Circuit City (retail chain)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Circuit_City_(retail_chain)
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:RadioShack
gptkb:Fry's_Electronics
gptkb:Best_Buy
gptkb:CompUSA
gptkbp:defunct 2009
gptkbp:fate gptkb:bankruptcy
gptkbp:founded 1949
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Samuel_S._Wurtzel
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Circuit City (retail chain)
gptkbp:industry gptkb:consumer_electronics
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Alan_McCollough
gptkb:Philip_J._Schoonover
gptkb:James_A._Marcum
gptkbp:legacy brand revived as online retailer in 2018
gptkbp:notableEvent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008
all stores closed by March 2009
liquidation sales began in January 2009
gptkbp:numberOfLocations 567 (at peak)
gptkbp:parent_company_(post-bankruptcy) gptkb:Systemax
gptkbp:products gptkb:consumer_electronics
gptkb:music
movies
computers
appliances
gptkbp:restored 2018 (as online retailer)
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:Just_What_I_Needed
Welcome to Circuit City, Where Service is State of the Art
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol CC
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:CarMax
gptkb:Divx
gptkbp:website www.circuitcity.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CircuitCity.com_(relaunched_online)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7