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Future Shop was a Canadian electronics store chain. It was established in 1982 by Hassan Khosrowshahi. [1] By 1990, the chain had become the country's largest retailer of computer and consumer electronics. In January 2013, the company operated 139 locations across Canada.
Future Shop Ltd. is Canada's largest retailer of consumer electronics, with more than 100 superstores selling computers, televisions, home audio equipment, home office equipment, major appliances, and cellular phones. In 2001 the company was purchased by American retailer Best Buy, which has maintained the Future Shop brand with great success.
28 mar 2015 · Concurrently, an additional 65 Future Shop stores will be temporarily closed for one week as they begin their transition to the Best Buy brand. The company will now have a total of 192 locations across Canada, including 136 large-format stores and 56 Best Buy Mobile stores.
28 mar 2015 · Named for the future and its robotic hope, one of Canada's largest tech store chains doesn't have one anymore. Future Shop announced it would be closing all of its stores in the country on Saturday, shutting down 66 locations for good and transition the other 65 over to Best Buy.
Future Shop was a Canadian electronic retailer. It was headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia. The largest Future Shop in Canada was in Edmonton, Alberta. It was purchased on November 4, 2001 for $580 million by Best Buy. [1]
Description. Retailer of consumer electronics and other retail products in Burnaby, Canada. The company offers computers, televisions, home audio equipment, home office equipment, major appliances and cellular phones. Contact Information. Website. www.futureshop.com. Ownership Status. Acquired/Merged. Financing Status. Corporate Backed or Acquired.
2 kwi 2015 · From Bananarama to pharma: How Future Shop's founder built an empire outside the spotlight. Future Shop was anything but a failure for the Khosrowshahis — who became one of Canada's wealthiest families when they sold the electronics retail chain to Best Buy for $580M in 2001
