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11-K, 1994-06-24
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                           FORM 11-K





          [ X ]      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)

             For the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1994


                                OR


          [ ]        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
                    SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

                For the Transition Period from ___ to ___




                      Commission File Number 1-5571
                                             ______




          TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                          (full title of plan)


                             TANDY CORPORATION
                           1800 One Tandy Center
                          Fort Worth, Texas 76102


    (Name of issuer and address of principal executive office)

         Index to Exhibits is on sequential page number 17

    <PAGE>









         TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND INVESTMENT PLAN



                          FORT WORTH, TEXAS














                           REPORT OF EXAMINATION


                              MARCH 31, 1994

    <PAGE>


                           C O N T E N T S
                           _______________


                                                            Page

    CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT..............         4

    STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION..................         5

    STATEMENT OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY....         6

    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.....................      7-13

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION............................     14-15

    SIGNATURE PAGE....................................        16

    INDEX TO EXHIBITS.................................        17

    EXHIBIT 23 - CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.....       18
    <PAGE>

    The Administrative Committee and Participants of Tandy
    Employees Deferred Salary and Investment Plan Fort Worth,
    Texas

                  INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
                  ____________________________

    I have audited the accompanying statement of financial
    condition of the Tandy Employees Deferred Salary and
    Investment Plan as of March 31, 1994 and 1993, and the
    related statement of income and changes in the plan equity
    for the years ended March 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.  These
    financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's
    management.  My responsibility is to express an opinion on
    these financial statements based on my audit.

    I conducted my audit in accordance with generally accepted
    auditing standards.  Those standards require that I plan and
    perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
    whether the financial statements are free of material
    misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
    evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
    financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the
    accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
    management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
    statement presentation.  I believe that my audit provides a
    reasonable basis for my opinion.

    In my opinion, the financial statements referred to above
    present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
    status of the Tandy Employees Deferred Salary and Investment
    Plan as of March 31, 1994 and 1993, and results of its
    changes therein for the years ended March 31, 1994, 1993 and
    1992, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
    principles.

    My audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on
    the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The
    supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes
    and reportable transactions are presented for purposes of
    complying with the Department of Labor's Rules and
    Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and are not a required
    part of the basic financial statements.  The supplemental
    schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures
    applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and,
    in my opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in
    relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


                                      CURTIS B.  MORRISON, CPA
    Fort Worth, Texas
    June 17, 1994
    <PAGE>
    <TABLE>

                           TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                                             FORT WORTH, TEXAS

                                     STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                                           MARCH 31, 1994 AND 1993
    <CAPTIONS>
                                                 PLAN ASSETS
                                                 ___________

                                                            1994                1993
                                                       ______________      ______________
    <S>                                                <C>                 <C>
    Investment in Securities of Participating
    Employer (Note B):
     Common Stock (Cost $75,101,623.57 in
     1994 and $83,866,531.16 in 1993)                  $76,537,044.00      $69,740,715.00
                                                       ______________      ______________

    Investments in Securities of Unaffiliated
    Issuers (Note B): 
     Marketable Securities -
      Common Stock (Cost $152,384.50 in
      1994 and $1,011,278.12 in 1993)                  $   116,382.50      $   965,445.00

      Other Securities - Short Term
      Money Market Fund (Cost $3,255,538.89
      in 1994 and $2,771,609.82 in 1993)                 3,255,538.89        2,771,609.82
                                                       ______________      ______________
                                                       $ 3,371,921.39      $ 3,737,054.82
                                                       ______________      ______________

    Contributions Receivable:
     Employees - Tandy Employees Deferred
     Salary and Investment Plan                        $   597,036.41      $   646,947.76
                                                       ______________      ______________

    Accrued Receivables:
     Interest                                          $    33,159.01      $    29,376.20
     Due from Other                                            505.46              112.21
                                                       ______________      ______________
                                                       $    33,664.47      $    29,488.41
                                                       ______________      ______________

    Notes Receivable from Participants
     (Note A)                                          $ 3,832,596.10      $ 3,063,287.84
                                                       ______________      ______________
                                                       $84,372,262.37      $77,217,493.83
                                                       ______________      ______________
                                                       ______________      ______________


