Infobox company name CompUSA logo Image CompUSA logo.svg 220px type Subsidiary of Systemax Systemax Inc ... CompUSA is a retailer and reseller of consumer electronics , technology products and computer services ... CompUSA.com, Inc. CompUSA. Retrieved on January 7, 2010. ref Until its reorganization, CompUSA, Inc ... firm Gordon Brothers Group bought the company. ref http www.marketwatch.com story compusa bought by gordon bros group to close stores ref Systemax purchased the CompUSA brand, 16 retail ... ref ref http www.retail20.com store updates CompUSA Retail 2.0 Store Updates ref History File CompUSA Santa Clara 2.jpg thumb right 275px A typical CompUSA store, circa 2005 Founded in 1984 as Soft Warehouse ... CompUSA couldn t overcome obsolete practices . The Dallas Morning News . 2008 02 ... of Chief Executive Officer Nathan P. Morton, the company s name was changed to CompUSA, and the company ..., CompUSA grew to over 2 billion in revenues. Morton resigned in 1993 after a falling out with the board of directors. In 2008, CompUSA closed all stores in New Jersey. Citation needed date March ... to form CompUSA Call Center Services, a division that provided contact center services to Original .... 2001 In July, CompUSA Call Center Services became Telvista The Televista Company . ref cite web title ... hometheater.about.com b a 030627.htm CompUSA To Buy Good Guys . About.com . 2003 09 29. ref 2005 Converted three CompUSA stores and 13 Good Guys stores into megastores. Closed all 46 Good Guys locations. Began marketing in California and Hawaii as CompUSA with Good Guys Inside in response to Best Buy s marketing campaign with Magnolia Inside . 2005, CompUSA started a customer loyalty program called The CompUSA Network. For every dollar spent at any CompUSA store, the customer received 13 points. 2006, sales of the CompUSA Network membership cards were suspended pending further investigation onto ... quote date September 2011 2006, CompUSA announced the end of the Network Reward program. All customers ... more details
has launched rock your quad bus tour 13 systemaxs compusa retail locations throughout florida ... and divisions of Systemax, Inc. include SystemaxPC, Tiger Direct , CompUSA , CircuitCity.com , Global .... ref name sysdiv http www.systemax.com divisions.htm Systemax Subsidiaries and Divisions ref CompUSA ... based CompUSA brand, trademarks and e commerce business, and as many as 16 CompUSA retail outlets ... announces definitive agreement to acquire selected assets and retail stores from compusa title Systemax Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Selected Assets and Retail Stores from CompUSA date ... effect six days later, and the first store under Systemax currently using the CompUSA brand opened .... See also Tiger Direct TigerDirect CompUSA CircuitCity.com References Reflist External links http www.systemax.com ... more details
ToneThis is a mobile media desktop application that allows people to personalize and deliver their personal music, images and videos wirelessly or via Bluetooth or USB to their mobile phone as a ringtone , wallpaper or mobile video. ToneThis is a CNET Top 10 Mobile application and is available in retail stores including CompUSA and BestBuy . ToneThis was founded by Raj Singh, a serial mobile entrepreneur. External links http www.tonethis.com ToneThis main site http www.rajansingh.com Raj Singh website Category Mobile software Wireless stub ... more details
president of the new company. The stores resembled CompUSA s super center concepts, but lacked the financial backing CompUSA had. CompUSA, having a larger market share, bought the company, and in the process ..., Computer City opened right next to its main competitor CompUSA. In King Of Prussia, PA, Computer City was directly across the street from CompUSA, and was in plain sight from CompUSA s main entrance ... within 3 miles of the above mentioned CompUSA and Computer City. This may have hurt both of these Tandy ... checkout and for exchanges returns. Acquisition by CompUSA On June 22, 1998, CompUSA announced that it was purchasing the Computer City chain for 275 million USD ref name cnet1 http news.cnet.com CompUSA to buy Computer City 2100 1001 3 212530.html?tag mncol CompUSA to buy Computer City ref . Upon completion of the takeover in September 1998, CompUSA shuttered fifty of the stores outright, and transitioned the remainders into CompUSA locations. ref name cnet2 http news.cnet.com Computer City shuts ... on items that had been purchased at Computer City were taken over by CompUSA, in other states they were taken over by Radio Shack. In Canada, Computer City Canada stores were sold from CompUSA to Future ... more details
notability date December 2011 unreferenced date December 2011 The Willows Shopping Center is located in one of the fastest growing areas of the East Bay in Concord, California . The center boasts a strong line up of national retailers including Old Navy , Cost Plus World Market , REI , CompUSA , Claim Jumper , Benihana restaurant Benihana and the newest member in holiday 2006, Pier One . Located in a densely populated area, the customer is a college educated, white collar professional, with over two thirds opening their own home. The average household income of 92,574 is 24 percent above the state average. Over forty five percent of customers are between the ages of 35 and 54 and in the prime of their career. The center is located adjacent to and is visible from the major north south of I 680 that links the area to San Francisco . In addition, two BART stations provide rapid transit for office workers from the surrounding area to the city. Anchors CompUSA 26,000 sq. ft. Closed Now houses UFC Gym Cost Plus World Market 21,000 sq. ft. Old Navy 25,000 sq. ft. Pier One 10,802 sq. ft. REI 29,486 sq. ft. External links http www.willowsshoppingcenter.com The Willows Shopping Center Official Website SFBayshopping coord 37.969012 122.057281 display t type landmark Category Concord, California Category Shopping centers in the San Francisco Bay Area Willows Shopping Center, The Category Shopping malls in Contra Costa County, California ... more details
The Beaches Adult Soccer League is an USA American soccer league based in Duval County, Florida that is affiliated with the USASA . The league has teams in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia U.S. state Georgia . The BASL has leagues for men, co ed, and over 30 s. Men s teams Spring 2007 Premier Lynch s Irish Pub F.C. PTC Aerotek Nets Stonewood Uncle Charlies Eagles United Latino s Sunrise American Askel s Rush CompUSA Revolution Eagles United FCSL FPJ United SC Internazionale Sunrise Swinging Richards Those Guys National Hurricanes Latino Mandrin Mavericks Manglers PTC Howard Johnson Stars United Strictly Soccer Young Stars External links http www.basl.com Official site Category Soccer in Florida Category Soccer in Georgia U.S. state Category USASA leagues ... more details
about the online retailer owned by Systemax the defunct company that operated from 1949 to 2009 Circuit City Stores Infobox Company name Circuit City.com logo Image Circuit City logo.svg 200px type Subsidiary predecessor Circuit City Stores Circuit City Stores, Inc. foundation 2009 industry Retailing Retail , ECommerce products Electronics parent Systemax homepage http www.circuitcity.com CircuitCity.com CircuitCity.com, Inc. d b a Circuit City & CircuitCity.com is an online retailer. It was originally the Web domain for the now defunct Circuit City Stores Circuit City chain of stores. Shortly after Circuit City filed for bankruptcy and began eliminating its brick and mortar operations, Systemax , a consumer electronics company primarily known for selling computers and other products through home shopping platforms, began negotiating to purchase the Web domain from the trademark s owners and relaunch it as an online store. ref cite web title Systemax Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Selected Assets and Retail Stores From CompUSA publisher RedOrbit.com url http www.redorbit.com news technology 1205083 systemax announces definitive agreement to acquire selected assets and retail index.html?source r technology accessdate 2008 01 06 ref The sale was completed on May 19, 2009. ref http www.circuitcity.com sectors aboutus index.asp ref Products The new CircuitCity.com sells the same types of products as Systemax s other subsidiaries TigerDirect and CompUSA , including home electronics, computers, and related accessories. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Circuitcity.Com Category Companies established in 2009 Category Consumer electronics retail companies of the United States Category Online retail companies of the United States Category Re established companies ... more details
