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Circuit City
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This article is about the American company. For the spun off Canadian division, see The Source (retailer). For the album by Moor Mother, see Circuit City (album).
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.[2][3] After multiple purchases and a successful run on the NYSE, it changed its name to Circuit City Stores Inc.
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![]() Third and final Circuit City logo, used from 2001 until its liquidation in 2009[lower-alpha 1] | |
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Company type | Private |
NYSE: CC | |
Industry | eCommerce |
Predecessors | TigerDirect (2009–2016) |
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Defunct | March 9, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-09) (as a retail) the company made comeback on January 25, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-25) and relaunched website on January 11, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-11) |
Headquarters | , United States (1949–2009) |
Products | Consumer electronics |
Owner | Ronny Shmoel (2016-present)[1] |
Website | circuitcity.com |
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The brand name was re-established by Ronny Shmoel in 2016 as part of his acquisition of the brand name and trademark rights sold by Systemax, which formerly operated the CircuitCity.com website from 2009 until 2012, when it was consolidated into the TigerDirect brand.