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                                                                   Exhibit 10(a)

                              INTERTAN CANADA LTD.
                                 INTERTAN, INC.

                        NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT

     This Ninth Amendment to Loan Agreement (this "Amendment") is dated as of
November 15, 2001 and entered into by and among, inter alia, InterTAN Canada
Ltd., as Canadian Borrower, InterTAN, Inc., as the Parent, the financial
institutions listed on the signature pages hereof (the "Lenders"), and Bank of
America Canada, a Canadian chartered bank, as agent for the Lenders (the
"Agent"), and is made with reference to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of
December 22, 1997 (as amended and in effect the "Loan Agreement"), by and among
the Canadian Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, as amended by the
Rectification and Amendment No. 1 dated as of February 24, 1998, the Second
Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of January, 1999, the Third Amendment to
Loan Agreement dated as of April 12, 1999, the Fourth Amendment to Loan
Agreement dated as of July 31, 1999, the Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated
as of October 1, 1999, the Sixth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of
December 24, 2000, the Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of March 21,
2001 and the Eighth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of May 4, 2001.
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the same meanings
herein as set forth in the Loan Agreement.

SECTION 1.    AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT

1.1  Subsection 2.4(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
     following at the end thereof:

           "Notwithstanding any other terms hereof, BACAN shall have the right
           in its unfettered discretion to have any affiliate of BACAN or any of
           its or such affiliate's branches enter into F/X Transactions with the
           Canadian Borrower for amounts and on terms as may be approved by
           BACAN in its sole discretion and, in connection therewith, to provide
           such affiliate or branch with credit support. In any such case, the
           Canadian Borrower shall indemnify and save harmless BACAN for and in
           respect of any losses, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses which
           may be suffered or incurred by BACAN in respect of such F/X
           Transaction and/or credit support, such credit support and the
           Canadian Borrower's foregoing obligations shall form part of the
           Obligations and the foregoing provisions shall apply equally to any
           F/X Transaction entered into by such branch of affiliate as if such
           F/X Transaction was entered into by BACAN."

1.2  Subsection 15.3(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
     phrase "is a non-resident of Canada" in the fourth line thereof and
     replacing it with "is not (or is not considered to be) a resident of
     Canada".

1.3  Section 15.3 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
     following as subsection (c) thereof:

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     "Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms hereof, in the event that
     Bank of America Canada assigns to an affiliate, branch or affiliate's
     branch all of its rights, benefits and obligations hereunder in accordance
     with Section 15.3(a), then (i) Bank of America Canada shall,
     contemporaneous with such assignment, be deemed to have resigned as Agent,
     (ii) all references to "Agent" shall be deemed to be references to such
     affiliate, branch or affiliate's branch, (iii) Bank of America Canada shall
     be released and discharged from any further obligation hereunder but shall
     continue to be entitled to the benefit of any indemnities or protections
     herein provided including, without limitation, the provisions of Article
     14, (iv) Bank of America Canada and such affiliate, branch or affiliate's
     branch shall be deemed to have executed and delivered an Assignment and
     Acceptance Agreement sufficient to give effect to the assignment,
     substantially in the form of Exhibit O, and (v) each of the parties hereto
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     agrees to execute and deliver and do and perform such documents, acts and
     things as are necessary to record and give effect to the foregoing."

1.4  Section 16.18 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
     reference to "governmental authority" in the third line thereof and
     substituting "Public Authority" therefor.

1.5  Subsection 16.19(a) of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
     reference to "governmental" in the fifth line thereof and substituting "any
     Public Authority" therefor.

SECTION 2.    CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS

2.1  This Amendment shall become effective upon the satisfaction of the
     conditions precedent set out in Section 2.2 below (the date of satisfaction
     of such conditions being referred to herein as the "Ninth Amendment
     Effective Date").

2.2  On or before the date hereof, each of the Canadian Borrower and the Parent
     shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent two (2) originally
     fully executed copies of this Amendment, as executed by the Canadian
     Borrower and the Parent.

SECTION 3.    BORROWER'S AND PARENT'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment and to amend
the Loan Agreement in the manner provided herein, each of the Canadian Borrower
and Parent represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that the
following statements are true, correct and complete:

     A.    Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Amendment.  The
Canadian Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, has the corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform the Loan
Agreement as amended by this Amendment (the "Amended Agreement"). The Canadian
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Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, has taken all necessary corporate action
(including, without limitation, obtaining

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approval of its stockholders if necessary) to authorize its execution and
delivery of this Amendment and the performance of the Amended Agreement. This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Canadian Borrower or the
Parent, as applicable, and this Amendment and the Amended Agreement constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Canadian Borrower or the Parent,
as applicable, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms
without defence, setoff or counterclaim. The Canadian Borrower's or the
Parent's, as applicable, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
performance by the Canadian Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, of the
Amended Agreement do not and will not conflict with, or constitute a violation
or breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or
imposition of any Lien upon the property of the Canadian Borrower or the Parent,
as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of the terms of (a) any
contract, mortgage, Lien, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which
the Canadian Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, is a party or which is
binding on it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to the Canadian Borrower or
the Parent, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries, or (c) the certificate or
articles of incorporation or amalgamation or bylaws of the Canadian Borrower or
the Parent, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries.