Americans for Technology Leadership is a coalition of technology professionals, companies and organizations that advocates limited government regulation of technology. It has been described as a Microsoft front organization and has been cited as an example of astroturfing . ref http www.sourcewatch.org index.php?title Americans for Technology Leadership ref In 2001, the Los Angeles Times reported that hundreds of similar letters were sent to newspapers voicing disagreement with the United States Department of Justice and its antitrust suit against Microsoft. The letters, prepared by Americans for Technology Leadership, had in some cases been mailed from deceased citizens or nonexistent addresses. ref http www.newsfactor.com perl story 13046.html ref The founding members of the coalition are Association for Competitive Technology Citizens Against Government Waste Cityscape Filmworks Clarity Consulting CompTIA CompUSA Microsoft Microsoft Corporation 60Plus Association Small Business Survival Committee Staples, Inc. References Reflist External links http www.techleadership.org official website Category Political advocacy groups in the United States ... more details
group called Justicia Global, called for boycotts and protests of CompUSA , Kmart and Sears, Roebuck ... azef.org 2007 02 08 activists demand that compusa sears kmart end involvement in controversial mexican dam Arizona Earth First Blog Archive Activists Demand that CompUSA, Sears, Kmart End Involvement ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name K Minus Initiative Type Album Artist Commodore 64 band Commodore 64 Cover KM Initiative Cover.jpg Released December 1999 Recorded ? Genre Nerdcore hip hop Length 37 45 Label ? Producer ? Reviews Last album This album K Minus Initiative br 1999 Next album K Minus Initiative is the title of the first album by nerdcore or geeksta rap band Commodore 64 band Commodore 64 . It was released in 1999 see 1999 in music . Track listing Pep Assembly 1 55 K Minus 2 34 Sissy MCs 2 42 Health Maintenance Organization 4 52 Proof of the Riemann Mapping Theorem 0 39 Horton Hears a Ho 3 57 Animal Crackers 2 20 Even Do Music 0 32 It s Time for Food Rhymes 3 50 Fruit Salad 3 06 Dutch 1 55 Putney Swipe 3 27 Straight Outta CompUSA 2 19 Foam 2 44 Poop Assembly 0 53 Category 1999 albums 1990s hiphop album stub ... more details
BLP sources date June 2009 Jeff Serr born August 20, 1965 is an American radio personality, best known for radio programs heard in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , California and San Francisco, California San Francisco , on popular stations including KYA Radio KYA , KIOI FM KIOI , and KIIS FM . In recent years, Serr has lent his voice to TV and radio ad campaigns for CompUSA , Diet Pepsi , and Nissan Motors Nissan , among others. Serr was born in Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara , California . According to the disc jockey directory website 440 Satisfaction, ref http www.440int.com namess.html 440 Satisfaction Accessed on 8 August 2010. ref Serr began his radio career at KBLF in Red Bluff , Calif. From there, he moved to KSJO in San Jose. Subsequent stops included KIOI and KYA , in San Francisco, and KIIS FM 1982 and KCBS FM 1988 , in Los Angeles. References Reflist External links http www.jeffserr.com Jeff Serr s official website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Serr, Jeff ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Serr, Jeff Category American radio personalities Category People from Santa Barbara, California Category 1965 births Category Living people US radio bio stub ... more details
The following is a list of Mexicans by net worth published by Forbes 2011 ref http www.forbes.com wealth billionaires list?country 224&industry 1&state The World s Billionaires 2011 ref Billionaires Carlos Slim US 74 billion Telmex , INBURSA , Am rica M vil , CompUSA , WorldCom and Telcel Germ n Larrea Mota Velasco US 16 billion Grupo M xico Copper Raising, Railroads Alberto Baill res US 11.9 billion Pe oles Ricardo Salinas Pliego US 8.2 billion TV Azteca , Iusacell , Unefon Jer nimo Arango US 4 billion Founder of Aurrer currently part of Walmex Wal Mart Mexico Daniel Servitje Montull US 4 billion Grupo Bimbo Emilio Azc rraga Jean US 2.3 billion Televisa , Univision , Club America , Necaxa , Club San Luis Roberto Gonz lez Barrera US 2 billion Gruma Roberto Hern ndez Ram rez US 1.2 billion Grupo Financiero Banamex Banco Nacional de M xico Banamex Alfredo Harp Hel US 1 billion Grupo Financiero Banamex Banamex , Red Devils Baseball Team Approximately or just under 1 Billion Mar a Asunci n Aramburuzabala Alfonso Romo Lorenzo Zambrano References reflist Lists of billionaires Category Lists of people by wealth Mexico Category Mexican billionaires Category Mexico related lists Net worth ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date November 2006 Nathan P. Morton September 25, 1948 November 30, 2005 is best known as a pioneer of