the assistance of a salesperson. Furthermore, until mid-1996, the floor staff did not have revenue quotas and were not paid on commission, though bonuses were applied for selling either the extended warranty Computer City Service Plan (CCSP) or in-store training classes. In retrospect, this model was seen as creating a competitive disadvantage, as computers were still new to many customers in those days and a lack of qualified and knowledgeable salespeople, who had no incentive to self-improve, led to frustrated customers and high return rates. In late 1996. Computer City announced they would be closing 21 stores. Acquisition by CompUSA On June 22, 1998, CompUSA announced that it was purchasing the Computer City chain for US$275 million. Upon completion of the takeover in September 1998, CompUSA shuttered fifty-one of the stores outright, and transitioned the remainders into CompUSA locations. In some states, warranties on items that had been purchased at Computer City were taken over by CompUSA, in other states they were taken over by Radio Shack. In Canada, Computer City Canada stores were sold by CompUSA to Future Shop who, in the end, liquidated all Canadian Computer City locations. Current uses of the name There was an active store in Bermuda by the same name; it was independently founded in January 2000 and closed in December 2012. It was never related to the US or Canadian stores. Also the web address http://computercity.com/ is running but has no relation to the US or Canadian stores. Until around 2015 there were stores in Denmark (10 stores) and Sweden (2 stores) using the original logo. There are also active stores by this name in other parts of the world. See also PC Club References American companies established in 1981 American companies disestablished in 1998 Companies based in Orange County, California Computer companies established in 1981 Computer companies disestablished in 1998 Consumer electronics retailers in the United States Defunct consumer electronics retailers in the United States Defunct computer companies of the United States Defunct retail companies of the United States RadioShack Retail companies disestablished in 1998 Retail companies established in 1981