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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:defunct
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2009
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gptkbp:fate
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gptkb:bankruptcy
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gptkbp:format
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mall-based stores
big-box retailer
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gptkbp:founded
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1949
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Samuel_S._Wurtzel
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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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 Corporation
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:consumer_electronics
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gptkbp:keyPerson
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gptkb:Alan_McCollough
gptkb:Philip_J._Schoonover
W. Alan McCollough
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gptkbp:notableAcquisition
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CarMax (spun off in 2002)
Firedog (tech support service)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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liquidation in 2009
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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34,000
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gptkbp:product
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gptkb:consumer_electronics
gptkb:music
movies
personal computers
appliances
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gptkbp:restored
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brand relaunched online in 2016
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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CC
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gptkbp:successor
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Systemax (for online brand)
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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NYSE:CC
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gptkbp:website
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www.circuitcity.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:CircuitCity.com_(relaunched_online)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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