the big box retail method. Born in Washington, DC , he grew up near Chicago, Illinois and attended the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York State University of New York at Buffalo , graduating in 1970. His career in retail began with Two Guys , and later moved to Target Corporation Target , where he was instrumental in that chain s expansion to the West Coast. He became Executive VP of Operations with The Home Depot , expanding its stores across the nation and is listed in The Book about Home Depo s founding and meteoric expansion. He was later recruited to join Soft Warehouse Inc. as its chief operating officer, CEO in 1988, oversaw changing the company s name to CompUSA and taking it public in 1991. He resigned as the company s Chairman and CEO in December 1993. At the time of his death from pneumonia in Frisco, Texas , he was chairman and CEO of Central Lighting Co. based in Irvine, CA, Chairman of the Board of American Homestar Corp. in Houston, Texas and Chairman of the Board of Starpower Home Entertainment Stores of Dallas, TX. He is survived by his widow Patti Morton and four sons, Jason, Ryan, Logan, and Chase, stepdaughter, Amy Richardson and step grandson, Grant Richardson. Big box store is a term of art in the retail trade that refers to a style of retail store, and by extension to the company behind the store. The terms superstore, megastore, and supercenter also refer to these retail establishments. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Morton, Nathan P. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2005 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Morton, Nathan P. Category American businesspeople in retailing Category 1948 births Category 2005 deaths ... more details
unreferenced date June 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Defunct Company company name XE Mobile company logo Image xelogo.jpg center XE Mobile logo fate Failed Startup. foundation 2006 defunct 2007 location Las Vegas, Nevada , USA industry Wireless Services XE Mobile was a mobile phone service launched in the United States in April 2006. The company is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator and operated on the AT&T Mobility GSM network. XE Mobile targeted college students and grew to be one of the largest MVNOs in its time growing to over 3,500 points of distribution. It created a strong presence on college campuses, had deals with Office Depot, CompUSA, Meijer Super stores, over 1200 music stores like FYE, Sam Goody, Music Land, over 300 bookstores, online retailers, and Sam s Club a division of Wal Mart . Its executive team consisted of former employees from Tracfone Wireless, Nextel, and Motorola. At the same time it was also the largest student discount program in the country with over 20,000 locations where its customers were able to save. The MVNO model is one of the hardest models to prove successful. In April or May 2007, the MVNO industry took a big hit when Amp d Mobile another MVNO filed for bankruptcy, making it harder for all other MVNOs. By the end of 2007, XE Mobile collectively decided to wind down its services without filing for bankruptcy and slowly shut down. XE Mobile was the sponsor for the YouTube video entitled Most watched video ever viewed and responded on YouTube , which was a video, that was supposed to be the most viewed video. The video ended up getting 3,195,921 views, which wasn t the most viewed video. The video was posted by YouTube user thePranker . Services XE Club XE Mobile offered a service called XE Club or XE Club Card . XE Club offered coupons and discounts to its customers. Targeting typical college campus stores, internet merchants, and larger national businesses such as Urban Outfitters , Target Corporation Target Corp ... more details
Refimprove date March 2008 Gordon Brothers Group , headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts , is a liquidation liquidation firm ref name portfol cite news url http www.portfolio.com news markets top 5 2008 11 28 Bankruptcy a Boom for Liquidators title Profits of Doom author Liz Gunnison publisher Portfolio.com date March 5, 2004 accessdate March 7, 2010 Specialty firms such as Hilco Merchant Services, Gordon Brothers Group, Hudson Capital, SB Capital, and Great American Group are some of the major players acting as clean up crews, competing for the task of shutting down stores and liquidating assets on behalf of retailers ref that was founded in 1903 by Jacob Bernard, Louis and Joseph Gordon. ref http www.gordonbrothers.com firm content.cfm?id corporate Corporate