{"id":11986,"date":"2015-01-15T18:33:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T22:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=11986"},"modified":"2015-01-15T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T22:35:09","slug":"radioshack-prepares-for-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/radioshack-prepares-for-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"RadioShack prepares for bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: ARS Techinica<\/a> via WSJ<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“It’s a move many have predicted for some time: RadioShack is probably going to file for bankruptcy protection.<\/p>\n

According to a\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>report\u00a0citing unnamed sources, the cash-poor retailer could submit its filing as soon as February 2015.\u00a0A RadioShack spokesperson e-mailed Ars to say, “We decline to comment except to say that RadioShack has not confirmed any of the information that is being reported.” The Texas-based firm did not deny the\u00a0Journal\u2019s<\/em> report, however.<\/p>\n

Bankruptcy protection wouldn’t\u00a0necessarily mean that RadioShack intends to\u00a0go out of business. Rather, it would mean RadioShack would be\u00a0given a certain period of time to rebuild itself and shield itself from creditors.”<\/p>\n

[Continue reading…<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the positive side, I’ve heard from several\u00a0readers that they’ve found deals at RadioShack on radios and components\/soldering equipment recently. If you have a RadioShack near you, check in frequently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: ARS Techinica via WSJ) “It’s a move many have predicted for some time: RadioShack is probably going to file for bankruptcy protection. According to a\u00a0Wall Street Journal\u00a0report\u00a0citing unnamed sources, the cash-poor retailer could submit its filing as soon as February 2015.\u00a0A RadioShack spokesperson e-mailed Ars to say, “We decline to comment except to say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,714],"tags":[381,380],"class_list":["post-11986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-retailers","tag-radio-shack","tag-radioshack"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-37k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24601,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/radioshack-files-for-bankruptcy\/","url_meta":{"origin":11986,"position":0},"title":"RadioShack files for bankruptcy","author":"Thomas","date":"March 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dave Zantow (N9EWO), who shares the following news from Reuters: RadioShack chain operator files for bankruptcy protection (Reuters) - U.S. electronics chain RadioShack Corp filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday for the second time in a little over two years, faced with a challenging retail\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RadioShack-StoreClosing-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RadioShack-StoreClosing-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RadioShack-StoreClosing-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27789,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/radioshack-franchises-expand-in-wake-of-corporate-bankruptcy\/","url_meta":{"origin":11986,"position":1},"title":"RadioShack franchises expand in wake of corporate bankruptcy","author":"Thomas","date":"August 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Twice.com via Tom Hacker) RadioShack\u2019s second bankruptcy in two years may have brought its company-owned stores to the edge of oblivion, but it has apparently sparked a renaissance among the chain\u2019s approximately 425 independent franchisees. 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