Computer City enters Canada with simultaneous openings of three superstores.FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1994--Computer City(R), North America's pre-eminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae computer superstore retailer, continues its rapid growth by celebrating its entry into Canada with the simultaneous openings today of three new superstores in two provinces. "The retailing infra-structure of our parent company, Tandy Corporation Tandy Corporation was a family-owned leather goods company based in Fort Worth, Texas, which is best known for purchasing and giving its name to the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based RadioShack Corporation. , has enabled us to enter this exciting market in a very aggressive and highly intelligent manner," said Computer City President Alan Bush Alan Bush (December 22, 1900 – October 31, 1995) was a British composer and pianist. Bush was born in London first attending Highgate School and then the Royal Academy of Music. . "Each of these prime retail locations will serve as a launching point for further expansion into the Canadian market. "We believe that our strong pre-opening sales results will be indicative of the rapid customer acceptance of Computer City's concept of value and service oriented retailing." Before the end of the year, Computer City will operate a total of 69 locations in 41 domestic and five international markets throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Computer City is the only computer superstore retailer authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: to carry Apple, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. , Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Leading Edge, Packard Bell See Packard Bell NEC. , Tandy(R) and U.S. Logic(R) personal computer products under one roof. Comparison shopping is easy and convenient with more than 5,000 name brand items including computers, printers, software and furniture. Most superstores are open seven days a week. Each SuperCenter has a highly trained, non-commissioned sales staff along with a technical service department. The technical service department is open during all store hours and is factory authorized to service all leading computer brands. Additionally, each SuperCenter has a professionally staffed training facility. For commercial, government and education accounts, the Computer City Direct Sales Team in each SuperCenter provides accurate pricing, availability and shipping information. The company also provides value- added services such as monthly credit plans and leasing options. Computer City, a division of Tandy Corporation, currently operates 64 locations in 39 domestic and five international markets. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Computer City is a registered service mark of Tandy Corporation. Computer City Express and "Upgrades on the Spot" are service marks of Tandy Corporation. Tandy and U.S. Logic are registered trademarks of Tandy Corporation. -0- The absence of a (R) or a (TM) in connection with the marks identifying products of other vendors does not indicate the absence of registration of those marks. CONTACT: Computer City, Fort Worth Mieke Henderson, 817/347-7624 |
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