Circuit City
Third and final Circuit City logo, used from 2001 until its liquidation in 2009 | |
| Formerly |
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| Company type | Private |
| NYSE: CC | |
| Industry | eCommerce |
| Predecessors | TigerDirect (2009–2016 with stores, online until 2023) |
| Founded |
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| Founder |
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| Defunct | March 9, 2009 (Original Company) |
| Fate | Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2008 followed by Chapter 7 Convertion, full liquidation on March 9, 2009; brand acquired and revived in 2016 |
| Headquarters | , United States (1949–2009) |
| Products | Consumer electronics |
| Owner | Ronny Shmoel (2016-present) |
Number of employees | 60,000 (2000) |
| Website | circuitcity |
Circuit City Corporation, Inc., formerly Circuit City Stores, Inc., is an American consumer electronics retail company, which was founded in 1949 by Samuel Wurtzel as the Wards Company, operated stores across the United States, and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. After multiple purchases and a successful run on the NYSE, it changed its name to Circuit City Stores Inc.
Ronny Shmoel re-established the brand name in 2016 as part of his acquisition of the brand name and trademark rights sold by Systemax. Systemax formerly operated the CircuitCity.com website from 2009 until 2012, when it was consolidated into the TigerDirect brand, which kept the website open until 2023, when TigerDirect shut down.