Circuit City

Circuit City had its beginning in 1949 when owner Samuel Wurtzel opened up a retail television store named Ward's in Richmond, Virginia. After modestly expanding its operations over the next few decade, Ward's officially became Circuit City in 1984.

Since then, Circuit City has expanded to over 800 stores nationwide and more than a dozen international outlets. However, In 2007, the retail consumer electronics company went through some difficult financial times, culminating in the firing of approximately 3,400 employees and closing of dozens of stores. The employees let go were apparently making more than market salary.

In the United States, Circuit City's main competitor is Best Buy.

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• Black Friday Ads & Sales, Cyber Monday Deals 2009

  
  Chicago Weekend Fun! — Authority: 100
  Black Friday Ads & Sales, Cyber Monday Deals 2009 is a post from: Chicago Weekend Fun! All the stores near us with some kind of Black Friday Sale going on after Thanksgiving. The buzz about Black Friday Ads and Sales  has grown from being just an inside retail industry term a few years ago to a ...
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• Missing Circuit City at the Floating Market

  
  MAS o Menos — Authority: 127
  When it comes to face to face customer service, I use something I call the Paraguay / Circuit City scale.  During my one day trip to Paraguay in 2006, I went to a market where the vendors were in your face trying to sell everything.  It was the most relentless shopping experience ever.  They made Tijuana look laid ...
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  Dealcetera.com - Canadian Freebies, Deals, Coupons, Boxing Day Flyers, Contests Canada — Authority: 144
  
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• Circuit City Coupons

  
  CouponSmarter.com Daily Updated Free Online Coupons — Authority: 150
  SAVE $750 - FREE Shipping - Samsung 40" LED HDTV UN40B6000 1080p 3000000:1 DCR 120Hz 4x HDMI for only $1249.99 after promo code
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• Samsung UN40B6000 40-inch LED High Definition TV – $1,250 Shipped

  
  Gadgetreview — Authority: 592
  Circuit City boasts a coupon deal for the Samsung UN40B6000 40-inch LED High Definition TV .  It’s $1,499.99 – $250 coupon (EWV133) + free shipping = $1,249.99 shipped! This TV has LED backlighting, a 1920×1080 resolution, 3,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, built-in HD tuner, 4x HDMI inputs, 1.2-inch thick ...
  6 days ago

• Toshiba 52XV645U 52-inch Regza LCD HDTV and Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-Ray Player With BD Live Bundle – $1,300 Shipped

  
  Gadgetreview — Authority: 592
  Circuit City has the Toshiba 52XV645U 52-inch Regza LCD HDTV and Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-Ray Player With BD Live Bundle for $1,799.98 – $500 instant savings + free shipping = $1,299.98 shipped! This TV has a 1920×1080 resolution, 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, built-in HD tuner, 3x HDMI inputs and 120hz refresh ...
  6 days ago

• Major Retail Bankruptcies Not on Horizon

  
  Counter Culture — Authority: 518
  A recent Fitch Ratings report predicts a holiday season that’s better than some worst-case scenarios out there. It also says that due to liquidity improvements, we’re not likely to see retailers file the same number of bankruptcies that we did in 2008 and early this year.However, the outfit does recognize that ...
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• Circuit City HQ returned to lender

  
  Richmond BizSense — Authority: 511
  Two commercial properties – including the former headquarters of Circuit City – have gone back to lenders.
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• Coby DP882 8.0-inch Digital Photo Frame with Extra Border – $30 + S&H

  
  Gadgetreview — Authority: 592
  Circuit City has the Coby DP882 8.0-inch Digital Photo Frame with Extra Border for $49.99 – $20 mail-in-rebate = $30 + S&H! Shipping should be about $15.  It has a 800×600 screen, plays music/video and includes two frames.
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• Black Friday 2009 Walmart Ad

  
  Pinay Ads — Authority: 138
  I’ve heard about Black Friday from a friend. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when major retailers around the country discount products to help kick off the Christmas shopping season. This Black Friday ads are usually kept secret until you receive the circulars in your Thanksgiving Day newspaper. Black ...
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• Micro Center St. Louis

  
  The Broad Brush — Authority: 498
  Micro Center, the well known electronics and computer store, has opened a store in the St. Louis metro area. It’s Brentwood location is the 22nd store in the chain. Micro Center will be filling the role now left empty by the closing of Circuit City and CompUSA stores. I had to check this store out as I’m a gadget ...
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• Are You Ready for the Holidays?

  
  Chris Pirillo — Authority: 577
  Can you believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and Christmas is but a few weeks away? I was aghast yesterday when I walked into a store that was playing Christmas carols… until I realized what the date was. Holy crap where did the year go? I haven’t even started to think about holiday shopping yet, ...
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• CompUSA & Circuit City Are Being Resurrected From The Dead

  
  The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — Authority: 553
  Two of the major electronic retailers, CompUSA and Circuit City are posed for a comeback if one company has their way. That company is little known Systemax, which is not exactly a household name. But you may know one of their companies which is Tiger Direct. Thus far Systemax has brought back 3 CompUSA stores in the ...
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  Dealcetera.com - Canadian Freebies, Deals, Coupons, Boxing Day Flyers, Contests Canada — Authority: 144
  
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• The Myth of Market Share - Motorola vs. Apple

  
  The Phoenix Principle — Authority: 416
  The Myth of Market Share by Richard Minitar is one of those little books, published in 2002 by Crown Business, that you probably never read - or even heard of ( available on Amazon though ).  And thats too bad, because without spending too many words the author does a great job of describing the non-correlation ...
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• Slow on Shopping

  
  Job Searching Blog — Authority: 126
  Retail hiring is expected to be flat this holiday season, reports Ylan Q. Mui Competition for holiday retail jobs could be fierce this year, according to several recent surveys, as stores cautiously hire in the face of flatlining sales and budget-conscious customers. Stores typically begin bringing on temporary ...
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• Two is enough

  
  Value Acceleration — Authority: 118
  As I tell readers in my book,   It’s Not Rocket Science: Using Marketing to Build A Sustainable Business , the world doesn’t really need more than two suppliers of anything. Circuit City learned that lesson the hard way when they collapsed in January of 2009. Best Buy and Wal-Mart appeared to be sufficient. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Circuit City 3 Day Sale - Toshiba 40″ HD - LCD 1080p On Sale For $549

  
  The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — Authority: 553
  This morning I received an email advertisement from Circuit City with a deal on a Toshiba 40″ LCD 1080p on sale for $549. But the item that caught my eye was a Toshiba 32″ LCD but at 720p only for only $349. This would make a great set for that extra bedroom. This sale is for only 3 days so hurry. Take a look at ...
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• Palm Centro Unlocked GSM Smart Phone – $130 Shipped

  
  Gadgetreview — Authority: 592
  Circuit City has the Palm Centro Unlocked GSM Smart Phone for $149.99 – $20 instant savings + free shipping = $129.99 shipped! This phone has a full QWERTY keyboard, 1.3 megapixel camera, touchscreen, Google Maps and is completely unlocked for GSM service.
  2 weeks ago

• Black Friday: Circuit City’s Comeback

  
  The CouponMountain Blog — Authority: 127
  You probably remember that Circuit City declared bankruptcy and liquidated its assets in early 2009. Before closing its last store in early March, Circuit City offered amazing deals  on its entire inventory. Circuit City’s bankruptcy was very public and difficult to oversee. Circuit City was all over the news, ...
  2 weeks ago

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