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title: "Philly.com: As tech chains close stores, Wireless Zone sees new locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5decfc10-8242-465b-8207-e4efb0c0194e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/phillycom-as-tech-chains-close-stores-wireless-zone-sees-new-locations-1659
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
topics: ["Technology","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-05-18T15:10:36.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:27.455Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc36.png
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# Philly.com: As tech chains close stores, Wireless Zone sees new locations

**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.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-05-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/phillycom-as-tech-chains-close-stores-wireless-zone-sees-new-locations-1659).*

## Story

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.

Philadelphia stands out as an ideal market for this. As one of the country’s largest cities, and home to many Millennials, it’s a great place for brands to open new doors. Click here to read the original story.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- Philadelphia (location)
- Wireless Zone (company)
- Verizon (company)
- franchising trend (topic)
- store takeover (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/phillycom-as-tech-chains-close-stores-wireless-zone-sees-new-locations-1659). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5decfc10-8242-465b-8207-e4efb0c0194e).