News on Circuit City Stores Inc.

2 former NH Circuit City properties sold

2010-02-24T06:49:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Former NH Circuit City properties sold in Manchester and Portsmouth</div><div><p>Two former Circuit City stores in southern New Hampshire have new owners.</p><p&a...

A CONTRARIAN ELECTRONICS CHAIN

2010-02-24T21:18:47Z

<div><h1> A CONTRARIAN ELECTRONICS CHAIN </h1><p>When Circuit City collapsed in January, many retail experts thought Best Buy and Wal-Mart Stores h...

RadioShack shares fall on dim sales prospects

2010-02-26T04:23:58Z

<div><p>BANGALORE (Reuters) - Cost-cuts helped RadioShack Corp &lt;RSH.N&gt; beat estimates in the second quarter, but its shares fell 8 percent on fears the electronics retailer might not be able to sustain profits by merely controlling expenses.</p&gt...

Circuit City completes sale of Canadian assets

2010-02-26T14:05:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Circuit City completes sale of Canadian assets to Bell Canada</div><div><p>Electronics retailer Circuit City, which closed all its U.S. stores, has sold its Canadian stores to telecommunications ...

Meltdown 101 Phantom Retailers

2009-07-01T19:51:18Z

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2009 file photo, shoppers look at DVDs on nearly empty shelves at a Circuit City store in Las Vegas. Typically, when a company goes out of business by way of bankruptcy, other companies buy its assets _ everything from cash registers and furniture to unsold merchandise. Also for sale are assets like the company's name, logo and Web site _ some ...

Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy protection

2010-02-26T19:56:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Eddie Bauer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection</div><div><p>Struggling retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc., which began as a Seattle fishing shop, later outfitted the first American to climb Mt. Everest and made thousands of n...

Best Buy 1Q profit drops 15 pct but tops forecasts

2010-02-26T20:42:39Z

<div id="subtitle">Best Buy shares slip after report that 1st-qtr profit fell 15 pct as shoppers limited spending</div><div><p>Best Buy Co. Inc. is winning over customers left stranded when Circuit City closed, but it is still struggling with sluggish sales as shoppers continue to limit big purcha...

Best Buy sales, forecast disappoint, shares fall

2010-02-26T20:41:24Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc &lt;BBY.N&gt; posted lower first-quarter earnings and weaker-than-expected sales on Tuesday and implied earnings for the rest of the year would be worse than forecast, dragging its shares down more than 7 percent.</p>&am...

Systemax Buys Circuit City Name, Web Site

2010-02-27T05:42:14Z

<div id="subtitle">No retail locations planned but name will survive online</div><div><p>Circuit City is back, sort of. The bankrupt consumer electronics retailer has sold its name and Web site to Systemax, a company that sells consumer electronics online.</p><p>Circuit City liquidated and closed all of its stores earlier this year, a...

Wal-Mart targets electronics customers: report

2010-02-27T09:28:48Z

<div><p>PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc &lt;WMT.N&gt; is revamping the electronics departments in its stores to attract customers who previously shopped at the now defunct C...

Circuit City brand, Web site sold for $14M

2010-02-27T11:08:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Circuit City brand name and Web site sold for $14M to Systemax, which owns CompUSA name</div><div><p>Bankrupt Circuit City's brand, trademarks and e-commerce business were sold on Wednesday for $14 million to Systemax Inc., the sam...

Top US Retail Chains Bankrupt

2010-02-27T16:30:36Z

<p>Top US Retail Chains Bankrupt</p><p>By Jill Black</p><p></p><p>Bombay - Sadly, this chain failed and filed for bankruptcy in September 2007. All assets were liquidated and the company's trademark, intellectual property and trade names were later purchased by Hilco Consumer Resources and Gordon Brothers Group for ...

CIRCUIT CITY

2009-04-29T17:46:19Z

Circuit City Stores Inc., reached an agreement with liquidators on Friday to sell the merchandise in its 567 U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal..Here is the store in Woodland Hills, Friday, January 16, 2009..(Michael Owen...

Santa Rosa California News - January 16, 2009

2009-04-28T20:45:18Z

News/--Failing to find a buyer, Circuit City, including the Santa Rosa store Friday January 16, 2009, will close it's doors and put 30,000 people on the unemployment lines. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) 2009

(1)U.S.-ROSEMEAD-CIRCUIT CITY-LIQUIDATION

2009-04-28T02:32:36Z

090118) -- ROSEMEAD, Jan. 18, 2009 ) -- A customer comes to a Circuit City store to buy goods on sale in Rosemead, the United States, Jan. 17, 2009. Electronics retailer Circuit City said on Friday it would liquidate all its 567 stores in the U.S. after failing to restructure the company, throwing the future of i...

(2)U.S.-ROSEMEAD-CIRCUIT CITY-LIQUIDATION

2009-04-28T02:32:27Z

090118) -- ROSEMEAD, Jan. 18, 2009 ) -- A trolley is seen outside a Circuit City store in Rosemead, the United States, Jan. 17, 2009. Electronics retailer Circuit City said on Friday it would liquidate all its 567 stores in the U.S. after failing to restructure the company, throwing the future of its 30,000 workf...

(4)U.S.-ROSEMEAD-CIRCUIT CITY-LIQUIDATION

2009-04-28T02:32:07Z

(5)U.S.-ROSEMEAD-CIRCUIT CITY-LIQUIDATION

2009-04-28T02:31:51Z

090118) -- ROSEMEAD, Jan. 18, 2009 ) -- Customers come to a Circuit City store to buy goods on sale in Rosemead, the United States, Jan. 17, 2009. Electronics retailer Circuit City said on Friday it would liquidate all its 567 stores in the U.S. after failing to restructure the company, throwing the future of its...

(6)U.S.-ROSEMEAD-CIRCUIT CITY-LIQUIDATION

2009-04-28T02:31:38Z

(7)U.S.-ROSEMEAD-CIRCUIT CITY-LIQUIDATION

2009-04-28T02:29:30Z

090118) -- ROSEMEAD, Jan. 18, 2009 ) -- Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2009 shows a Circuit City store in Rosemead, the United States. Electronics retailer Circuit City said on Friday it would liquidate all its 567 stores in the U.S. after failing to restructure the company, throwing the future of its 30,000 workforce i...