                                     LIABILITIES AND PLAN EQUITY
                                     ___________________________

    Liabilities                                        $            0      $            0
                                                       ______________      ______________
     Plan Equity:
      Participants Interest in Tandy
      Employees Deferred Salary and
      Investment Plan                                  $84,372,262.37      $77,217,493.83
                                                       ______________      ______________
                                                       $84,372,262.37      $77,217,493.83
                                                       ______________      ______________
                                                       ______________      ______________

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
    </TABLE>
    <PAGE>
    <TABLE>

                              TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                                               FORT WORTH, TEXAS

                                 STATEMENT OF INCOME AND CHANGES IN PLAN EQUITY
                               FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992

    <CAPTIONS>
                                           1994                 1993               1992
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
    <S>                              <C>                 <C>                 <C>
    Investment Income:
     Interest-Other                  $   372,716.10      $   323,889.74      $   316,244.33
     Dividends-Participating
      Employer                         1,393,529.55        1,404,561.15        1,366,285.95
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
                                     $ 1,766,245.65      $ 1,728,450.89      $ 1,682,530.28
     Less: Interest Expense                       0                   0                   0
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
                                     $ 1,766,245.65      $ 1,728,450.89      $ 1,682,530.28
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________

    Realized Gain (Loss) on
    Securities (Note C):
     Employer Securities             $ 1,208,857.50      $            0       $           0
     Other Securities                   <150,646.16>                  0                   0
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
                                     $ 1,058,211.34      $            0      $            0
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________

    Increase (Decrease) in
    Unrealized Appreciation
    of Investments (Note E):         $15,571,067.71      $<1,792,939.20>     $<5,631,241.80>
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________

    Contributions (Note A):
     Employee                        $ 8,772,070.83      $ 9,958,157.88      $10,169,702.05
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________

    Other Additions: 
     Appreciation (Depreciation)
     in Value over Cost
     Distributed in
     Withdrawals                     $     9,139.70      $  <116,721.83>     $  <126,513.54>
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________

                     TOTAL           $27,176,735.23      $ 9,776,947.74      $ 6,094,476.99

    Less:
     Withdrawals of
     Participants' Interest           20,021,966.69        9,104,609.74        8,003,881.65
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________

    Net Increase (Decrease)
    in Plan for the Years
    Ending 3-31-94/93/92             $ 7,154,768.54      $   672,338.00      $<1,909,404.66>


    Plan Equity at Beginning
    of Year 4-1-93/92/91              77,217,493.83       76,545,155.83       78,454,560.49
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________


    Plan Equity at End of
    Year 3-31-94/93/92               $84,372,262.37      $77,217,493.83      $76,545,155.83
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
    </TABLE>
    <PAGE>

         TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                          FORT WORTH, TEXAS

                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
           FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 1994, 1993 AND 1992


    NOTE A - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

    The following description of the Tandy Employees Deferred
    Salary and Investment Plan (the "Plan") provides only general
    information.  Participants should refer to the Plan prospectus,
    the DIP/TESOP summary plan description or the Plan document for
    a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.


    General
    _______

    The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering employees of
    the Company who have completed one year of service, of not
    less than 1,000 hours per year.

    The Plan is subject to Titles I and II of the Employee
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) relating to
    the protection of employee benefit rights and amendments to
    the Internal Revenue Code, respectively, but is not subject
    to Title IV, relating to plan termination insurance coverage,
    and such insurance will not be extended to participants in
    the Plan in the future.


    Contributions
    _____________

    A participant defers 5% of his gross salary (up to the
    maximum contribution allowed by the Internal Revenue Code)
    which the Company pays into the Plan as a salary reduction
    contribution for the account of the participant.

    For periods prior to October 1, 1990, the Company contributed
    to the Plan an amount equal to 80% of the salary reduction
    contributions of the participant.  These Company
    contributions were terminated effective October 1, 1990, the
    date of commencement of Company contributions under the Tandy
    Employees Stock Ownership Plan (TESOP), a noncontributory
    employee stock ownership plan established by the Company on
    June 29, 1990 (to be effective April 1, 1990).

