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Big memory cards keep getting cheaper; get the best deals at discount stores and online: Big memory cards keep getting cheaper; get the best deals at discount stores and onlinewas anything ever cheap at Staples?Staples used to be cheap until a few years agowhen the company came under margin pressureand may have even lost money, and then stopped trying to offer low prices.The company is...; Tags: Memory, Staples Inc., memory card; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit City: Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit CitySM & CC, NF & BBSystemax is an better fit for Circuit City since Systemax already have an strong online store called TigerDirect. They also purchased most of CompUSA stores. It will be the most obvious and safest fit. Blockbuster will be better...; Tags: Blockbuster Inc., Systemax, NetFlix Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Blockbuster can start due diligence on Circuit City: Circuit City said Friday that it is exploring strategic alternatives and will allow Blockbuster and investor Carl Icahn to "conduct additional due diligence." Last month, Blockbuster announced a rather perplexing plan to acquire Circuit City in an attempt to take two struggling retailers and make one strong...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Diligence, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Blockbuster offers $1 billion-plus for Circuit City: Blockbuster offers $1 billion-plus for Circuit CityDrowning menBlockbuster has a limited life with broadband and movies on demand. It won’t be long before they’re out of business with their model as it currently is. I get the impression BB need to change their delivery, otherwise they’re history before too long.And...; Tags: Blockbuster Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best Buy: Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best BuyName Please...I wonder which name going to get ditched? It wouldn't work even if Blockbuster folded all movie rental operations into an Circuit City in store kiosk just like Best Buy did with the Geek Squad. That scenario...; Tags: Branding, Amazon.com Inc., intenet, Apple Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-14

Chart of the day: Blockbuster and Circuit City vs. Apple, Amazon, Best Buy: The reaction to Blockbuster's attempt to buy Circuit City has ranged from the comical to the downright negative. I don't get this deal, but at least I'm not alone. On the bright side, Blockbuster has provided us with a few charts of the day. ...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Strategy, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Blockbuster sees media convergence; Offers to buy Circuit City: Blockbuster sees media convergence; Offers to buy Circuit CityI don't understand it either.I just don't see how merging these two will make them both successfull either. This is like merging Sear's and KMART. I just do not get it. Movie rentals are a dying breed and until a formal way...; Tags: Investment, Movie Rentals, Blockbuster Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., media convergence; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Blockbuster sees media convergence; Offers to buy Circuit City: Updated: Here's a deal where 1 + 1 = 0.5: Blockbuster is offering to acquire Circuit City for "a least $6 a share." Blockbuster went public on Monday statement with an offer to buy Circuit City. Blockbuster says it sent a letter Feb. 17, but Circuit City...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Convergence, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Sony to quit making rear-projection TVs: Sony to quit making rear-projection TVsLCD/Plasma is great for those who don't care for deepest blacks.Me? DLP and LCoS only!!!Even though I don't have one, Sony SXRD KDS-xxA3000 series of TVs (50, 55, and 60) has the best quality picture, when caliborated correctly!!LCDs and Plasma, even though it had been...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, LCD/Plasma, plasma, HDTV, TV, Sony Corp., RPTV, Circuit City Stores Inc., LCD; Discussion threads 2007-12-27
Number 9 Most-Commented Post of Year: Circuit City shorts out some of its best people: One of the more indignant posts on this blog this year came about as a result of Circuit City's announcement that in an effort to shave costs, it was going to furlough nearly 4,000 mostly veteran employees. The post was entitled, Circuit City, I'll never shop...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Post, Blogging, Investment, Internet, Finance, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-23
Ha! Firings of experienced floor staff come back to bite Circuit City in the assets today: Ha! Firings of experienced floor staff come back to bite Circuit City in the assets todayNot at allI stopped shopping at Circuit City about four years ago because thier staff was incompetent then. Bah to experienced sales staff. They never had it.I now shop at the smaller local places (which...; Tags: Asset management, Circuit City Stores Inc., firing, asset; Discussion threads 2007-12-21
Ha! Firings of experienced floor staff come back to bite Circuit City in the assets today: Remember my post from earlier this year, Circuit City, I'll never shop you again? The ninth-most commented upon post in this blog for 2007 featured my outrage at Circuit City jettisoning some 4,000 experienced sales personnel and hiring younger workers so that it...; Tags: Asset, Firing, Circuit City Stores Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Asset Management, Investment, Sales, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-21
Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse your files?: Police Blotter: Can Circuit City techs legally peruse your files?I'll leave it to others...To argue about the content. I do have a question, though...How do you test a DVD burner by "Searching for video files to play" ?Something is fishy here...It's just a matter of giving up your rights...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Consumer electronics, DVD, bedroom, Circuit City Stores Inc., Circuitcity, privacy, radio; Discussion threads 2007-12-14
At $1267, you won't do much better than Panasonic's TH-42PZ700U hi-def plasma display: With Halloween finally behind us, the sound of sleigh bells can be faintly heard in the distance and many of you are probably preparing to drop some coin on gadgets this year. Some for yourself given the sales that will be taking place. Some of those gadgets will be...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Flat Panel, Panasonic, Plasma, LCD, Electronique, Monitors & Displays, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, David Berlind; Blog posts 2007-11-05
Circuit City Boosts IT Infrastructure Effectiveness With Storage Virtualization: As a leading worldwide retailer of brand-name consumer electronics, PCs and entertainment software, almost every aspect of Circuit City relies on IT. The retailer wanted to build a scalable storage infrastructure that can keep pace with business growth; improve administrator productivity as well as application and server availability. Circuit City...; Tags: Storage Virtualization, Circuit City Stores Inc., IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, IBM Corp., Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2007-09-01
Reading the tech tea leaves via Best Buy, Circuit City: Best Buy and Circuit City each reported earnings and provided some color on the technology sectors health. Key takeaways: Vista demand seems fairly strong and flat-panel TV prices are crumbling. Comparing Best Buy and Circuit City is a bit of...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Printers, Personal Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, General; Blog posts 2007-04-04
Circuit City, I'll never shop you again: Circuit City, I'll never shop you againI stopped shopping there a long time agoI hate to break it to you, but Circuit City employees have never had that much on the ball. Whenever a Circuit City opens, the nearby Taco Bells and Athletic Shoe Factory puts up Help Wanted signs....; Tags: Sales strategy, Circuit City Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-03-30
Circuit City, I'll never shop you again: Over more than two decades, Ive bought my share of small electronics, computer and telephony equipment, and even a few tvs at Circuit City. Frim the show floor to the loading dock to my front door, Ive always been pleased with their service. Ive looked forward to subsequent shopping...; Tags: News, General; Blog posts 2007-03-30
Sony: "Consider the US with its massive land and cheap people": Sony: "Consider the US with its massive land and cheap people"Cutting some slackIt sounds like the quote is a broken English problem and not an intentional insult to all of American. With the next line as context, I believe he is simply stating that "Labor is cheaper" Cheap People...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Sony Corp., cheap people, tax, Circuit City Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-03-26
The other guys in digital TV: The other guys in digital TVSyntax-Brillian Outlet you failed to mention...Quoting from the article..."Subsequently, it entered an alliance of convenience with South Korea's LG. LG supplies panels to Syntax, but the two will also collaborate on R&D in China, where Syntax already has a plant. So far, the company has...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, TV, Office Depot Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., LG Electronics Inc., digital television; Discussion threads 2007-01-02

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Circuit City Stores Inc.: Circuit City Stores is a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, and related services. Co.'s domestic segment is engaged in the business...; Circuit City Stores Inc. company page on BNET »