CompUSA is a retailer and reseller of consumer electronics, technology products and computer services. Its headquarters are in Miami, Florida. Until its reorganization, CompUSA, Inc. was a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Commercial Corp S.A.B. de C.V. and indirectly controlled by a common shareholder, Carlos Slim. On December 7, 2007, an affiliate of liquidation firm Gordon Brothers Group bought the company. Systemax purchased the CompUSA brand, 16 retail locations and other company assets in January, 2008. The Company now operates retail stores in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Delaware,... North Carolina, Puerto Rico and operates CompUSA.com, a retail web site and a dedicated catalog site for businesses. Founded in 1984 as Soft Warehouse in Addison, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas, by Errol Jacobson and Michael Henochowicz, the company began national expansion in 1985 with its first megastore opening in Atlanta, Georgia. Jacobson and Henochowicz led a team of young managers including Elizabeth Greenwood and Pat Wyckoff who were skilled in retail, distribution, logistics, service and merchandising. Managed by Greenwood, the first satellite office opened in Tampa, Florida.
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