new UK based site for radioshack etc
 

www.dayga.co.uk now stocks radioshack products in the UK , amongst other
produts which may be of interest to this group such as inverters,
stepdown transformers etc

the RadioShack inventory currently covers switches, relays, bulbs and
lamps, mics, speakers, scanners, project boxes, and more

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jim wrote:
www.dayga.co.uk now stocks radioshack products in the UK , amongst other
produts which may be of interest to this group such as inverters,
stepdown transformers etc

Link doesn't work.

the RadioShack inventory currently covers switches, relays, bulbs and
lamps, mics, speakers, scanners, project boxes, and more

The UK arm was Tandy, but IIRC they went bankrupt.

Maplin provide a similar service.

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The UK arm was Tandy, but IIRC they went bankrupt.

Actually the UK/Australia/Canada arm was Intertan, run from Canada and is
now "The Source" and owned by Circuit City. They're all dying - can Radio
Shack survive with no business plan that works?

N

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NSM wrote:
Actually the UK/Australia/Canada arm was Intertan, run from Canada and is
now "The Source" and owned by Circuit City. They're all dying - can Radio
Shack survive with no business plan that works?

Electronics just doesn't seem to be as common a hobby with kids as it once
was.

Maplin were originally mainly mail order suppliers of electronic
components. Then got themselves a high street presence country wide. Which
requires a constant reasonable turnover and profit to maintain. As the
demand for electronic components reduced, they diversified into things
like Hi-fi accessories, phones, ICE, computer bits and accessories etc.
The sort of things you won't find easily on the high street. And seem to
be doing reasonably well.

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Maplin were originally mainly mail order suppliers of electronic
components. Then got themselves a high street presence country wide. Which
requires a constant reasonable turnover and profit to maintain. As the
demand for electronic components reduced, they diversified into things
like Hi-fi accessories, phones, ICE, computer bits and accessories etc.
The sort of things you won't find easily on the high street. And seem to
be doing reasonably well.

There used to be various chains in the US also - all gone except for the
Shack now.

N

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NSM wrote:
Maplin were originally mainly mail order suppliers of electronic
components. Then got themselves a high street presence country wide.
Which requires a constant reasonable turnover and profit to maintain.
As the demand for electronic components reduced, they diversified into
things like Hi-fi accessories, phones, ICE, computer bits and
accessories etc. The sort of things you won't find easily on the high
street. And seem to be doing reasonably well.

There used to be various chains in the US also - all gone except for the
Shack now.

What Maplin seem to do is to employ at least one geek in every shop. Get
hold of him or her and you might just get some useful advice.

Tandy as I remember it employed McDonald's rejects.

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What Maplin seem to do is to employ at least one geek in every shop. Get
hold of him or her and you might just get some useful advice.

Tandy as I remember it employed McDonald's rejects.

As told to me: "If you know which end of a resistor is the plus end never
let that slip or you'll never make commission for all the geek questions".

N