    A participant is not subject to current federal income
    taxation on his deferred contributions to the Plan.

    The following is a schedule of employee and employer
    contributions:

    <TABLE>
    <CAPTIONS>
                                          1994               1993                 1992
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
    <S>                              <C>                 <C>                 <C>
    Employee-
     Deferred Salary                 $ 8,772,070.83      $ 9,958,157.88      $10,169,702.05
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
                                     ______________      ______________      ______________
    </TABLE>


    Participants' Accounts
    ______________________

    Participants' accounts are valued as of the last day of each
    March, June, September and December.  Each participant is
    mailed a quarterly statement showing his contributions to
    date, Company contributions to date, total contributions to
    date and the market value of his account.  Each participant
    is also mailed a copy of the annual report of Tandy
    Corporation, any SPP/Plan prospectus incorporated by
    reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 or an
    appendix to the prospectus, any material amendment made to
    any revised summary plan description booklet and the summary
    annual report.  New participants also receive the latest
    prospectus.


    Vesting
    _______

    The participants' accounts are fully vested at the end of
    each calendar quarter, except for amounts credited to the
    account because of fraud or mistake of fact.


    Payments of Benefits
    ____________________

    The taxable portion of a "lump-sum distribution" and certain
    "partial distributions" may not be subject to tax upon
    receipt by a participant if the distribution is rolled over
    into an IRA or another qualified plan within the prescribed
    time period.  If a lump-sum distribution is not rolled over,
    a special 5-year averaging tax (intended to minimize the tax
    burden) may be available for some participants with respect
    to the taxable portion of such distribution.  As a general
    rule, only one lump-sum distribution which is received after
    attaining age 59-1/2 is eligible for the special 5-year
    averaging (computed under the tax rates contained in the Tax
    Reform Act of 1986) or the 10-year averaging (computed under
    prior law tax rates).

    If a lump-sum distribution consists in part of securities of
    Tandy Corporation and InterTAN Inc., the portion of such
    distribution which represents net unrealized appreciation of
    such securities will not be currently taxable to the
    recipient for federal income tax purposes (although a
    participant may elect to include such appreciation in income,
    if desired).  Upon a subsequent disposition of such
    securities, gain or loss will be determined generally by
    reference to their basis when they were acquired by the Plan.
    An additional 10% income tax is imposed on certain early
    distributions included in gross income prior to attaining age
    59-1/2, death or disability.  The value of a participant's
    interest in the Plan is includable in his gross estate upon
    his death.


    Loans to Participants
    _____________________

    Effective October 1, 1990, a participant may borrow up to 50%
    of his or her account value in the Plan not to exceed the
    lesser of: 1) $50,000.00, or 2) an amount that can be fully
    repaid by payroll deduction payments that do not exceed 25%
    of the participant's regular gross wages.  The minimum loan
    amount is $500.00, to be repaid through authorized payroll
    deductions.  The term of a loan is not less six months (or
    multiples of six months) and not more than five years.  The
    interest rate of the loan is fixed by the Administrative
    Committee and based on the interest rate currently being
    charged for similar commercial loans.  A portion, not to
    exceed 50%, of the participant's dollar value interest in the
    Plan is pledged as collateral for the amount of principal,
    interest and any collection costs which may be owed to the
    Plan.


    NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

    Valuation of Securities
    _______________________

    All securities except Tandy Corporation common stock are
    valued at the closing price according to the respective stock
    exchanges. Tandy Corporation stock is valued at the closing
    price on the New York Stock Exchange less 1/4 point.

    All other securities are valued at cost.

