CompUSA Rises from the Dead

After CompUSA went out of business late last year, Ohio-based Systemax (which also owns TigerDirect) shelled out $30M to pick up the remnants. And now the company, or at least its name has risen from the grave, mostly in Florida.

CompUSA has re-launched, with a total of 17 stores as well as the website, 13 of the stores in Florida. Here's the list of stores, in fact:

Florida

• Altamonte Springs, FL
• Brandon, FL
• Clearwater, FL
• Deerfield Beach, FL
• Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Ft. Myers, FL
• Jacksonville, FL
• S. Jacksonville, FL
• Miami Dadeland, FL
• Orlando, FL
• Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Plantation, FL
• South Tampa, FL
  

Texas

• McAllen, Texas
• Plano, Texas
• EL Paso, Texas
  

Puerto Rico

• Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Wow, Puerto Rico but no stores in Califiornia, particularly in Silicon Valley?

If you use PayPal, and spend at least $200, you can get 10% off, for a maximum of $20. Er, hey, CompUSA, why not just say $20 off anything $200 or more since customers are not going to get more than that? Ah, because it looks better, right?

CompUSA was once a high flyer, but couldn't keep up with stores such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and the like. Good luck to Florida.