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Circuit City relaunches with new website and owners

by Heather Wood on May 29, 2009 at 02:15 PM

The old Circuit City may have been dead and buried, but new ownership may help relaunch the once popular electronics retailer.  Systemax has acquired the company and has already reopened the Circuit City.com website.  The company purchased the e-commerce site for $6.5 million back in April.  Systemax owns Tiger Direct… Continue Reading »

All Circuit City locations will officially close March 8

by Robert Nelson on Mar 6, 2009 at 07:02 AM

It was only a matter of time, we all knew the final days for Circuit City were getting close, but the end is now upon us.  They have just announced that March 8 will be their final day, which means that if you were holding out to that very last… Continue Reading »

Recession-O-Rama deals for the weekend 1.31.09

by Natesh Sood on Jan 31, 2009 at 12:37 PM

Finally, the weekend.  It is time to relax from a stressful work week and take a look at some of the hot deals for today.  We have deals ranging from PayPal savings, to a HP Mini Netbook, to some Circuit City liquidation sales, and a deal on RAM. Continue Reading »

Your local Circuit City to become a Best Buy?

by Eric Brown on Jan 30, 2009 at 06:32 PM

In a wave of closings, layoffs, and cutbacks one company in the gadget world is looking to stand their ground against the economic tide.  Best Buy, the tech and gadget superstore, could hugely benefit from store closings, but one particular may catch their eye. Circuit City is looking to soon… Continue Reading »

Who’s on Crack in Tech 1.30.09

by JG Mason on Jan 30, 2009 at 02:15 PM

Where did this past month go?  It started off far-too-fast with CES then into the daze that follows.  My attention is now attuned to what is going to come out of Barcelona’s phone festival next month.  But, since that is weeks away still, let’s look at the stuff that drove… Continue Reading »

Circuit City liquidation sales surpass expectations

by Heather Wood on Jan 29, 2009 at 09:16 PM

It seems as though you have to go out of business these days to make any money.  The companies hired to liquidate Circuit City’s remaining stock announced today that sales have reached an astounding $450 million over the past two weeks.  They expect that the liquidation sales will end sooner… Continue Reading »

Zip to help Firedog clients

by Chris Shore on Jan 27, 2009 at 06:22 PM

Circuit City’s closing has left millions of customers trying to decide which electronics store they will use.  The same is true for those that used Firedog, Circuit City’s installation arm.  One competitor, Zip, has stepped in to offer a discount to former Firedog clients. Continue Reading »

Black Saturday at Circuit City locations

by Heather Wood on Jan 18, 2009 at 08:05 PM

As soon as news hit that Circuit City would be holding liquidation sales at its remaining US locations, buyers began to line up around the block in hopes of scoring the best deals.  Liquidation companies came in and started dramatically slashing prices in order to make the most bank off… Continue Reading »

“Set your guns to liquidate” - Circuit City

by JG Mason on Jan 16, 2009 at 02:09 PM

Circuit City officially announced today that they are moving to request the court’s permission to liquidate.  The company was still employing over 30,000 in the US and hopefully, many of them saw the writing on the wall.  Today’s announcement isn’t that much of a surprise. The company filed for bankruptcy… Continue Reading »

Best Buy’s making money, Circuit City will work for food

by Heather Wood on Jan 12, 2009 at 02:40 PM

At one time, electronics giants Best Buy and Circuit City seemed to share the market without any clear fiscal winner.  Circuit City was often credited with building one of the first successful box stores back in the 1980s.  However, recent financial reports show that Best Buy has gained market dominance… Continue Reading »

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