    <TABLE>

                    SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF
                    ________________________________________
                            PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER
                            ______________________

    <CAPTIONS>
                          NO. OF                                 VALUE
                          SHARES             COST               3-31-94
                          ______         ______________      ______________
       COMMON STOCK
       ____________
    <S>                   <C>            <C>                 <C>
    Industrial
    __________
     Tandy Corporation
     Common Stock         2,126,029      $75,101,623.57      $76,537,044.00
                                         ______________      ______________
                                         ______________      ______________
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
                 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES OF
                 ________________________________________
                           UNAFFILIATED ISSUERS
                           ____________________

                          MARKETABLE SECURITIES
                          _____________________
<CAPTIONS>
                             NO. OF                              VALUE
                             SHARES          COST               3-31-94
                             ______      ______________      _____________
       COMMON STOCK
       ____________
    <S>                      <C>         <C>                 <C> 
    Industrial
    __________
     InterTAN Inc.
     Common Stock            17,705      $   152,384.50      $   116,382.50*
                                         ______________      ______________
                                         ______________      ______________

    _____________________ 
    *Non-Income Producing.



       OTHER SECURITIES
       ________________

    Money Market Fund
    _________________
      Short-Term Money
      Market Fund AIM
      Short-Term 
      Investments Co.                    $ 3,255,538.89      $ 3,255,538.89
                                         ______________      ______________
                                         ______________      ______________
    </TABLE>

    Contributions
    _____________

    Contributions from participants are accrued in the period in
    which they are deducted in accordance with salary deferral
    agreements, and as such, become obligations of the Company.

    Income Tax Status
    _________________

    The Plan is a qualified plan under Section 401 of the
    Internal Revenue Code and is exempt from federal income taxes
    under Section 501.


    NOTE C - REALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES

    The realized gain or loss from the sale of securities was as
    follows:

                                1994           1993        1992
                            ______________    _______     _______
    Participating Employer
    Securities:

      Sales Price           $ 8,959,162.50    $     0     $     0
      Less Cost (Avg Cost)    7,750,305.00          0           0
                            ______________    _______     _______
      Net Gain (Loss)       $ 1,208,857.50    $     0     $     0
                            ______________    _______     _______
                            ______________    _______     _______

    Unaffiliated Issuers'
    Securities:

      Sales Price           $  700,426.48     $     0     $     0
      Less Cost (Avg Cost)     851,072.64           0           0
                            ______________    _______     _______
      Net Gain (Loss)       $ <150,646.16>    $     0     $     0
                            ______________    _______     _______
                            ______________    _______     _______

    The realized gain or loss on the sale of securities for
    financial statement reporting is prepared in conformity with
    generally accepted accounting principles which differ from
    the principles for income tax reporting.

    Generally accepted accounting principles measure gain or loss
    as the difference between the securities' sale price and its
    average historical cost.  The gain or loss for income tax
    reporting is the difference between the securities' sale
    price and its current value at the beginning of the plan
    year.

    A participant's account is increased or decreased by the
    realized gain or loss recognized under generally accepted
    accounting principles.


    NOTE D - UNIT VALUE
                                                     Valuation
          Quarter Ending       Number of Units       per Unit
          ______________       _______________      __________
     
          March 31, 1993       88,816,523.5330      $0.8694055
          June 30, 1993        85,311,358.1183       0.8855981
          September 30, 1993   86,814,981.3226       1.0805139
          December 31, 1993    80,985,515.7203       1.4328893
          March 31, 1994       78,698,915.3509       1.0720893
    <TABLE>

    NOTE E - UNREALIZED APPRECIATION

    The following reflects the increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation:
    <CAPTIONS>
                              1994                1993                    1992
                         ________________     ________________      _______________ 
      <S>                <C>                  <C>                   <C>
      Unrealized
      Appreciation
      3-31-94/93/92      $  1,399,418.43      $<14,171,649.28>      $<12,378,710.08>

      Unrealized
      Appreciation
      4-1-93/92/91        <14,171,649.28>      <12,378,710.08>       < 6,747,468.28>
                         ________________     ________________      ________________

      Change in
      Unrealized
      Appreciation
      3-31-94/93/92      $ 15,571,067.71      $ <1,792,939.20>      $<5,631,241.80>
                         ________________     ________________      ________________
                         ________________     ________________      ________________

    </TABLE>

    The unrealized appreciation or depreciation of securities
    held for investment for financial statement reporting were
    prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
    principles which differ from the principles for income tax
    reporting.

    Generally accepted accounting principles measure unrealized
    appreciation or depreciation as the difference between the
    securities market value at the Plan's year end and its
    historical cost.  The unrealized appreciation or depreciation
    for income tax reporting is the difference between the
    securities market value at the plan year end and its current
    value at the beginning of the plan year.