Information , GordonBrothers.com, Retrieved March 7, 2010 ref The company specializes in appraising the value of non property retail assets, principally shop stock. Companies can then use it as collateral for borrowing, from banks or from Gordon Brothers financial arm. It is also an expert in disposal selling off inventory when stores close down through merger or bankruptcy. Gordon Brothers buys and sells 10B in assets a year, but appraises three times that amount. Notable liquidations CompUSA ref http uk.reuters.com article idUKN0734134020071208 Reuters ref ref http www.highbeam.com doc 1P2 11407421.html Washington Post ref G.I. Joe s KB Toys Linens n Things Music World The Sharper Image ref http www.nytimes.com 2009 04 14 business 14liquidate.html? r 1&fta y New York Times ref ref http www.bizjournals.com sanfrancisco stories 2008 06 02 daily17.html?jst b ln hl San Francisco Business Times ref Anchor Blue Clothing Company 60 locations Movie Gallery Movie Gallery Hollywood Video Borders Group References reflist External links http www.gordonbrothers.com Official site http www.gordonbrotherseurope.com Official European site Category Companies based in Boston, Massachusetts Category Companies based in Massachu ... more details
100 Oaks Mall sometimes written out as One Hundred Oaks Mall is a shopping mall located three miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee along Interstate 65 and Tennessee State Route 155 . Nashville first The mall was Nashville s first enclosed shopping area, originally opening in 1968. ref http www.deadmalls.com malls 100 oaks mall.html Dead Malls dot Com ref Following an extensive renovation in 2008, the bottom floor of the mall remains open for retail, but the upper floor and office building is now used for medical clinics and administrative offices operated by Vanderbilt University Medical Center . ref http www.vanderbilthealth.com main maps?bid 43 VanderbiltHealth.com ref Anchors Vanderbilt University Medical Center Burlington Coat Factory Electronic Express Ross Dress For Less K&G Fashion Superstore TJ Maxx Guitar Center PetSmart Reebok Rockport company Rockport Factory Outlet Regal Cinemas Hollywood 27 hhgregg Kirkland s Michaels Former anchors J. C. Penney JCPenney as Penney s, late 1960s early 1980s , JCPenney Outlet Store early 2000s Woolco Harveys department store Harveys Off 5th Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet CompUSA Media Play Mars Music Woolworth Radio Shack The Coin Purse Cats Records Video arcade The Arcade References Reflist Nashville shopping coord 36.108895 86.764076 display t type landmark Category Shopping malls in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee US mall stub ... more details
cleanup date March 2011 citations missing date September 2011 Sabrent pronounced se brnt, SAY brent is an American company that manufactures and markets technology products, including computer accessories and consumer electronics. These products are manufactured under the brand names Sabrent and Arkview . Company Sabrent manufactures and markets technology products, including computer peripherals and consumer electronics . Its principal products include hard drive enclosure s, card reader s, display adapters , video converter s, and cable converter s. The head office is located in Los Angeles , California , and the company operates worldwide providing inventory to a wide variety of retail computer stores, both online and in brick and mortar stores, such as CompUSA , TigerDirect.com , Walmart , Amazon.com , Newegg.com , Fry s Electronics , and Micro Center . Sabrent owns and operates three branch offices in Los Angeles, CA , Miami, FL , and Shenzhen, China . The Sabrent brand is present in more than 100 countries worldwide. Brand Names As of 2011, Sabrent only produces products under the Sabrent brand. Previously, products were produced under both the Sabrent and Arkview brand names. History Sabrent was founded in 1998 in Pittsburgh, PA . In 2001 the company moved its corporate offices to Los Angeles, CA . Sabrent currently carries over one hundred products in their catalog that are sold worldwide. Products Hard drive enclosure s Card reader s Display adapters Video converter s Cable converter s Floppy disk External floppy drives Wireless devices Webcams USB hub s Networking devices Laptop cooler Laptop cooling devices Controller cards Home audio Audio products Category Technology companies of the United States ... more details
