TigerDirect
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TigerDirect was an El Segundo, California-based online retailer dealing in electronics, computers, and computer components. The company was previously owned by Systemax, which is known for its acquisitions of the intellectual property of the defunct U.S. retail chains Circuit City and CompUSA and relaunching them as online retailers. The two brands were subsequently shuttered in late December 2012 and consolidated into the TigerDirect site.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Acquisition of CompUSA and Circuit City brands
- Retail closing, sale to PCM
- Website re-launch and closures
- Legal and other issues
- Federal Trade Commission ruling
- Apple Computer lawsuit
- InfoWorld report
- Dell lawsuit
- State of Florida lawsuit
- CBC investigation
- Founders convicted of fraud
- References
- External links
TigerDirect was an El Segundo, California-based online retailer dealing in electronics, computers, and computer components. The company was previously owned by Systemax, which is known for its acquisitions of the intellectual property of the defunct U.S. retail chains Circuit City and CompUSA and relaunching them as online retailers. The two brands were subsequently shuttered in late December 2012 and consolidated into the TigerDirect site.
In 2015, TigerDirect phased out all of its remaining brick-and-mortar retail operations, and PCM Inc. acquired Systemax's online North American technology retail business. In 2019, TigerDirect closed its online business servicing Canada.
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