Computer City opens first downtown location; Chicago SuperCenter becomes 105th store worldwide.FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 1996--Computer City, one of the world's largest computer superstore retailers, is opening its first "downtown" location today in Chicago. The new 21,411-square-foot SuperCenter will provide all of the services of a typical Computer City store, with an additional focus on business, education and government accounts. "Opportunities for the computer shopper Computer Shopper could referr to the following publications:
Computer City entered the Chicago market in December 1994, when the company opened three locations in Deerfield, Oak Brook and Schaumburg. Since that time, the company has instituted a number of service-oriented programs designed to provide customers a wider variety of product support at the same low prices Computer City has always offered. Some of the initiatives include: o On The Spot Delivery -- Delivery and set-up of any computer system purchased at Computer City is available for $79.99. o Solutions On The Spot -- New computer users can receive 90 days of unlimited phone support for $39.95. o Upgrades On The Spot -- Installation and testing of most hardware and software upgrades is available during all business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . o 110% Price Guarantee -- Computer City will match advertised prices of other retailers on any in-stock item it carries. If the item is advertised elsewhere at a lower price within 30 days of purchase, Computer City will refund 110% of the difference. o Software Training -- Computer City has expanded its Software Training program to include more than 130 different classes. Taught by professional instructors, each class is 100% satisfaction guaranteed Satisfaction Guaranteed may refer to:
hardware with one person per PC. Some of the courses offered include Introduction to Windows 95, Excel, Corel Draw, Lotus, PowerPoint, Quicken, Word and Using the Internet. Computer City carries more than 3,800 different name brand products including computers, printers, software, books, furniture and accessory items from leading vendors such as 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) , Packard Bell See Packard Bell NEC. , Power Computing Not to be confused with the extant computer hardware company also called Power Computing. Power Computing was a short-lived manufacturer of Apple Macintosh-compatible computers. and Toshiba. In May, Computer City formed an alliance with EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. to offer additional services to its corporate customers, including immediate pricing and availability estimates. EDS will provide logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet for the company, enabling the installation of an order management system for Computer City that includes order processing, personal computer (PC) procurement, and PC integration and distribution services for corporate clients. In addition to logistics services, systems provided through EDS will give Computer City the ability to track and monitor orders more efficiently. During the grand opening period, Computer City's hours are from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday thru Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. A division of 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. , Computer City entered the computer superstore market in 1991. The company currently operates 105 locations in 60 markets throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and Canada. http://www/tandy.com/cc/ TRADEMARKS: Computer City is a registered service mark of Tandy Corporation. The absence of a (R) or a (TM) in connection with the marks identifying products or other vendors does not indicate the absence or registration of those marks. CONTACT: Computer City Mieke Henderson, 817/347-7624 |
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