ia ▁for ▁the ▁staff ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁training ▁and ▁demo ▁rooms . ▁The ▁training ▁rooms ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁demonstr ating ▁new ▁product ▁from ▁vend ors ▁to ▁the ▁staff ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁public ▁training ▁on ▁computers , ▁software , ▁and ▁audio / video ▁g ear ▁for ▁purchase . ▁R ounding ▁out ▁the ▁computer ▁department ▁was ▁a ▁computer ▁upgrade ▁center ▁which ▁could ▁add ▁new ▁memory , ▁a ▁sound ▁card , ▁or ▁a ▁mode m ▁in ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁minutes . ▁ ▁History ▁Initial ly , ▁two ▁stores ▁were ▁opened , ▁in ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Wilson ville , ▁Oregon ; ▁when ▁these ▁proved ▁prof itable , ▁parent ▁company ▁T andy , ▁an ▁electron ics ▁company , ▁decided ▁to ▁expand ▁quickly ▁opening ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 5 ▁stores . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁In cred ible ▁Un iverse ▁was ▁a ▁spons or ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers , ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings , ▁Dallas ▁Stars , ▁Dallas ▁Side k icks ▁and ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks ▁professional ▁sports ▁franch ises . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁however , ▁with ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁other ▁ret ail ▁out lets ▁such ▁as ▁Best ▁Bu y , ▁the ▁market ▁became ▁more ▁compet itive , ▁and ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁operating ▁such ▁large ▁facilities ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁overall ▁lack ▁of ▁profit ability ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁enter prise . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁stores , ▁only ▁six ▁were ▁ever ▁consist ently ▁prof itable ; ▁these ▁six ▁stores ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁California ▁company ▁F