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=== Canada === {{See also|The Source (retailer)}}Following the creation of InterTAN, Tandy Electronics operated 873 stores in Canada,<ref name=":0" /> and owned the rights to the RadioShack name.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-radioshack-stores-get-new-name-1.565980|title=Canadian RadioShack stores get new name {{!}} CBC News|work=CBC|access-date=November 13, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2004, [[Circuit City]] purchased InterTAN, which held the rights to use the RadioShack name in Canada until 2010. Radio Shack Corp., which operated Radio Shack stores in the US, sued InterTAN in an attempt to end the contract for the company name early. On March 24, 2005, a US district court judge ruled in favour of RadioShack,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billingsgazette.com/business/chain-will-appeal-radioshack-ruling/article_55c2dc40-9f18-568f-a9fa-6cad98af3092.html|title=Chain will appeal RadioShack ruling|work=The Billings Gazette|date=March 28, 2005 }}</ref> requiring InterTAN stop using the brand name in products, packaging or advertising by June 30, 2005. The Canadian stores were rebranded under the name "The Source by Circuit City".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-radioshack-stores-get-new-name-1.565980|title=Canadian RadioShack stores get new name|date=April 27, 2005|work=cbc.ca}}</ref> Radio Shack briefly re-entered the Canadian market,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twice.com/news/news/c-city-sues-radioshack/30380|title=C'City Sues RadioShack|work=twice.com|date=May 18, 2005}}</ref> but eventually closed all stores to refocus attention on its core US business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioshack.ca/|title=Important information about RadioShack Canada|work=radioshack.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828210944/http://www.radioshack.ca/|archive-date=August 28, 2008}}</ref> The Source was acquired by [[BCE Inc.]] in 2009.<ref name="gandm-rogersglentel">{{cite news |date=17 December 2014 |title=Rogers turns to courts in attempt to block Glentel sale to BCE |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rogers-attempts-to-block-glentel-sale-to-bce/article22126154/ |accessdate=18 December 2014 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> In January 2024, Bell announced a brand licensing agreement with its competitor [[Best Buy]],<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Daley |first=Dean |date=2024-02-06 |title=Bell to close The Source headquarters, lay off employees following Best Buy Express rebrand |url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/02/06/bell-the-source-lay-offs-closing-headquarters/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=MobileSyrup |language=en}}</ref> which will see its locations rebranded as Best Buy Express and integrated into Best Buy's retail network, but remain under the ownership of BCE.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Toneguzzi |first=Mario |date=June 26, 2024 |title=Best Buy Express Opens 1st Store in Canada, Plans 167 Small-Format Locations |url=https://retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2024/06/best-buy-express-opens-1st-store-in-canada-plans-167-small-format-locations/ |access-date=July 4, 2024 |work=Retail Insider}}</ref>
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