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I think the remaining ones are just cell phone and battery kiosks that happen to be full sized stores. Up until a couple years ago, the two near me had full s

I think the remaining ones are just cell phone and battery kiosks that happen to be full sized stores. Up until a couple years ago, the two near me had full sections dedicated to discrete components, arduinos, etc. The old school Radio Shacks had all that stuff for decades until the internet killed them. Now its just a retail junk store. > They seemed amazed that I would actually design my own circuits Well, you're dealing with people with retail jobs. They probably aren't meeting a lot of engineers or makers. They spend their days arguing with housewives and children over cell phone contracts and fees.

jmspring 10y ago
Standard General bought Radio Shack and it's assets and has been working with moving Sprint into some of the stores (like the one here in Santa Cruz). http://www.businessinsider.com/standard-general-buys-radioshack-for-262-million-2015-5?r=UK&IR=T http://www.businessinsider.com/standard-general-buys-radiosh... At least locally, we have Santa Cruz Electronics which has a decent assortment of components. It is no Quement's, etc. though from back in the day.
ayuvar 10y ago
In Canada, Bell purchased Radio Shack and rebranded it. It has pretty aggressive cell phone upselling, and we missed out on the arduino/makerspace stuff that the US Radio Shack was embarking on a few years ago.