    A participant's account is increased or decreased by the
    unrealized appreciation or depreciation recognized under
    generally accepted accounting principles.


    NOTE F - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

    During 1993 and 1992 common stock of Tandy Corporation was
    acquired from the Tandy Employees Investment Plan at its
    current market value on the transaction date in the amount of
    $1,077,063.00 and $2,383,037.50, respectively.  During 1994
    common stock of Tandy Corporation was sold to the Tandy
    Corporation at its current market value on the transaction
    date in the amount of $7,750,305.00.


    NOTE G - CHANGES IN PLAN

    No amendments were made to the Plan during 1994.


    NOTE H - ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN ASSETS

    The Plan's assets are held by the Trustee of the Plan.

    The contributions from the participants are held and managed
    by the Trustee, which invests cash received, interest, and
    dividend income and makes distributions to the participants.

    Certain administrative functions are performed by employees
    of the Company with no compensation from the Plan.
    Administrative expenses and Trustee fees are paid directly by
    the Company.
    <PAGE>



                                 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


    <PAGE>
    <TABLE>


                               TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                                                 FORT WORTH, TEXAS

                                              ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                                                   MARCH 31, 1994

    ITEM 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES

    <CAPTIONS>
                             Description                          Current
          Issuer             of Investment          Cost           Value
          ______             _____________    ______________    ______________
    <S>                      <C>              <C>               <C>
    *Tandy Corporation       Common Stock     $75,101,623.57    $76,537,044.00
                                              ______________    ______________

     InterTAN Inc.           Common Stock     $   152,384.50    $   116,382.50
                                              ______________    ______________

     Participant Loans       Interest Rate 
                             7% - 11%         $            0    $ 3,832,596.10
                                              ______________    ______________

     AIM Short-Term          Short-Term
     Investments Co.         Money Market
                             Fund - Fluc-
                             tuating rate
                             of interest      $ 3,255,538.89    $ 3,255,538.89
                                              ______________    ______________

    *Party-in-Interest to Plan.
    </TABLE>
    <TABLE>

    ITEM 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
    <CAPTIONS>
                                                                     Expenses
    Identity   Description                                           Incurred        Cost           Current         Gain or
    of Party       of         Purchase        Selling       Lease      with           of             Value          <Loss>
    Involved   Transaction      Price          Price        Rental  Transaction      Asset          of Asset      Transaction
    ________   ___________   ______________  _____________  ______  ___________  ______________  ______________   ___________
    <S>        <C>           <C>             <C>              <C>       <C>      <C>             <C>                  <C>
    a.  Plan   Purchase of   $22,936,910.18  $            0   $0        $0       $22,936,910.18  $22,936,910.18       $0
    Trustee    Common Trust
               Fund

    b.  Plan   Sales of      $22,452,981.11  $22,452,981.11   $0        $0       $22,452,981.11  $22,452,981.11       $0
    Trustee    Common Trust
               Fund
    </TABLE>
    <PAGE>

                               SIGNATURES
                               __________


    The Plan: Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrative Committee has duly
    caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned
    hereunto duly authorized.


                             TANDY EMPLOYEES DEFERRED SALARY AND
                                       INVESTMENT PLAN




                             By /s/ M. Moad
                                _______________________________
                                               M. Moad
                                Administrative Committee Member


                             By /s/ J. Tanner
                                _______________________________
                                                J. Tanner
                                Administrative Committee Member






    Date June 24, 1994
         _____________
    <PAGE>



                              Index to Exhibits



    Exhibit                     Description                Page
    Number                       of Exhibit               Number
    _______                     ___________               ______
      23                         Consent of                 18
                                 Independent
                                 Accountant
    <PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 23




                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
                        __________________________________


    I consent to the incorporation of my report dated March 31,
    1994, accompanying the financial statements included in this
    annual report on Form 11-K, in the prospectus forming part of
    Tandy Corporation's registration statement on Form S-8 for
    its Tandy Employees Deferred Salary and Investment Plan.





                                         CURTIS B. MORRISON, CPA



    Fort Worth, Texas
    June 17, 1994



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