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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• 2009 Store Closings And Layoffs - The Latest Casualty Count

  
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  STORE CLOSINGS AND LAYOFFS: By the end of Dec. 2008 as announced Circuit City Filed Bankruptcy, they promised to keep all stores open for the holiday season, but afterwards, they plan on closing 155 stores nationwide. Ann Taylor closing 117 stores nationwide. A company spokeswoman said the company hasn’t revealed ...
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  Obviously, its not much now but an empty lot you can find in Chattanooga, TN. But what was here once upon a time? Circuit City . Thats a pre-holiday consumer downer if I ever heard one, but hey, at least the whole strip mall didnt go down alongside the electronics retailer. Oh wait, it did . [ Thanks Kevin! ]
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