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Article: Tandy Corp. May Tailor Radio Shack Stores to Latest Local Technologies.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- August 23, 1999
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Aug. 23 -- For Tandy Corp.'s Radio Shack chain, the retailer that coined the slogan, "You've got questions, we've got answers," the potential options now emerging for high-speed Internet access may represent a huge opportunity.
Tandy executives envision confused consumers flocking to their stores to see demonstrations of so-called broadband access via cable modems, satellite dishes and digital subscriber line or DSL service, which uses standard phone lines.
According to this vision, each Radio Shack store will be able to customize its selection for the locally available service offerings in virtually every ...