Circuit City
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Circuit City Corporation, Inc., formerly Circuit City Stores, Inc., was 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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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) |
Headquarters | , United States (1949–2009) |
Products | Consumer electronics |
Owner | Ronny Shmoel (2016-present)[1] |
Website | circuitcity.com |
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.