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Incredible Universe
1992–1997
“The stadium-sized electronics store.”
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Tandy's answer to the big-box future — electronics megastores the size of a stadium, with employees called "cast members," a karaoke stage, a baby-sitting area, and a wall of hundreds of TVs all playing at once. It was too big to be profitable; Tandy sold or closed the stores by 1997.
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Woolworth's
1879–1997
“The five-and-dime with the lunch counter.”
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1934–2002
“Fill out the slip, wait for the conveyor.”
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Circuit City
1949–2009
“The big-box electronics trip.”
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RadioShack
1921–2015
“The store with a part for everything.”
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