Circuit City

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
  • Wards Company (1949–1984)
  • Circuit City Stores, Inc. (1984–2009)
  • CircuitCity.com, Inc. (2009–2012)
Company typePrivate
NYSE: CC
IndustryeCommerce
PredecessorsTigerDirect (2009–2016)
Founded
  • 1949; 75 years ago (1949) (as Wards Company)
  • 1984; 40 years ago (1984) (as Circuit City Stores)
  • 2009; 15 years ago (2009) (as CircuitCity.com)
  • 2016; 8 years ago (2016) (as Circuit City Corporation)
Founder
  • Samuel S. Wurtzel (original)
  • Systemax (website)
  • Ronny Shmoel (revival)
DefunctMarch 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)
FateBankruptcy in 2008; full liquidation in 2009; website relaunched after purchase of brand name and intellectual property
Headquarters
Richmond, Virginia
,
United States (1949–2009)
ProductsConsumer electronics
OwnerRonny Shmoel (2016-present)[1]
Websitecircuitcity.com

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.

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.


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  1. ^ Whitten, Sarah (January 28, 2016). "Circuit City is back from the dead, again". CNBC.
  2. ^ Gilligan, Gregory (June 28, 1993). "Circuit City plugged into future". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "About Us". CircuitCity.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.