Radio Shack.com - what is it all about?

Radio Shack.com is a website about RadioShack Corporation. Here you'll find tons of interesting and useful information that might help you in your decisions when buying electronics in RadioShack retail stores.

RadioShack Corporation is based in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of the most trusted and known companies among consumer electronics retailers in the United States. However, it also runs a chain of stores in Europe and South America. The company owns more than 7000 retail stores in the United States with $4.84 billion net sales in 2004. In addition to retail stores RadioShack Corporation offers its clients online shopping opportunity through its website RadioShack.com, where people can buy almost all products and services normally offered through the retail stores chain.

Today RadioShack.com offers a wide range of home electronics, as well as electronic equipment for schools and offices. You can find almost everything you want in its stores from TV's and audio equipment, to computers, telephone products and accessories. The website has a user-friendly interface, which allows people to find stuff quickly and buy it securely.

Radio Shack currently has several store brands for various electronics equipment. The most known of them are "Presidian" for video and audio equipment, "Accurian" is for audio and video goods as well, "Optimus" for digital imaging products and a battery brand "Enercell". There were also a couple more of them (Realistic and Archer), but at this point they are discontinued.

Radio Shack has a very developed Franchise Program. In fact, most of the RadioShack stores are participating in this program. The program targets primarily at small, rural communities with no RadioShack stores in the neighborhood. Participation in the program is a big advantage for small stores, since many of the cost of starting the business may be eliminated. RadioShack.com brand is recognized almost by everyone in the US, and by participating in the franchise program a small business can only benefit getting instant recognition and a nation-wide reputation for quality.

It is worth to say a couple of words about international operations of RadioShack Corporation. In 2005 Radio Shack decided to enter the Canadian market, but the expansion was very slow. The company planned to open 20 or 30 stores in the Toronto area, however by the end of 2006 Radio Shack had 9 company owned stores and 16 dealer stores operating under its name. Radio Shack also operated in Australia, France and Belgium, however it has quit these markets.