CompUSA Back From the Dead with 15 Re-Opened Stores

Last December, we first learned that CompUSA was closing up shop, but that didn’t last too long. Less than a month later, we learned that Systemax, the parent company of Tiger Direct, purchased all assets and planned to re-open a few of the stores. Less than four months after the acquisition, 15 stores have been re-opened.

It seems Systemax wants to start out slow to see how things progress, because the only locations open right now are available in Florida, Texas and a single location in Puerto Rico. From comments at Engadget, it seems the insides are similar to Tiger Direct’s retail outlets. Going to CompUSA.com shows similar traits to TD also though, such as the identical Favicon to Tiger Direct’s own site and also similar fonts in their banners.

I know many people who enjoyed shopping at CompUSA, so hopefully the revised version doesn’t lack what made the old one worthwhile. It’s going to be interesting to see if Systemax can keep these stores on their feet, but things look to be off on a good foot.

We’re not sure why the Sunshine State faces the brunt of CompUSA’s angry zombie wrath — do retirees enjoy being ripped off?* — but Texans and Puerto Ricans can join in the fun with four stores of their very own.

Source: Engadget