Circuit City Stores, Inc.

As of November 1, 2010, Circuit City Stores Inc. went out of business. Circuit City Stores, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, and related services. It sells brand-name and private-label consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software, and related services through its stores in the United States and via Web sites, www.circuitcity.com and www.firedog.com. As of February 29, 2008, Circuit City operated 682 superstores and 11 other stores in 158 U.S. media markets. The company also offers private-label and brand-name consumer electronic products in Canada. It conducted business through 779 retail stores and dealer outlets, which consisted of 502 company-owned stores and 277 dealer outlets, as well as operated a Web site, www.thesource.ca. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.