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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Retail company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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CarMax
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gptkbp:advertising
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Television commercials
Print ads
Online ads
Radio ads
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gptkbp:availableFormats
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Big-box retail
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Walmart
Target
Best Buy
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gptkbp:discontinued
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2009
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gptkbp:expansion
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:founded
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1960
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Samuel_S._Wurtzel
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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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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Consumer electronics
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:Phil_Schoonover
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future retailers
Pioneered electronics retailing
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Audio equipment
Home appliances
Computers
Televisions
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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Over 30,000 at peak
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gptkbp:numberOfStores
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Over 700 at peak
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gptkbp:openedIn
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All stores closed by 2009
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Circuit_City_Stores,_Inc.
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:Nikon
gptkb:RCA
gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkb:Microsoft
gptkb:Panasonic
gptkb:Sony
gptkb:Yamaha
gptkb:Bose
gptkb:Dell
gptkb:JVC
gptkb:Toshiba
gptkb:LG_Electronics
gptkb:HP
Samsung
Canon
Pioneer
Sharp
Vizio
Sanyo
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gptkbp:products
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Electronics
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gptkbp:revenue
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$11 billion (2007)
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gptkbp:scholarships
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2008
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gptkbp:services
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Retail
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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CarMax
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gptkbp:website
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circuitcity.com
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