|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
Retail company
|
|
gptkbp:acquisition
|
The Good Guys
CarMax
|
|
gptkbp:advertising
|
Online marketing
Television commercials
Print ads
Radio ads
|
|
gptkbp:businessModel
|
Online sales
Brick-and-mortar stores
|
|
gptkbp:competitors
|
gptkb:Walmart
Target
Best Buy
|
|
gptkbp:customerBase
|
General public
Students
Families
Homeowners
Tech enthusiasts
|
|
gptkbp:discontinued
|
2009
|
|
gptkbp:employees
|
34,000 (2007)
|
|
gptkbp:filingDate
|
March 2009
|
|
gptkbp:founded
|
1949
|
|
gptkbp:founder
|
gptkb:Samuel_S._Wurtzel
|
|
gptkbp:headquarters
|
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia,_USA
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Circuit City Group
|
|
gptkbp:industry
|
Consumer electronics
|
|
gptkbp:keyPeople
|
gptkb:Phil_Schoonover
gptkb:James_A._Smith
gptkb:W._Alan_McCollough
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
Influence on electronics retailing
|
|
gptkbp:localBusiness
|
Consumer electronics retailing
|
|
gptkbp:notableEvent
|
Audio equipment
Home appliances
Video games
Computers
Televisions
Expansion in the 1980s
Acquisition of CarMax in 1997
Decline in the 2000s
Closure of stores in 2008
Final liquidation in 2009
|
|
gptkbp:numberOfStores
|
566 (2008)
|
|
gptkbp:parentCompany
|
gptkb:Circuit_City_Stores,_Inc.
|
|
gptkbp:products
|
Electronics
|
|
gptkbp:revenue
|
$3.4 billion (2007)
|
|
gptkbp:scholarships
|
November 10, 2008
Chapter_11
|
|
gptkbp:services
|
Retail
|
|
gptkbp:stockExchange
|
gptkb:NYSE
|
|
gptkbp:subsidiary
|
gptkb:Circuit_City_Stores,_Inc.
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
Best Buy
|
|
gptkbp:type
|
Public company
|
|
gptkbp:website
|
circuitcity.com
|