RadioShack, closing 1,000 stores, leaves only these 70

Chris Woodyard | USA TODAY

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Electronics retailer RadioShack has closed more than 1,000 stores since Memorial Day weekend and has become a virtual goner, saying it will only have 70 company-owned stores remaining by Thursday.

The chain held a giant liquidation sale over the weekend "before we close the stores for good," it said in a statement. Also remaining are about 500 dealer-owned stores.

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The meltdown of what was once one of America's best-known chains represents a strange turn of events considering it was only in March that parent General Wireless Operations filed for bankruptcy protection and proposed closing only about 200 RadioShack stores.

But at the time, General Wireless left the door open to closing more — though few observers expected the numbers to top 1,000 soon.

Now, the remaining company-owned stores will include only seven states, with the greatest concentration in New York, Pennsylvania and RadioShack's native Texas.

In its heyday, Fort Worth-based RadioShack had 7,300 stores and could claim that it had a store within three miles of 95% of all American households. It was a regular stop for consumers for all nature of electronics — from stereos to walkie talkies. It also became a regular stop for incidental items like cables or antennae to hook up a TV set, batteries for toys or transistor radios or early laptop computers like the TRS-80.

But like so many other retailers, it has become a victim of the Internet. Now, when people need electronic gear, more than ever they turn to online retailers.

RadioShack began in Boston in 1921.

As for the RadioShack authorized dealers, many appear similar to the company owned stores, having stocked RadioShack-branded merchandise. Others differ by carrying items that wouldn't be found in the company-owned stores.

Here are the 70 company-owned stores that will be left:

COLORADO

COLO SPRINGS-SOUTHGATE COLORADO SPRINGS CO

BOULDER-MARSHALL PLAZA, BOULDER CO

AURORA-PEORIA ST AURORA CO

GOLDEN-GOLDEN RD, GOLDEN CO

DENVER-16TH STREET MALL, DENVER CO

MARYLAND

FREDERICK FSK MALL, FREDERICK MD

BETHESDA-MONTGOMERY MALL, BETHESDA MD

NEW JERSEY

TOMS RIVER-TOMS RIVER SC, TOMS RIVER NJ

W ORANGE-ESSEX GREEN, WEST ORANGE NJ

KEARNY-PASSAIC AVE., KEARNY NJ

MASSACHUSETTS

CAMBRIDGE-MASS AVE CAMBRIDGE MA

QUINCY-QUINCY AVE., QUINCY MA

GLOUCESTER-CAPE ANN, GLOUCESTER MA

GREAT BARRINGTON-PLAZA GRT BARRINGTON MA

FALMOUTH-MAIN ST., FALMOUTH MA

WILMINGTON-PLAZA WILMINGTON MA

SWAMPSCOTT-MALL, SWAMPSCOTT MA

NEW YORK

WATERTOWN-NICHOLS, WATERTOWN NY

FRANKLIN SQ-FRANKLIN AVE FRANKLIN SQUARE NY

WEBSTER-PLAZA, WEBSTER NY

FOREST HILLS-CONTINENTAL FOREST HILLS NY

LOCKPORT-TRANSIT RD LOCKPORT NY

KINGSTON-KINGSTON PLAZA KINGSTON NY

NEW YORK WASH CRT, NEW YORK NY

HUDSON-FAIRVIEW, HUDSON NY

YONKERS-CENTRAL PARK YONKERS NY

NECA-UNION RD W SENECA NY

BRIDGEHAMPTON-COMMONS BRIDGEHAMPTON NY

QUEENSBURY-ROUTE, QUEENSBURY NY

RENSSELAER-COUNTY PLAZA, RENSSELAER NY

BAY SHORE-SUNRISE HWY, BAY SHORE NY

NEW YORK-23RD ST, NEW YORK NY

BUFFALO-DELAWARE, BUFFALO NY

NORTHPORT-FORT SALONGA, NORTHPORT NY

SUNNYSIDE-QUEENS SUNNYSIDE NY

CARMEL-PUTNAM, CARMEL NY

SCHENECTADY-BALLTOWN RD SCHENECTADY NY

BROOKLYN-MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN NY

NEW PALTZ-NEW PALTZ PLZ NEW PALTZ NY

PENNSYLVANIA

NEW HOPE LOGAN SQ NEW HOPE PA

WASHINGTON STRABANE SQ WASHINGTON PA

ASTORIA-BROADWAY SC ASTORIA NY

LANGHORNE-OXFORD LANGHORNE PA

LATROBE-LATROBE SHOP CTR LATROBE PA

DU BOIS-COMMONS DR DU BOIS PA

RED LION-CAPE HORN RD, RED LION PA

WEST CHESTER-PAOLI PIKE WEST CHESTER PA

KING OF PRUSSIA-PLAZA KING OF PRUSSIA PA

CLARKS SUMMIT-ABINGTON1 CLARKS SUMMIT PA

BALA CYNWYD-E CITY AVE, BALA CYNWYD PA

DOYLESTOWN-MAIN ST., DOYLESTOWN PA

ELIZABETHTOWN-KMART, ELIZABETHTOWN PA

ARDMORE-LANCASTER, ARDMORE PA

ALLENTOWN-TILGHMAN, ALLENTOWN PA

PHILA-CHESTNUT, PHILADELPHIA PA

YORK-LOUCKS, YORK PA

PAOLI-LANCASTER AVE, PAOLI PA

TEXAS

KERRVILLE-MAIN ST KERRVILLE TX

WEATHERFORD-S MAIN WEATHERFORD TX

PASADENA-SPENCER, PASADENA TX

THE WOODLANDS-SAWDUST, THE WOODLANDS TX

HOUSTON-THE PARK, HOUSTON TX

NEW BRAUNFELS-S WALNUT NEW BRAUNFELS TX

CONROE-TOWN CENTER N, CONROE TX

KATY-MKT AT VILLAGE CTR, KATY TX

SAN ANTONIO-CNTRYSD PLAZA SAN ANTONIO TX

WACO-W WACO DR WACO TX

MAGNOLIA-WESTWOOD VILLAGE, MAGNOLIA TX

SPRING-STUEBNER SPRING TX

TOMBALL-FM 2920 RD TOMBALL TX