I would not buy there stocks, thought you never know they might rise up, but I in person have no hope , when you drive around you can barely find a radio shack store, they are mostly still in malls, but no I would not buy there stocks or I can buy them and not expect much.
You think exactly the way I do. Radioshack is a dying brand, soon there will be none left. Investing in it would be stupidity at this point seeing as it's obvious that it won't rebound, it's clear for everyone to see that Radioshack is declining faster and faster.
More and more retailers are biting the dust. This is especially true with electronics / tech gadgets and small items that can be shipped very cheaply if bought online.
As has been said before in this thread, I would advise staying away from RadioShack stocks. The main reason for them still surviving is due to them being a cellular phone retailer, but in much the same way as other electronics that are sold, more people are buying cellular phones online or directly from the manufacturer. RadioShack will soon be a thing of the past.
I think doing anything with Radioshack is useless. I would advise to stay away from buying their stock; you are just going to lose. I have never bought stock from them, but, I can remember I bought a phone from them in 2010 in Pennsylvania and the phone could only make calls in Pennsylvania. I went back and spoke to the store manager and he said the phone is none refundable and he asked me if I would like another phone. I told him no and call it a lost.
I would stay far away from Radioshack. I really think that electronics brick and mortar stores are a bit of a dying breed, the price and convenience of shopping for electronics is so much better online. I think the Radioshack brand is a bit old fashioned and dated, and I haven't seen a Radioshack store that was busy in years. I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't any specialty electronics retailers a decade from now.
RadioShack is more than likely a sinking ship. The stock could rise before the company eventually goes under, but I doubt it's worth your time to invest in RadioShack and then wait for the perfect moment to profit even the slightest. It used to be a pretty big company, but those days are over, no matter how versatile its locations can be.
RadioShack is pushing a myopic view to their stores and it's going to show up in the next decade in a lot of them closing down. Instead of maybe going defensive and pushing to more niche stuff (I work on computers as a hobby and it was great grabbing stuff there so I didn't have to wait for the mail or a delivery) they're trying to fight the other dying big box stores like Best Buy. The last time I was in one for a converter the employee tried to push a warranty, their store card and a coupon for something else I was entirely uninterested in. They could turn it around but if they keep trying to punch up they'll end up on the floor instead.
Nobody should be buying stocks in brick and mortar businesses. With the ease of internet shopping, it's only a matter of time until traditional stores are a thing of the past. Just look at your local mall, I bet half of the locations are empty.
Where brick and mortar retailers still have an advantage is in larger items that generally cost a great deal to ship, and also with higher-end buyers of luxury items who don't bother with online shopping and prefer an "experience" of sorts. Laws also factor in - like with automobiles. Many states have laws prohibiting direct sales of automobiles to retail customers. This is largely due to the powerful auto dealer lobbyists, and also due to the need for service centers for customers within a reasonable distance. But the small items, electronics, etc have long been dying in brick and mortar retail.
