In 2017, RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, for the second time, and shut down the vast majority of its stores. The chain, a long standing mecca for DIY electronics enthusiasts, had unfortunately fallen victim to the Amazonification of shopping.
A few hundred independently owned Radio Shack franchises remain with one of the most interesting located in the northern part of the Alaska Panhandle, specifically the census-designated place of Haines (population approx. — Read the rest
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