".}}</ref>		*A "Radio Shock" store (owned by the "Tandy Corporation") appeared in the original 1991 release of ''[[Space Quest IV]]'', displaced by "[[Hertz\|Hz.]] So Good" in later editions because of threats of legal action by Tandy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=5975601\|access-date=March 8, 2017\|title=Space Quest IV (Comparison: CD-Rom Version - Original Floppy Disc-Version)\|website=Movie-Censorship.com\|quote=Inside the shopping mall Galaxy Galleria, there is an electronics store named "Radio Shock", which is a persiflage to the real existing US-electronics store chain "Radio Shack".}}</ref>
	*Radio Shack is featured prominently in ''[[Short Circuit 2]]'', which serves as a "clinic" for Johnny 5 while he repairs himself after being assaulted by thieves.<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/awfully-good-short-circuit-2-311-02&order=desc\|last = Adams\|first = Jason\|publisher = JoBlo Movie News\|date = March 4, 2015\|access-date = November 10, 2015\|title = Awfully Good: Short Circuit 2\|quote = "Luckily, he collapsed right next to a Radio Shack, which is like the [[Mayo Clinic]] for robots"\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054311/http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/awfully-good-short-circuit-2-311-02%26order%3Ddesc\|archive-date = March 4, 2016\|url-status = dead}}</ref>		*Radio Shack is featured prominently in ''[[Short Circuit 2]]'', which serves as a "clinic" for Johnny 5 while he repairs himself after being assaulted by thieves.<ref>{{cite web\|url = https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/awfully-good-short-circuit-2-311-02&order=desc\|last = Adams\|first = Jason\|publisher = JoBlo Movie News\|date = March 4, 2015\|access-date = November 10, 2015\|title = Awfully Good: Short Circuit 2\|quote = "Luckily, he collapsed right next to a Radio Shack, which is like the [[Mayo Clinic]] for robots"\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054311/http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/awfully-good-short-circuit-2-311-02%26order%3Ddesc\|archive-date = March 4, 2016\|url-status = dead}}</ref>

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	== Lawsuits ==		== Lawsuits ==

	In ~~April~~ ~~2004~~, [[AutoZone]] ~~brought~~ ~~suit~~ ~~against~~ RadioShack for using the name PowerZone ~~to promote~~ a section of ~~its~~ retail stores, ~~citing~~ ~~trademark~~ ~~infringement~~. ~~The~~ ~~lawsuit~~ ~~was~~ ~~dropped~~ in June the ~~same~~ ~~year~~ ~~due~~ to ~~lack~~ of ~~evidence~~.<ref>~~{{cite~~ ~~web~~ ~~\|url=~~https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/373/373.F3d.786.01-6571.html ~~\|title=~~373 F.3d 786 ~~\|publisher=Law~~.~~resource~~.~~org \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}~~</ref>		In September 1999, [[AutoZone\|AutoZone, Inc.]], sued Tandy Corp., then the owner of RadioShack, in a federal district court in Tennessee for [[trademark infringement\|infringing]] the AutoZone [[trademark]] by using the name "PowerZone" for a section in RadioShack's retail stores. In November 2001, the district court granted Tandy's motion for summary judgment to dismiss the case, finding that AutoZone failed to prove that the use of "PowerZone" infringed the "AutoZone" trademark. AutoZone appealed that decision. In June 2004, the federal court of appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of the case.<ref>''AutoZone, Inc. v. Tandy Corp.,'' [https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F3/373/373.F3d.786.01-6571.html 373 F.3d 786] (6th Cir. 2004).</ref>

	In June 2011, a customer sued Sprint and RadioShack after finding pornography on their newly purchased cell phones.<ref>{{cite magazine \|first=JuJu \|last=Kim \|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/08/13-year-old-girl-finds-porn-on-new-cell-phone/ \|title=13-Year-Old Girl Finds Porn On New Cell Phone \|magazine=TIME \|date=October 8, 2012 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>		In June 2011, a customer sued Sprint and RadioShack after finding pornography on their newly purchased cell phones.<ref>{{cite magazine \|first=JuJu \|last=Kim \|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/08/13-year-old-girl-finds-porn-on-new-cell-phone/ \|title=13-Year-Old Girl Finds Porn On New Cell Phone \|magazine=TIME \|date=October 8, 2012 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>