     B. Governmental Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption,
authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or other person is necessary or required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the
Canadian Borrower or the Parent, as applicable, or any of its Subsidiaries of
this Amendment or the Amended Agreement except for such as have been obtained or
made and filings required in order to perfect the Agent's security interests.

     C. Absence of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing or will
result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment
that would constitute an Event or an Event of Default.

SECTION 4.    MISCELLANEOUS

     A.   Reference to and Effect on the Loan Agreement and the Other Loan
          Documents.

          (1)  On and after the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, each reference
               in the Loan Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof",
               "herein" or words of like import referring to the Loan Agreement,
               and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the "Loan
               Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import
               referring to the Loan Agreement shall mean and be a reference to
               the Amended Agreement.

          (2)  Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Loan
               Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force
               and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

          (3)  The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall
               not, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of
               any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or
               remedy of the Agent or

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                any Lender under, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan
                Documents.

     B.   Captions.  The captions contained in this Amendment are for
convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be
construed to modify, enlarge or restrict any provision.

     C.   Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND
LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN.

     D.   Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and by the Agent, each Lender, the Parent and the
Canadian Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
but all of which shall together constitute one and the same amendment; signature
pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a
single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the
same document. This Amendment (other than the provisions of Section 1 hereof,
the effectiveness of which is governed by Section 2 hereof) shall become
effective upon the execution of a counterpart hereof by the Canadian Borrower,
the Parent, the Agent and the Lenders and receipt by the Canadian Borrower and
the Agent of written or telephonic notification of such execution and
authorization of delivery thereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first written above.

INTERTAN CANADA LTD.

By:    /s/ James P. Maddox
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Name:  James P. Maddox
Title: Vice President, Finance

INTERTAN, INC.

By:    /s/ James P. Maddox
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Name:  James P. Maddox
Title: Vice President, Finance

BANK OF AMERICA CANADA,
as Agent and as the Lender

By:    /s/ Jeff Burdon
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Name:  Jeff Burdon
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                                                                   Exhibit 10(b)

[LOGO] InterTAN, INC.
     3300 Highway 7, Suite 904 . Concord, Ontario L4K 4M3

                                                            BRIAN E. LEVY
                                                              President
                                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                                            (905) 760-9708
                                                           (905-760-9723 FAX

September 25, 2001

Mr. James G. Gingerich
46 Quail Run Boulevard
MAPLE ON L6A 1E9

Dear Jim:

                            Re: Retirement Agreement

This will confirm our agreement concerning the terms of your retirement as an
employee of InterTAN, Inc. ("InterTAN" or the "Company") effective December 31,
2001 (the "Retirement Date").

Transitional Matters

From now and until the Retirement Date, you will provide your full assistance
and cooperation to the Company to accomplish a supportive and complete
transition to a new management team. Your assistance will include training,
orientation, counsel and appropriate introduction of your successor to the
investment and analyst community and is expected to include travel and
face-to-face meetings with such parties. You are expected to take an affirmative
and proactive role in arranging these meetings and contacts at the convenience
of the incoming executive team. You will also be expected to work towards the
resolution of any issues arising from the sale of the Company's Australian
subsidiary. You will also fully comply with all other direction or instruction
given from time to time by the Company's President and CEO or the Board of
Directors.

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Retirement Allowance

Provided that you are not in default of your non-competition and
non-solicitation obligations set forth below, InterTAN will pay you the sum of
$1,541,108 (US) payable in 120 equal monthly instalments of $12,843 (US), less
required withholdings, beginning on February 1, 2002 and ending on January 1,
2012. At your election, any monthly instalment may instead be paid in Canadian
dollars provided that you give clear notice of such election at least ten (10)
working days prior to the end of the month for which you wish to be paid in
Canadian dollars. The exchange rate to be used in calculating the appropriate
Canadian dollar equivalent amount shall be the exchange rate that is published
in the Wall Street Journal on the date that is the last business day of the
month that is requested to be paid in Canadian dollars. Payment for any month in
which you so elect to be paid in Canadian dollars may be delayed by up to seven
working days in order to give the Company reasonable time to complete the
currency calculation and provide funds to you. In the event of your death prior
to January 1, 2012, the remaining monthly payments will be made to your spouse
or to such other person or persons as you may designate in a beneficiary
designation form filed with the Organization and Compensation Committee of
InterTAN.

