It makes sense that a company named for a device that many Gen Zers have never heard of has slipped off the map, but not many people know that before it declared bankruptcy in 2017 for the second time, RadioShack was almost nearing its 100th birthday.
‍Despite its rapid growth in the following decades, partly aided by its foray into music, RadioShack had its first brush with bankruptcy in the 60s. Charles Tandy, a leather retailer, bailed out the company by buying it for $300,000. Read up more for a brief history on radio shack