About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Circuit City Stores, Best Buy, Madman Muntz, RadioShack, Crazy Eddie, Apple Store, Audio Advice, Inc., La Curacao, Lafayette Radio, Tiger Direct, Tekserve, Service Merchandise, Yamada Denki, Hhgregg, Microsoft Store, Incredible Universe, Ritz Camera Centers, Computer City, Buy.com, Media Markt, Currys, Abt Electronics, Technomarket, Darty, Silo, Crutchfield, Polk Brothers, Smarthome, Elkjop, Yodobashi Camera, Fretter, The Wiz, The Good Guys!, P. C. Richard & Son, Cymax Stores, Sun Television and Appliances, Conn's, Haddock Corporation, MicroWarehouse, Geeks.com, J&R, Curtis Mathes Corporation, Pixmania, Empire Direct, Deodeo, Best Denki, Fotovista, Inmac, Equanet, Bic Camera, Small Dog Electronics, Nabih's Inc., First Global Connections, Saturn, Sony Centre, K's Holdings Corporation, Elprice, Teknikmagasinet, Electronics Expo, Elgiganten, Dynamism, Jens of Sweden, Media Galaxy, Flanco, Eplehuset, Sofmap. Excerpt: Circuit City Stores, Inc. (: CCTYQ) was an American retailer in brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software, and (until 2000) large appliances. The company opened its first store in 1949 and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. Circuit City liquidated its final American retail stores in 2009 following a bankruptcy filing and subsequent failure to find a buyer. The "Circuit City" brand is now owned by Systemax, which uses the brand to sell electronics as an online retailer, CircuitCity.com. On May 11, 2009, Systemax bought the brand, trademark and e-commerce business at an auction from Circuit City Stores, Inc. Systemax had earlier acquired CompUSA and TigerDirect which now operate as online retailers. Systemax in April 2009 signed a stalking horse agreement for $6.5 million which is an initial offer for the bankrupt company's assets. At the time of liquid...
