verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message micro center the ultimate computer store type private founded columbus ohio 1979 1979 1 founder john baker and bill bayne citation needed headquarters hilliard ohio u.s. number of locations 25 key people richard m. mershad ceo . net worth 900 million u.s. dollars & edward a. mershad vice president . net worth 800 million u.s. dollars of micro electronics . products computers consumer electronics & accessories revenue 1.84 billion 1 number of employees 2 500 citation needed parent micro electronics inc. website microcenter.com footnotes references forbes magazine estimate a micro center store in houston texas micro center is an american computer department store founded in columbus ohio in 1979 by two former radio shack employees . the first micro center store was a 900 sq ft 84 m2 storefront located in the lane avenue shopping center in upper arlington ohio . there are 25 micro center stores nationwide in 16 states . micro center is a subsidiary of micro electronics inc. a privately held corporation headquartered in hilliard ohio . in addition to selling the name brand products of a multitude of manufacturers micro center also sells products under a variety of its own brand names . these brand names include powerspec winbook inland and ipsg . see also edit compusa fry s electronics references edit a b eaton dan 2014 01 16 . micro center opening stores in brooklyn queens . columbus business first . retrieved 2015 09 23 . external links edit micro center official website this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title micro center & oldid 741860267 categories consumer electronics retailers in the united statescompanies established in 1979online retailers of the united statescompanies based in ohiounited states retail company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2007all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 2009all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 30 september 2016 at 03 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view