The Source ( retailer ) - wikipedia The Source ( retailer ) Jump to : navigation , search The Source ( Bell ) Electronics Inc . Trading name The Source Formerly called RadioShack Canada ( 1986 -- 2004 ) The Source by Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) Type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded June 1986 ; 31 years ago ( 1986 - 06 ) ( as InterTAN Canada ) Headquarters Barrie , Ontario , Canada Products Electronics Parent InterTAN ( 1986 -- 2004 ) Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) BCE Inc. ( 2009 -- present ) Website thesource.ca The Source ( Bell ) Electronics Inc. , doing business as The Source ( French : La Source ) , is a Canadian consumer electronics and cell phone retail chain . The chain goes back over 40 years in Canada , initially as Radio Shack and later as The Source by Circuit City . The Source is now owned by BCE Inc. , which purchased the assets of InterTAN from its parent , American retailer Circuit City , in 2009 . The Source is a unit of 4458729 Canada Inc. and is based in Barrie , Ontario . Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Products 3 References 4 External links Background ( edit ) Store in Promenade . The Source began as the Canadian branch of Radio Shack ( later `` RadioShack '' ) . The chain was originally owned by Radio Shack 's American parent company Tandy Corporation , but was spun off in June 1986 , along with the rest of Tandy 's international operations , as InterTAN . A licensing agreement with what became RadioShack Corporation allowed InterTAN to continue to use the chain 's name and logo . InterTAN abandoned its non-profitable West German stores in 1987 , left Belgium and France in 1993 , sold its British stores to Carphone Warehouse in 1999 and sold its Australian stores to Woolworth subsidiary Dick Smith Electronics in 2002 , leaving just the Canadian Radio Shack , Battery Plus and Rogers Plus stores . In May 2004 , InterTAN was acquired by Circuit City . One week after the acquisition was completed , RadioShack Corporation filed a lawsuit in the 352nd Judicial District Court in Tarrant County , Texas to end the licensing agreement . RadioShack Corporation claimed that InterTAN had breached the terms of their agreement . On March 24 , 2005 , the district court judge ruled in favour of RadioShack and cancelled the agreement . The ruling prohibited InterTAN from using the brand name on its stores or in any of its products , packaging , and advertising after June 30 , 2005 . On April 26 , 2005 , Circuit City announced that the stores would be renamed The Source by Circuit City ( La Source par Circuit City in Quebec ) . The rebranding process was completed in the majority of the chain 's Canadian stores by July 1 , 2005 . The chain also introduced new house brands , including Nexxtech and Centrios , in place of RadioShack store brands . In February 2007 , The Source announced it would close down 62 low volume stores across Canada . On March 30 , 2007 , Circuit City announced to its shareholders that it was seeking options including selling off the InterTAN / The Source subsidiary to cut losses . On November 10 , 2008 , InterTAN sought protection from its creditors , after Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . Circuit City announced on January 16 , 2009 , that its namesake U.S. stores would be liquidated . The Source was not affected by the announcement , and a process followed to sell the Canadian operations as a going concern . On March 2 , 2009 , Canadian telecommunications firm Bell Canada announced it would acquire The Source and continue to operate it as an independent division . The acquisition was completed July 1 for the final purchase price of $135 million US , following which the chain removed the `` by Circuit City '' from its name . Prior to January 2010 , the stores sold mobile phone services from Bell 's main competitor , Rogers Wireless : at that point , the chain began to exclusively market Bell - owned wireless ( including value brand Virgin Mobile ) , television , and internet services . The Source continues to sell a full array of consumer electronics products , . Products ( edit ) The Source stocks a wide array of products . Most of the products are consumer electronics , including : cellular phones , computers , computer accessories , televisions , DVD players , Blu - ray players , home theatre systems , clock radios , traditional telephones , toys , SiriusXM satellite radio , console gaming equipment , cables ( such as HDMI , DVI , RCA , Component , Composite , VGA , S - VIDEO , USB , SERIAL , etc . ) , Bell devices , Virgin Mobile devices , Bell TV , and MP3 players , as well as a large selection of headphones including the Monster and Skullcandy headphone line - up . The Source also carries house brand products , under brands such as Fluid , InStudio , Headrush , Kapsule ( Previously known as GnarlyFish ) , Nexxtech , and Xtreme Gaming . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Marina Strauss , `` Circuit City 's The Source to remain open '' , globeandmail.com , January 16 , 2009 Jump up ^ `` Rogers turns to courts in attempt to block Glentel sale to BCE '' . The Globe and Mail . 17 December 2014 . Retrieved 18 December 2014 . Jump up ^ Simon Avery , `` Bell Canada snaps up The Source '' , globeandmail.com , March 2 , 2009 Jump up ^ `` Bell to acquire national electronics retailer The Source '' , March 2 , 2009 External links ( edit ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Source ( retailer ) . The Source RadioShack Catalogs ( 1939 - 2005 ) ( hide ) BCE Inc . Corporate Directors George A. Cope ( CEO ) André Bérard Anthony S. Fell Ed Lumley John H. 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The Source ( Bell ) Electronics Inc . Trading name The Source Formerly called RadioShack Canada ( 1986 -- 2004 ) The Source by Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) Type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded June 1986 ; 31 years ago ( 1986 - 06 ) ( as InterTAN Canada ) Headquarters Barrie , Ontario , Canada Products Electronics Parent InterTAN ( 1986 -- 2004 ) Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) BCE Inc. ( 2009 -- present ) Website thesource.ca Trading name The Source Formerly called RadioShack Canada ( 1986 -- 2004 ) The Source by Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) Type Subsidiary Industry Retail Founded June 1986 ; 31 years ago ( 1986 - 06 ) ( as InterTAN Canada ) Headquarters Barrie , Ontario , Canada Products Electronics Parent InterTAN ( 1986 -- 2004 ) Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) BCE Inc. ( 2009 -- present ) InterTAN ( 1986 -- 2004 ) Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) BCE Inc. ( 2009 -- present ) InterTAN ( 1986 -- 2004 ) Circuit City ( 2004 -- 2009 ) BCE Inc. ( 2009 -- present ) Website thesource.ca The Source ( Bell ) Electronics Inc. , doing business as The Source ( French : La Source ) , is a Canadian consumer electronics and cell phone retail chain . The chain goes back over 40 years in Canada , initially as Radio Shack and later as The Source by Circuit City . The Source is now owned by BCE Inc. , which purchased the assets of InterTAN from its parent , American retailer Circuit City , in 2009 . The Source is a unit of 4458729 Canada Inc. and is based in Barrie , Ontario . The Source began as the Canadian branch of Radio Shack ( later `` RadioShack '' ) . The chain was originally owned by Radio Shack 's American parent company Tandy Corporation , but was spun off in June 1986 , along with the rest of Tandy 's international operations , as InterTAN . A licensing agreement with what became RadioShack Corporation allowed InterTAN to continue to use the chain 's name and logo . InterTAN abandoned its non-profitable West German stores in 1987 , left Belgium and France in 1993 , sold its British stores to Carphone Warehouse in 1999 and sold its Australian stores to Woolworth subsidiary Dick Smith Electronics in 2002 , leaving just the Canadian Radio Shack , Battery Plus and Rogers Plus stores . In May 2004 , InterTAN was acquired by Circuit City . One week after the acquisition was completed , RadioShack Corporation filed a lawsuit in the 352nd Judicial District Court in Tarrant County , Texas to end the licensing agreement . RadioShack Corporation claimed that InterTAN had breached the terms of their agreement . On March 24 , 2005 , the district court judge ruled in favour of RadioShack and cancelled the agreement . The ruling prohibited InterTAN from using the brand name on its stores or in any of its products , packaging , and advertising after June 30 , 2005 . On April 26 , 2005 , Circuit City announced that the stores would be renamed The Source by Circuit City ( La Source par Circuit City in Quebec ) . The rebranding process was completed in the majority of the chain 's Canadian stores by July 1 , 2005 . The chain also introduced new house brands , including Nexxtech and Centrios , in place of RadioShack store brands . In February 2007 , The Source announced it would close down 62 low volume stores across Canada . On March 30 , 2007 , Circuit City announced to its shareholders that it was seeking options including selling off the InterTAN / The Source subsidiary to cut losses . On November 10 , 2008 , InterTAN sought protection from its creditors , after Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy . Circuit City announced on January 16 , 2009 , that its namesake U.S. stores would be liquidated . The Source was not affected by the announcement , and a process followed to sell the Canadian operations as a going concern . On March 2 , 2009 , Canadian telecommunications firm Bell Canada announced it would acquire The Source and continue to operate it as an independent division . The acquisition was completed July 1 for the final purchase price of $135 million US , following which the chain removed the `` by Circuit City '' from its name . Prior to January 2010 , the stores sold mobile phone services from Bell 's main competitor , Rogers Wireless : at that point , the chain began to exclusively market Bell - owned wireless ( including value brand Virgin Mobile ) , television , and internet services . The Source continues to sell a full array of consumer electronics products , . The Source stocks a wide array of products . Most of the products are consumer electronics , including : cellular phones , computers , computer accessories , televisions , DVD players , Blu - ray players , home theatre systems , clock radios , traditional telephones , toys , SiriusXM satellite radio , console gaming equipment , cables ( such as HDMI , DVI , RCA , Component , Composite , VGA , S - VIDEO , USB , SERIAL , etc . ) , Bell devices , Virgin Mobile devices , Bell TV , and MP3 players , as well as a large selection of headphones including the Monster and Skullcandy headphone line - up . The Source also carries house brand products , under brands such as Fluid , InStudio , Headrush , Kapsule ( Previously known as GnarlyFish ) , Nexxtech , and Xtreme Gaming .
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