Canada Expansion
In April 2004, Circuit City announced its purchase of Canadian retailer InterTAN. Circuit City paid approximately US$284 million for InterTAN's 980 stores, which operated in Canada under the trade names RadioShack, Rogers Plus and Battery Plus. Chairman and CEO Alan McCollough believed the move provided an easy entry into Canada, a country where Best Buy had been expanding. RadioShack sued InterTan in April 2004 over the branding use of RadioShack in Canada. Circuit City lost the lawsuit and all Canada locations were renamed The Source by Circuit City in 2005. These stores were sold to Bell Canada and continue to operate.
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