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RadioShack Corp., the nearly century-old consumer-electronics chain that filed for bankruptcy Thursday, will close three of its 23 Hawaii stores.
The outlets listed on the company’s website Friday include a 2,483-square-foot store at Nuuanu Shopping Plaza in Honolulu, a 5,451-square-foot location in Aiea’s Pearlridge Center and a 2,304-square-foot store at Waikele Premium Outlets in Waipahu.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer is closing as many as 2,100 stores that aren’t doing well, according to court filings.
After losing business to online and big-box rivals, RadioShack filed bankruptcy with $1.4 billion in debt and a plan to sell from 1,500 to 2,400 stores to Standard General LP, a major lender and shareholder.
Standard General has a deal with wireless carrier Sprint Corp. to set up stores-within-stores at as many as 1,750 locations.
The chain joins Circuit City, Tweeter and CompUSA as 21st-century casualties of the encroachment of online retailers and big-box stores into an already competitive category.