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Nobody Beats the Wiz
1977–2003
“The jingle you still can't unhear.”
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"The Wiz" — the Northeast electronics and record chain with the jingle burned into every local memory. It grew fast, over-expanded, and was bought by Cablevision, which finally shut the last stores in 2003.
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Did you go to Nobody Beats the Wiz? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Nobody Beats the Wiz.
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⚰️ Also gone
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Woolworth's
1879–1997
“The five-and-dime with the lunch counter.”
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Service Merchandise
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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