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Tandy Corporation

Tandy Corporation was an American family-owned retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas that made leather goods, operated the RadioShack and Tandy electronics stores, and later built personal computers.

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Founded
1919; 107 years ago (1919) (as Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Founders
Norton Hinckley Dave L. Tandy
Industry
Retail
Defunct
May 2000; 26 years ago (2000-05)
Fate
Renamed to RadioShack
Formerly
Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company (1919–1956) General American Industries (1956–1961)

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History

Acquisition of Merribee and RadioShack

Computers

Tandy stores

Other retail outlets

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Tandy Corporation

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples88
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
Components1

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Tandy Corporation

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related to Acquisition of Merribee and RadioShack · 23
Tandy Corporation → American Handicraft, Boston, By April, Canada, Charles, Charles Tandy, Cleveland Crafts Inc, Electronics Crafts, Fort Worth, He, In, Merribee, Merribee Art Embroidery Co, RadioShack, RadioShack Corporation, RadioShack's, Tandy, Tandy Leather, Tandy Mart, Texas
related to Tandy stores · 21
Tandy Corporation → Aartselaar, August, Australia, Belgium, Birmingham, Europe, For, Hall Green, In, Initially, InterTAN, October, RadioShack-style, Realistic, Staff, Tandy, Tandy Card, Tandy Care, The, UK
related to Incredible Universe · 16
Tandy Corporation → Arlington, Best Buy, Circuit City, Each Incredible Universe, Fry's Electronics, Incredible Universe, Lechmere, Many Incredible Universe, Oregon, RadioShack, Sales, Tandy's, Texas, The Incredible Universe, Trans World Entertainment, Wilsonville
related to O'Sullivan Industries · 10
Tandy Corporation → Brockman, BRS, Co, Conroy, In, O'Sullivan, O'Sullivan Industries, OSI Acquisition, Rosser, Sherrill
Defunct · 1
Tandy Corporation → May 2000; 26 years ago (2000-05)
Fate · 1
Tandy Corporation → Renamed to RadioShack
Formerly · 1
Tandy Corporation → Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company (1919–1956) General American Industries (1956–1961)
Founded · 1
Tandy Corporation → 1919; 107 years ago (1919) (as Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Founders · 1
Tandy Corporation → Norton Hinckley Dave L. Tandy
Industry · 1
Tandy Corporation → Retail

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tandy stores company computer radioshack corporation leather electronics computers charles products radio shack sales retail first sold city texas acquired

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tandy CorporationDefunctMay 2000; 26 years ago (2000-05)1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationFateRenamed to RadioShack1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationFormerlyHinckley-Tandy Leather Company (1919–1956) General American Industries (1956–1961)1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationFounded1919; 107 years ago (1919) (as Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationFoundersNorton Hinckley Dave L. Tandy1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationIndustryRetail1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationProductsLeather goods Electronics1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationSuccessorRadioShack Tandy Leather Factory1.00infobox
Tandy CorporationWebsitetandy.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-03-01)1.00infobox
the IBM PC for the first timeinstance ofit began selling products compatible with non-Tandy products0.80text
acknowledging that Tandy could no longer only sell software for its own computersinstance ofit began selling products compatible with non-Tandy products0.80text
and customers could buy products for Tandy PC compatibles elsewhereinstance ofit began selling products compatible with non-Tandy products0.80text

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