Another Electronics Retail Chain Bites the Dust

In yet another sign indicating the days of the big-box store model could be numbered, the plug is being pulled on a well-known retail chain that’s been a mainstay in the Midwest for six decades. On Monday, American TV & Appliance, a 11-location, 60-year-old retail chain based in Madison, Wisc., that sells electronics, furniture, and appliances, announced that is going out of business. All 11 current stores--in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa--will be shut following going-out-of-business...