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Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV

Bing Cashback for the TVIf going for the Sharp LCD TV deal, don't forget to get your Bing cashback!1.) Go to www.bing.com2.) Search for Circuit City.3.) Select the "Bing cashback" next to the Circuit City link that the search brings up. This will bring up the Circuit City page.4.)...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital camera, camera, Casio Inc., Philips Electronics N.V., Gadget Gal, HDTV, Bing, Circuit City Stores Inc., Sharp LCD, Sharp Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors

Why doesn’t a consumer electronics store work this way, in the age of the Internet? You walk into the digital photography section. On a slanted shelf sit 15 different cameras, each tied to its stanchion for security. But there’s a big screen...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Camera, CompUSA Inc., Fiorentino, Internet, Retail, Branding, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-12

Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its Doors

Brick and Click Stores: How Circuit City Could Re-Open Its DoorsDon't care about the BS - PriceI always do my research online and then try to get the item. I don't care for the BS - no salesman, no "comparisons", etc.What would be great would be to take a...

Tags: Click Stores, Circuit City Stores Inc., Re-open

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

News to know: Windows 7. iPhone in China, CircuitCity.com, Java, Google books, Apple history

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month Mary jo Foley: Windows 7: The incentives are...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Circuit City Stores Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Java, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-03

CircuitCity.com Is Back Online. And, Yes, You Can Return HP, IBM and Toshiba Products. Now.

CircuitCity.com was reborn on May 22, brought to you by the Systemax folks who bought remnants of the CompUSA chain and operate TigerDirect.com. When CircuitCity.com first came back, its return policy came under fire from The Consumerist and other sites such as MaximumPC and CrunchGear. ...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Policy, Manufacturer, Toshiba Corp., IBM Corp., Manufacturing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Spying on the Virgin Megastore liquidation sale

The Virgin Megastore is following Circuit City into the abyss, as the chain's U.S. retail stores are in the process of closing down. Similar to Circuit City's infamous liquidation sales, Virgin is currently offering its wares at "up to 30 percent off," according to the copious signage spotting outside the...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Virgin Megastore, Retail, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-05

Systemax: Where bankrupt electronics retailers are resuscitated

Systemax already has CompUSA in its stable and now it may add Circuit City too. You could call Systemax a collector of defunct retailers. And why not? It is acquiring some brand equity on the cheap. Systemax makes and sells electronics and acquired the CompUSA brand last...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., CompUSA Inc., Systemax, Branding, Retail, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-13

(Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation Sale)

Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation SaleNot in any hurry to closeNot that I want to see them go down. 10% of already inflated prices just don't make much sense to me.RE: Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation SaleYep, as reported by ABC News, these "liquidation sales" are...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Circuit City Liquidation Sale

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

Spying on the Circuit City Liquidation Sale

At the risk of beating a dead horse, we dropped by our local Circuit City store this weekend to see if the oft-derided liquidation sales had picked up any stream. Hopefully, a couple of weeks into the CC death spiral, the discounts would ratchet up and we'd finally see some...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Strategy, Security, Management, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-01-26

Windows PC users face dwindling retail options

I'm not shedding a whole lot of tears for Circuit City -- except for one rather important service with which my local provided me. Once Circuit City liquidates in March, I'll have nowhere to go to kick Windows-PC tires before I buy them. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., PC, Retail Company, Microsoft Corp., Windows PC, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Retail, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Closing the loop: Circuit City's liquidation

Closing the loop: Circuit City's liquidationLiquidation - LaughableThey raised prices on TV's. (52 inch samsung ln52a630 was 1899 on Friday and was 2499 on Sunday).Their liquidators really need to realize that in tough economic times people are more price conscious than ever. I would surprised if they can move 1.8...

Tags: Product marketing, Circuit City Stores Inc., liquidation, vulture

Discussion threads 2009-01-20

Closing the loop: Circuit City's liquidation

I was surprised by the amount of email and talkbacks I received about the Circuit City liquidation sale. Most readers touched on the same theme: High prices, poor service and expectations that Circuit City failed to meet. For those keeping score at home, Circuit City said it...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Retail, Pricing, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-20

If every day were a Circuit City liquidation sale...

If every day were a Circuit City liquidation sale...cant compete with online prices..Its not surprising to see this happen. When i go into Circuit City, Best Buy, etc.. prices are always way higher than if you buy the same thing online. Often i'll go into the store, check out a...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Sales force management, Circuit City Stores Inc., liquidation sale

Discussion threads 2009-01-17

If every day were a Circuit City liquidation sale...

Circuit City stores are a bit busy as the company liquidates its inventory. Perhaps if there were a liquidation sale every day Circuit City would have survived. Circuit City said Friday it would liquidate and a day later its stores were bustling--at least in...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Sales Strategy, Monitors & Displays, Sales, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-17

Closing time: Circuit City will liquidate

Closing time: Circuit City will liquidateClosing time: Circuit City will liquidateCheap stuff! Oh boy!!! HDTV here I come.This is a bitter lesson for the corporate AmericaPutting Obama in charge of the economy led to this dire situation after many years of growth.The salvation can only come in 2012...

Tags: Macy, Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-01-16

Closing time: Circuit City will liquidate

It's closing time at Circuit City. The company said Friday that it plans to liquidate the assets of its company. Circuit City, which filed for bankruptcy late last year, said in a statement that its attempt to sell itself fell through. The company will now close its...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Litigation, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-16

Circuit City in talks for sale; Best Buy narrows its fiscal 2009 targets

Circuit City in talks for sale; Best Buy narrows its fiscal 2009 targetsWith appliances representing only 3%why does BestBuy even sell appliances?Microsoft to purchase Circuit City...and rebrand them Microsoft Stores to display and sell the Microsoft experience... With a futuristic Microsoft Research Gallery...!RE: Circuit City in talks for sale; Best...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

Circuit City in talks for sale; Best Buy narrows its fiscal 2009 targets

Circuit City said Friday that it is in talks with "two highly motivated and interested parties" about selling the company as a going concern. Meanwhile, Best Buy, the largest electronics retailer in the U.S., reckons it continues to take market share. Circuit City asked the bankruptcy court...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-09

Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide

Update, 12/4/08: It's been brought to my attention by a diligent reader that several of the products listed in this guide were from 2007, and not this year. I compiled this guide as an aggregation of several listings online; clearly, some of the listings were old...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Home Theater, Savings, HDTV, Price, LCD, Laptop Computer, Approx, SKIP, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-23

Circuit City Black Friday ad finally leaks. More yawns.

Circuit City Black Friday ad finally leaks. More yawns.UnderstandableTraditional Black Friday strategy calls for very low prices and very high consumer traffic to compensate for it. For electronics, add old models that need to be cleared out.With Black Friday consumer traffic most likely to be low this year, there...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Circuit City Black Friday, Black Friday, yawn, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-11-16