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Krazy Krazy

Defunct Canadian electronics retailer

Krazy Krazy Audio Video Warehouse was a Canadian retailer of consumer audiovisual electronics. In operation from 1983 to 2009, the chain began to decline in the late 1990s and 2000s due to the changing consumer electronics market. Although no longer operating as a national chain, a few former franchise locations remain in business as independently operated local stores.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Krazy Krazy Audio Video Warehouse was a Canadian retailer of consumer audiovisual electronics. In operation from 1983 to 2009, the chain began to decline in the late 1990s and 2000s due to the changing consumer electronics market. Although no longer operating as a national chain, a few former franchise locations remain in business as independently operated local stores.2

How it started

Background

The company was established in 1983 by Michael McKenna and Daniel Behune, opening its first location in Vancouver, British Columbia. It soon began expanding nationally, both by opening new company-owned locations and through a franchise deal which resulted in the rebranding of Windsor businessman Bill McKay's existing McKay's Television and Appliances chain. However, the franchise deal led to some friction: as McKay's franchised company had a stronger credit rating than the McKenna-Behune parent corporation, the chain was ordering all of its appliances through McKay, who tried to petition McKenna and Behune's company into receivership in 1987 over unpaid revenue compensation. The deal resulted in a split between the two companies, with McKenna and Behune rebranding their stores as Multitech Warehouse Direct, while McKay became the sole owner of the Krazy Krazy brand name thereafter.

From Wikipedia’s article on Krazy Krazy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

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