RadioShack Closing Almost 20 Stores in Western Pennsylvania

RadioShack released a list of more than 1,700 store locations targeted for closure this past weekend, several of which are in the Pittsburgh area and Western Pennsylvania.

Since filing for Chapter 11 protection on Feb. 5 and releasing the list of stores targeted for closure, the Fort Worth, Texas-based, retailer has begun closing as many as 1,784 stores around the United States, according to Fox Business.

General Wireless is reported to be purchasing between 1,500 and 2,400 of RadioShack’s U.S. Company-owned stores, RadioShack said in a news release. Additionally, telecommunications company Sprint will “establish a new dedicated mobility ‘store within a store’ retail presence” in up to 1,750 of the stores purchased by General Wireless, according to the news release.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the list of store locations that may be closing includes sites in the following locations: Beaver Falls, Butler, Carnegie, Clarion, Corry, Erie, Greencastle, Greenville, Homestead, Johnstown, Monaca, Murrysville, New Castle and North Huntingdon.

For more information on RadioShack closings, visit RadioShack’s corporate website. Here is the list of all RadioShack locations targeted for closure.