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Exhibit
99.1
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NEWS RELEASE |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
| Analyst and Investor Contact: | News Media Contact: |
| Molly Salky | Wendy Dominguez |
| (817) 415-3189 | 817-415-3300 |
| Molly.Salky@RadioShack.com | Media.Relations@RadioShack.com |
RADIOSHACK
CORPORATION NAMES SCOTT E. YOUNG
EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT – CHIEF MERCHANDISING OFFICER
FORT
WORTH, Texas, April 6, 2010 – RadioShack Corporation today announced the
appointment of Scott E. Young, a retail and consumer-products industry
executive, as executive vice president and chief merchandising
officer. In this role, Mr. Young will be responsible for developing
and implementing RadioShack’s merchandising, product development and allocation
functions to support the Company’s strategic focus on mobility, innovation,
connectivity, and personal service.
Mr.
Young, 48, joins RadioShack from LodgeNet Interactive Corporation, where since
2006 he has been divisional president and chief marketing
officer. Previously, Mr. Young spent seven years at Best Buy Company,
Inc., where he held numerous positions within the merchandising function,
including vice president, merchandising.
“We are
delighted to welcome Scott to THE SHACK®,” said
Julian C. Day, RadioShack’s chairman and chief executive officer.
“Over the
last year, our Company has successfully launched our new brand platform and has
become a leader in meeting customers’ needs for high-demand mobile technology
and connectivity products and services,” Mr. Day said. “As we pursue
growth opportunities ahead, we are confident Scott will play a critical role in
our plans to enhance the product assortment and the shopping experience at The
Shack.”
Before
Best Buy, Mr. Young was vice president of strategic marketing at BMG
Entertainment North America, managing director of merchandising for Ticketmaster
and director of marketing at Capitol Records.
Young
earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1985 and an MBA from the John
E. Anderson Graduate School of Management and the University of California at
Los Angeles in 1992.
| RadioShack Names Scott E. Young EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer, 04.6.10 |
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About
RadioShack Corporation
RadioShack
(NYSE: “RSH”) is a leading national retailer of innovative mobile technology
products and services, as well as products related to personal and home
technology and power supply needs. THE SHACK offers
consumers a targeted assortment of wireless phones and other electronic products
and services from leading national brands, exclusive private brands and major
wireless carriers, all within a comfortable and convenient shopping
environment. RadioShack employs approximately 35,000 people globally,
including a team of friendly and helpful sales experts who are recognized for
delivering the best customer service in the wireless
industry. RadioShack’s retail network
includes 4,680 company-operated stores in the United States and Mexico, more
than 550 wireless phone kiosks in the United States, and more than 1,300 dealer
outlets worldwide. For more information on RadioShack Corporation, please
visit www.radioshackcorporation.com;
to purchase items online, please visit www.radioshack.com.
THE
SHACK®
is a
registered trademark of RadioShack Corporation.
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