InterTAN is a Canadian consumer electronics retailer that operates stores under the banners "The Source by Circuit City", "Rogers Plus", "Battery Plus", "G-Wiz", "THSstudio" and "UpClose". It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Circuit City Stores Inc, as of May 19 2004. InterTAN is based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Rogers Plus stores are run by InterTAN for Rogers Communications.

History

InterTAN began as a subsidiary of Tandy Corporation, its name being a shortened version of International Tandy. Originally, InterTAN was comprised of operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and for a short time France. The company became a separate entity from Tandy Corporation in 1986, and has since been reduced to being the parent company for the Canadian consumer electronics business only, divesting itself of the other properties during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Until June 30 2005, InterTAN ran stores under the banner RadioShack in Canada, as it had a licensing agreement with RadioShack Corporation until 2010 to use the American company's trademarks. However, after a purchase of InterTAN by Circuit City Stores Inc in 2004, RadioShack Corporation sued to have that agreement terminated. While that lawsuit was approved in the State of Texas, it was not legally binding in Canada. InterTan filed a lawsuit in Canada stating that since the purchase by Circuit City Stores Inc was for only 80% of InterTAN, the latter was still a viable company and thus entilted to keep using the name RadioShack. Both InterTAN and Radioshack came to a temporary deal by which InterTAN is banned from using the former moniker since July 1 2005, and as such, all corporate retail consumer electronics stores, and most dealer stores, formerly known as RadioShack are known as The Source by Circuit City. However, in order for InterTAN to still be considered a company, they opted to keep 24 stores across Canada under the old RadioShack name. This has caused considerable tension in both companies as they try to settle the matter through the courts. A handful of RadioShack dealer stores opted to stay with the RadioShack name, and are no longer affiliated with InterTAN.

Before the acquisition by Circuit City, InterTAN had entered into arrangements with Rogers Communications to run a chain of stores under the Rogers Plus banner, using InterTAN's knowledge of retail operations for the day to day management of the stores. Also during this time, InterTAN, already one of Canada's largest battery retailers with its RadioShack stores, acquired Battery Plus and merged it into its retail operations. Both operations are still part of InterTAN.

See also

• Rogers Communications
• Circuit City Stores Inc

External links

• InterTAN
• The Source by Circuit City
• IQ Crew Computer Repair
• Rogers Plus
• Battery Plus
• Up Close
• THS Studio
• NexxTech
• Centrios
• inext Computers
• Orbyx Electronics
• LOGITECH ELECTRONICS A division of Intertan Canada Ltd.

Electronics companies of Canada | Consumer electronics companies