Micro Electronics, Inc. is a privately held American retailer based in

Hilliard, Ohio Hilliard is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 37,114 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Columbus and part of Norwich Township. History In 1852, John Reed Hilliard bought of farmland in western Franklin Cou ...

. It was founded in 1979 by John Baker. The company is the parent of the retail chain

Micro Center Micro Center is an American computer retail store chain, headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio. It was founded in 1979, and has 29 stores in 19 states. History Micro Center was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1979 by John Baker and Bill Bayne, two ...

, including its online division, Micro Center Online. It also owns International Products Sourcing Group (iPSG), which markets products under

private label A private label, also called a private brand or private-label brand, is a brand owned by a company, offered by that company alongside and competing with brands from other businesses. A private-label brand is almost always offered exclusively by th ...

brands such as Inland, PowerSpec, and WinBook.

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