BLP sources date May 2008 Ognian steel Gueorguiev is a retired electronic sports player who famously competed in Counter Strike for Team 3D from 2002 to 2005. He is also famous for winning the Cyberathlete Professional League s Winter event in 2002 and a gold medal at the first World Cyber Games in 2001, making him the first Counter Strike player to hold titles with both organizations. Playing career Teams Gueorguiev began competing in Counter Strike CS from around the age of 15 when he would attend Local Area Network LAN parties in his home province of Quebec. The first notable team he played for was xeno, Canada s best at the time. He joined Legends never Die LnD with xeno teammate Harlem reek Ahua to attend the Canadian qualifier for the first World Cyber Games . Shortly after their victory at the Korean finals of the event the team disbanded and Gueorguiev had a short spell in Domain of Pain DoP with reek. It wasn t long before Gueorguiev was picked up by the Gamers X GX team who thanks to sponsorship from a LAN center in the California area could cover his travel expenses to the CPL s Summer event in 2002. An impressive showing at the event, lifting his underdog team, caught the attention of Team 3D and he was invited to join them, an invitation he accepted. Following the team s victory at the CPL s Winter event in December 2002 they picked up sponsorship from nVidia and CompUSA to become the first fully salaried professional Counter Strike team in North America. ref Trevor Schmidt, http www.gotfrag.com cs story 511 Team3D adds sponsors, CompUSA & NVIDIA , GotFrag eSports , 7 March 2003. ref Gueorguiev remained a member of the team until early 2005 when he retired ref Stuart Brooks, http www.gotfrag.com cs story 2957 ?cpage 1 3D triple threat, two in while one retires , GotFrag eSports , 4 February 2005. ref to focus on his studies in the field of photography. Accomplishments World Championships border 0 cellpadding 5 cellspacing 0 Placing Event Year Team Winni ... more details
The Mall at Lexington Green accessdate 2011 08 08 ref By this time another anchor CompUSA moved ... Market . CompUSA and Disc Jockey closed in 2007 leading many of the other tenants to close their doors ... more details
on the acquisition of the CompUSA brand, trademarks and e commerce business, and as many as 16 CompUSA retail outlets in Illinois , Florida , Texas and Puerto Rico . ref cite web title Systemax Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Selected Assets and Retail Stores From CompUSA publisher ... Snags Three CompUSA Outlets , St. Petersburg Times , 12 February 2008. ref and a failure to maintain ... more details
multiple issues orphan May 2010 advert May 2010 inappropriate tone May 2010 wikify January 2011 StuffBak is a lost property recovery service based in North America. How it works StuffBak sells labels in varying shapes and sizes to consumers, which have a telephone number and a unique label identifier printed, along with the message Reward For Return . The labels are made in sizes ranging from a small sticker dot for portable items, to a thick solid metal luggage tag. The owner registers their property and label numbers with the StuffBak web site. Should lost property be found, a good samaritan can call the number and arrange for the item s return. The item s owner can pre arrange for a cash reward to be offered to someone reporting the item, and StuffBak also offers the finder a free pack of StuffBak labels to stick on their own property. Good Samaritan claim StuffBak has been an auxiliary subject of numerous television news clips, most of which probe into human nature and the chances of having a lost valuable item returned. Many of the news clips feature setups where items are deliberately lost in public to see how many of them would be returned. StuffBak asserts that the majority of items with a label are returned, and cites numerous news sources that agree with this claim. Fees charged StuffBak sells the labels for a fee. StuffBak has also arranged to include free labels with products sold at major retailers such as the former CompUSA . StuffBak labels were sometimes included with laptops or laptop accessory purchases, and with retail service or maintenance plans. People who receive their labels free pay nothing to use them unless an item is lost, and in that case, StuffBak may impose charges for assistance in recovering items. StuffBak may also send a pre paid shipping envelope to the finder, along with a courier pickup. Alternatively, the company offers an insurance like subscription package, where the customer pre pays for the recovery service, but is then ent ... more details
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