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To: JDN who wrote (70554)	10/29/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Merrill analyst sees Tandy as Internet stock SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch analyst Peter Caruso Thursday reiterated his buy rating on Radio Shack owner Tandy Corp. (NYSE:TAN - news), citing it as one of the best traditional retailing sector stocks to benefit from the growth of the Internet. Tandy jumped $6.25 to $60.25 after Caruso talked about the stock in a conference call. The analyst said that while some computer retailers will be hurt by the Intenret, Tandy will benefit from increased buying of Internet devices like Palm Pilots, as well as from selling equipment bundled with Internet access. He said he expects Tandy to do a deal with either Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) or American Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL - news) soon to feature their Internet services at the retail store. ''Tandy is one of the few retailers that can leverage the value of its physical structure as an asset,'' Caruso said. Other computer retailers, particularly CompUSA (NYSE:CPU - news), are feeling the heat of online sales by Dell Computer Corp. (NasdaqNM:DELL - news), but Tandy is well positioned to benefit from the growth of non-PC devices that connect to the Internet. He said Best Buy (NYSE:BBY - news) and Circuit City (NYSE:CC - news) will also benefit from a transition to new computer devices by reducing their exposure to volatile PC sales and selling an increased number of consumer electronics and Internet devices. Circuit City gained $3.94 to $42 and Best Buy rose $3.25 to $54, but CompUSA dropped 12 cents to $5.78. More Quotes and News: America Online Inc (NYSE:AOL - news) Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY - news) Circuit City Stores Inc (NYSE:CC - news) Compusa Inc (NYSE:CPU - news) Dell Computer Corp (NasdaqNM:DELL - news) Microsoft Corp (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) Tandy