Tweet, tweet, Tweeter goodbye...
Filed under: Shopping, Bankruptcy
In Tweeter's hometown of Boston, the closing of the remaining 94 stores of the electronics retailer is sad news. The chain started in the shadows of Boston University in 1972, selling stereo equipment to undergrads, and then morphed into selling more and bigger stuff. These days, BU students probably have more gear in one dorm room than Tweeter carried in its entire original store, but those kids are buying their goods elsewhere -- at the nearest Apple Store or on the Web. And so an era ends.
Tweeter is not alone, of course. Much of its competition is struggling too, like Circuit City, which is shutting down 155 stores. The investors who now own the Tweeter chain simply could not go on.
Tweeter is not alone, of course. Much of its competition is struggling too, like Circuit City, which is shutting down 155 stores. The investors who now own the Tweeter chain simply could not go on.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-19-2008 @ 2:13PM
Joe p said...
Beware...if you had any deposits down with tweeter for any installations or holds, they will take your money. I have lost 2500.00 with no date in sight of when I will ever see this money again. I have never been this frustrated..my money has been stolen, and no one seems to be able to help. The employees at the store have been great, but it seems to me the bk judge and the attorney general need to get this resolved so the little guy doesnt have to wait months for refunds of their deposit money.....thanks for the holiday gift of robbing me and my family of 2500.00......merry christmas.
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