Steinberg's Inc. (/ˈstaɪnbɜːrɡz/ STYNE-burgz) was a chain of stores in the Eastern United States that specialized in consumer electronics and home appliances.
The first two stores were located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and focused on musical instruments and electronic audio equipment, such as The Victrola, an early record player, and crystal radio receivers.
Notable customers included Powel Crosley Jr., whose WLW-AM later became Cincinnati's premiere radio station.
[2] The chain began to sell a greater variety of products, including stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, and eventually television sets and desktop computers.
[4] Facing competition from larger retailers, such as Sun Television and Appliances and Roberd's Grand,[4] Steinberg's abruptly closed its doors on September 22, 1997, in a manner reminiscent of another Cincinnati-based department store, Swallen's.