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TANDY Toys for men (50-60's era).
Tandy Corporation was an American family-owned retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas that made leather goods, operated the RadioShack and Tandy electronics stores, and later built personal computers.
Tandy Corporation
Formerly
Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company (1919–1956)
General American Industries (1956–1961)
Industry
Retail
Founded
1919; 106 years ago (as Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Founders
Norton Hinckley
Dave L. Tandy
Defunct
May 2000; 25 years ago
Fate
Renamed to RadioShack
Successor
RadioShack
Tandy Leather Factory
Products
Leather goods
Electronics
Website
tandy.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-03-01)
Tandy Leather was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store. By the end of the 1950s, under the tutelage of then-CEO Charles Tandy, the company expanded into the hobby market, making leather moccasins and coin purses, making huge sales among Scouts, leading to a fast growth in sales.[1] Aiming to broaden the company horizon, Charles Tandy acquired a number of craft retail companies, including RadioShack in 1963, then an almost bankrupt chain of electronics stores in Boston.
In the 1970s and 1980s, now led by John Roach as CEO, the corporation started to invest into the personal computer market following the introduction of the popular TRS-80; it was one of the pioneers in the rising personal computer industry, being lauded by the magazine Financial World as "the driving force at the front-running company in the red-hot personal computer race".[1] Unable to keep up with cost-cutting competitors, Tandy exited the PC business in 1993, selling its assets to AST Research, retaining its profitable goods-making units.[2][3] In 2000, the Tandy Corporation name was dropped, and the entity became the RadioShack Corporation.
Liberty House
Liberty House was Hawaii's iconic, long-standing department store (1849-2001), known for its roots as Hackfeld's Dry Goods, its expansion to the mainland, and its eventual conversion to Macy's stores by Federated Department Stores Inc. after declaring bankruptcy. It was a beloved retailer with locations across the Hawaiian islands (like Ala Moana, Waikiki) and Guam, representing a significant part of local history before its closure, says Ono Brand Shirts and Liberty House History in Hawaii and Wikipedia.
Tandy Corporation was an American family-owned retailer based in Fort Worth, Texas that made leather goods, operated the RadioShack and Tandy electronics stores, and later built personal computers.
Tandy Corporation
Formerly
Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company (1919–1956)
General American Industries (1956–1961)
Industry
Retail
Founded
1919; 106 years ago (as Hinckley-Tandy Leather Company)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Founders
Norton Hinckley
Dave L. Tandy
Defunct
May 2000; 25 years ago
Fate
Renamed to RadioShack
Successor
RadioShack
Tandy Leather Factory
Products
Leather goods
Electronics
Website
tandy.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2000-03-01)
Tandy Leather was founded in 1919 as a leather supply store. By the end of the 1950s, under the tutelage of then-CEO Charles Tandy, the company expanded into the hobby market, making leather moccasins and coin purses, making huge sales among Scouts, leading to a fast growth in sales.[1] Aiming to broaden the company horizon, Charles Tandy acquired a number of craft retail companies, including RadioShack in 1963, then an almost bankrupt chain of electronics stores in Boston.
In the 1970s and 1980s, now led by John Roach as CEO, the corporation started to invest into the personal computer market following the introduction of the popular TRS-80; it was one of the pioneers in the rising personal computer industry, being lauded by the magazine Financial World as "the driving force at the front-running company in the red-hot personal computer race".[1] Unable to keep up with cost-cutting competitors, Tandy exited the PC business in 1993, selling its assets to AST Research, retaining its profitable goods-making units.[2][3] In 2000, the Tandy Corporation name was dropped, and the entity became the RadioShack Corporation.
Liberty House
Liberty House was Hawaii's iconic, long-standing department store (1849-2001), known for its roots as Hackfeld's Dry Goods, its expansion to the mainland, and its eventual conversion to Macy's stores by Federated Department Stores Inc. after declaring bankruptcy. It was a beloved retailer with locations across the Hawaiian islands (like Ala Moana, Waikiki) and Guam, representing a significant part of local history before its closure, says Ono Brand Shirts and Liberty House History in Hawaii and Wikipedia.
