TL;DR
Wireless Zone is expanding its presence by taking over Radio Shack locations, with plans to add as many sites as possible. The mobile phone provider hopes to revamp Radio Shack’s old locations and make them its own.
Radio Shack may be on its way out, but franchises like Wireless Zone are hotter than ever. The mobile phone provider hopes to revamp Radio Shack’s old locations and make them its own."We're looking at adding as many [RadioShack sites] as our partners at Verizon will let us," said Dave Staszewski, executive vice president at Wireless Zone, in his interview with Philly.
com. This is a rising trend in the franchising industry. Many well-known names decided to take over spaces from brands that are dying out to create media buzz and customer traffic.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on May 18, 2015. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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