The Radio Shack

So here is an article from the Mesquite Local News on the new Radio Shack. For the picture and everything go to: http://www.mesquitelocalnews.com/viewnews.php?newsid=229&id=17


New Radio Shack Opens
By Morris Workman 07-08-2008
Todd and Keri Leavitt, ownersof the Ace Hardware store inMesquite, have opened a newRadio Shack franchise in theformer Image Matters furniturestore on Mesquite Blvd.
After going nearly a year without a staple in the small appliances business, Mesquite’s electronics “questions” are finally going to “get answers.”
A new Radio Shack franchise opened on Mesquite Blvd. last Wednesday.
While the well-known sign still remains over the empty store in the J.L. Bowler Plaza where a Radio Shack was located until closing for business in August of 2007, the new franchise has opened its doors in the former Image Matters furniture store.
The new store is owned by Todd and Keri Leavitt, the owners of the Ace Hardware store which has been nearly a landmark in Mesquite’s downtown for years.
The Leavitts were not involved with the former Radio Shack.
According to store manager Craig Clemens, the new store is larger than the defunct Radio Shack location, and will offer more.
“One of the things we’ll be focusing on is cellular phones and game systems,” Clemens said on Monday.
The new store has opened in spite of The Buxton Study commissioned by the City of Mesquite which claims that the community is over-served in the area of electronics stores.
There hasn’t been a single electronics store in Mesquite since the closing of the previous Radio Shack, although limited electronics and appliances are available at Wal Mart and some of the local furniture stores.
The new store is a welcome sight to Mesquite residents who previously had to go to Overton or St. George in order to find a Radio Shack.
According to Clemens, the new Mesquite Radio Shack located at 152 W. Mesquite Blvd. is open from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday