We're not sure how many people will be relieved by this news, but the few die-hard
CompUSA fans out there can rest easy tonight, as the big box retailer will continue to live on as a ward of Ohio-based Systemax. According to Reuters, the TigerDirect owner will shell out around $30 million for the CompUSA brand, trademarks, e-tail business, and as many as 16 brick-and-mortar retail locations, although the particular sites have not yet been chosen. The acquisition -- which comes just a month after
the company was sold to liquidation firm Gordon Brothers Group -- was justified by Systemax CEO Richard Leeds as being a good match for its Tiger Direct operation because he believes "the value of the CompUSA brand remains very high."
[Thanks, Quentin]
If you can't wait for Lenovo's $1,200 (starting MSRP) IdeaPad Y710 to hit the regular channels, you can order it today from TigerDirect with a "2 to 5 day" turnaround. Your $1,860 nabs you a 17-inch consumer slab with 2.5GHz T9300 processor, 2GB memory and 500GB disk, with Blu-ray disc drive a full 4 months ahead of the expected April release. Might be worth it, eh?