Acceleration of Certain Stock Options

On or about the Retirement Date and provided that you have discharged your
duties in a satisfactory manner to such date, the Board of Directors will
accelerate the then unvested portion of those stock options granted to you on
June 7, 1999 and June 5, 2000; provided further that the market price as listed
on the NYSE of the Company's common stock on the date the acceleration is
authorized by the Board of Directors is not in excess of the exercise price
stipulated in either or both of the stock option grants that are the subject
matter of the acceleration. In accordance with the terms of the 1996 Stock
Option Plan, you will have a twelve-month period commencing on your Retirement
Date in which to exercise such accelerated options.

Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation

You agree that for the period from the Retirement Date to December 31, 2006,
whether in Canada or in any other country in which InterTAN carries on business,
you will not, without the prior written consent of InterTAN:

     (a)  be employed or engaged by or in any way participate in the ownership
          (of a material interest), management, direction or control or provide,
          directly or indirectly, any services to: (i) any entity whose primary
          business is the retail sale of consumer electronics and related
          products or services; or (ii) any major supplier of products or
          services offered for retail sale by InterTAN or InterTAN Canada Ltd.
          (for greater clarity, a major supplier shall be deemed to be any one
          of the fifteen largest contributors to RadioShack Canada's cooperative
          advertising programs or any one of the largest fifteen vendors (or a
          party who operates as an agent to supplier(s)) to RadioShack Canada as
          measured in wholesale dollars

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          purchased by RadioShack Canada as either list is constituted from time
          to time and shall also include Microsoft, Inc., or RadioShack
          Corporation, or any of their respective affiliates); and

     (b)  with the exception of Douglas C. Saunders, recruit, hire or become
          involved in any form of business association with any employee of
          InterTAN or InterTAN Canada Ltd. nor any person who has been an
          employee within the period of 12 months preceding such recruitment,
          hiring or association.

It is acknowledged that the determination of whether an entity constitutes a
"major supplier" shall be made at the time you first became employed or engaged
by or in any way participated in the ownership (of a material interest),
management, direction or control or provided any services to that particular
entity. You agree that if you knowingly, recklessly or wilfully violate any of
the foregoing covenants such conduct will result in the immediate cessation of
any retirement benefits to be paid to you under this agreement. Furthermore,
InterTAN will have the right to recover from you any benefits paid to you during
any period of time when you were in breach of any one or more of the foregoing
covenants.

Change Of Control

In the event there occurs certain change of control events as described in the
Company's Deferred Compensation Plan occur on or before December 31, 2001, all
terms of this letter agreement (other than this paragraph) are null and void.

Other Matters

Your participation in the Company's Group RRSP, Stock Purchase Plan, Restricted
Stock Unit Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan will cease effective the
Retirement Date. You also acknowledge that, pursuant to the terms of the 1986
and 1996 Stock Option Plans, that only those options that are vested as at
December 31, 2001 (which may include those options that are the subject matter
of the potential acceleration referred to above) are subsequently exercisable by
you and that such exercise period expires on December 31, 2002 in the case of
grants designated as NSO's (Non-qualified Stock Options) and on March 31, 2002
in the case of grants designated as ISO's (Incentive Stock Options). InterTAN
will transfer to you or to such other person as you may direct, any policy or
policies of life insurance maintained by InterTAN on your life, provided that
the terms of such policy or policies permit such a transfer and provided that
you agree to bear any costs associated with such transfer.

The terms of this letter will release InterTAN, its directors, officers and
affiliates from, and will be in full and final satisfaction of, any and all
obligations which InterTAN may have to you arising out of or in any way
connected with your employment by InterTAN and the termination of that
employment, including, but not limited to, any obligations arising under your
employment letter dated March 1, 1995 as amended by my letter of February 15,
2000 and as further amended by my letter of February 19, 2001, InterTAN's
Deferred Compensation Plan and your Plan Agreement thereto dated November 11,
1997 and the Addendum thereto dated September 12,

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2000. The terms of this letter also satisfy any and all obligations that
InterTAN may have to you pursuant to the Employment Standards Act of Ontario or
any other applicable statute or regulation.

Please signify your acceptance of the foregoing by signing and returning the
enclosed copy of this letter where indicated below.

Sincerely,

InterTAN, Inc.

Brian E. Levy
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Accepted and agreed to this 3/rd/ day of November, 2001.

/s/ Ann Robinson                                    /s/ James G. Gingerich
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Witness                                             James G. Gingerich

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