	In 2012, a Denver jury awarded $674,938 to David Nelson~~, age 55 ({{as of\|2007\|lc=on}})~~, a 25-year RadioShack employee who had been fired ~~by his supervisor~~ in retaliation ~~after~~ complaining about age discrimination.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-28-13a.cfm \|title=EEOC Wins Second Victory Against RadioShack in Retaliation Case \|publisher=Equal Employment Opportunity Commission \|date=February 28, 2013 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>		In 2012, a Denver jury awarded $674,938 to David Nelson, a 25-year RadioShack employee who had been fired in retaliation for complaining about age discrimination.<ref>{{cite press release\|url=http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-28-13a.cfm \|title=EEOC Wins Second Victory Against RadioShack in Retaliation Case \|publisher=Equal Employment Opportunity Commission \|date=February 28, 2013 \|access-date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>

	In 2013, a federal jury awarded over $1 million in an age discrimination suit to a ~~54-year-old,~~ longtime RadioShack store manager who was fired in 2010 from the San Francisco store he had managed since 1998.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Egelko \|first=Bob \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ex-Radio-Shack-worker-awarded-1-million-4333707.php \|title=Ex-Radio Shack worker awarded US$1 million \|newspaper=SFGate \|date=March 6, 2013 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>		In 2013, a federal jury awarded over $1 million in an age discrimination suit to a longtime RadioShack store manager who was fired in 2010 from the San Francisco store he had managed since 1998.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Egelko \|first=Bob \|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ex-Radio-Shack-worker-awarded-1-million-4333707.php \|title=Ex-Radio Shack worker awarded US$1 million \|newspaper=SFGate \|date=March 6, 2013 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

	A ~~2013~~ ~~class~~ ~~action~~ ~~judgement~~ ~~found that~~ RadioShack ~~had~~ ~~violated~~ ~~privacy~~ ~~requirements~~ ~~between~~ ~~August~~ ~~24,~~ ~~2010,~~ ~~and~~ ~~November~~ ~~21,~~ ~~2011,~~ by ~~printing~~ ~~the~~ ~~expiration~~ ~~date~~ of ~~clients'~~ ~~credit~~ or ~~debit~~ ~~cards~~ on ~~store~~ ~~receipts~~.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.~~gpo~~.~~gov~~/~~fdsys~~/~~granule~~/~~USCOURTS~~-~~ca7~~-~~14-01471~~/~~USCOURTS~~-~~ca7~~-14-~~01471~~-~~0/content~~-~~detail.html~~ \|title=~~14-1471~~ - ~~SCOTT~~ ~~REDMAN,~~ ET AL ~~V. RADIOSHACK CORPORATION~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~U.S. Government Publishing~~ ~~Office~~ \|date=~~September~~ 19, 2014 \|access-date=February 10, ~~2016~~}}</ref>		In July 2014, in ''Verderame v. RadioShack Corp.,'' the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that RadioShack owed its store managers in Pennsylvania a possible US$5.8 million for unpaid overtime.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Pearson \|first=Sophia \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-11/radioshack-found-liable-in-pennsylvania-overtime-lawsuit \|title=RadioShack Found Liable in Pennsylvania Overtime Lawsuit \|magazine=Bloomberg Business \|date=July 10, 2014 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

	A July 2014 ruling in ''Verderame v. RadioShack Corp., 13-02539'' in the US District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) found that RadioShack owed its store managers a possible US$5.8 million for unpaid overtime in the state.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Pearson \|first=Sophia \|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-11/radioshack-found-liable-in-pennsylvania-overtime-lawsuit \|title=RadioShack Found Liable in Pennsylvania Overtime Lawsuit \|magazine=Bloomberg Business \|date=July 10, 2014 \|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

	== In popular culture ==		== In popular culture ==