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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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Systemax (brand and website, 2009)
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gptkbp:competitor
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gptkb:RadioShack
gptkb:Best_Buy
gptkb:CompUSA
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gptkbp:defunct
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2009
yes
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gptkbp:format
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gptkb:The_City
gptkb:Superstore
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Samuel_S._Wurtzel
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1949
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Circuit City
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:consumer_electronics
retail
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gptkbp:keyPerson
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gptkb:Alan_McCollough
gptkb:Philip_J._Schoonover
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gptkbp:logo
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Circuit City logo.svg
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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filed for bankruptcy in 2008
liquidation in 2009
relaunched as online retailer in 2018
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Divx
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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over 46,000 (at peak)
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gptkbp:numberOfLocations
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over 700 (at peak)
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gptkbp:originalName
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gptkb:Wards_Company
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gptkbp:revenue
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$11.7 billion (2007)
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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CC
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:CarMax_(spun_off)
gptkb:CircuitCity.com_(relaunched_online)
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:website
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www.circuitcity.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:CarMax
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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