Circuit City Stores News Archives

Struggling electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said Monday it is shrinking its home installation business in response to the U.S.-wide slowdown in home construction. via Slam Sports

“I think we're starting to see ... a little slowdown in terms of Canada sympathetic with the U.S. market”

Best Buy Co Inc Chief Executive Brad Anderson said on Thursday the electronics retailer was starting to see slower activity in Canada. via Globeinvestor.com

" Sears has tapped two top former Circuit City executives, John Froman and Doug Moore, to run core product categories for the chain. via Digital Producer

Sears Holdings Corp., which owns Sears department stores and Kmart discount locations, said Thursday it named John W. Froman as president of tools and lawn and garden operations. via International Business Times

Ever see the cop shows where the crazy guy sits there with a gun to his head and shouts "take one step closer and I'll shoot"? We now know what Circuit City CEO Phil "The Shill" Schoonover watched as a kid. via Seeking Alpha

Philip Morris International Inc. will replace Allegheny Technologies Inc. in the Standard & Poor's 100 index and Circuit City Stores Inc. via Canadian Business Magazine

“Fredericksburg didn't draft an actual prayer, but it went close in that it dictated content”

By Michelle Boorstein Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 20, 2008; 10:45 AM Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor joined a federal appeals court panel that heard the case of a ... via The Washington Post

Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City Stores Inc. announced the departure of Peter Weedfald, senior vice president and chief marketing officer. via Display & Design Ideas

“Justice Agee is an experienced attorney, dedicated public servant and respected judge”

A Virginia Supreme Court justice is President Bush's pick to fill one of several vacancies on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, widely considered the most conservative federal appellate bench in the ... via The Associated Press

“It's going to be a good year for our industry”

Dressed in jeans and black T-shirts and armed with touch-screen laptops, Generation Y employees at "The City" help customers choose the latest gadgets. via SiliconValley.com

“Though it is broadly diversified and has long-term managers, the sheer size of the fund is likely to weigh on future returns.”

Q. Do you think my Circuit City Stores Inc. stock can perk up again? A. Activity surrounding the consumer electronics chain, which ranks No. via Hartford Courant

“Quarterly reports from the NTIA and FCC will help us determine whether the program needs additional funding and adjust accordingly - before it's too late.”

House lawmakers don't want the cost of a television coupon program to catch them by surprise - or without enough money to ensure millions of Americans can still watch TV after their analog sets flicker out of ... via WZZM-TV Grand Rapids

FirstStreet, a retailer selling products aimed at baby boomers, has hired Hunter Mefford as its director of Internet marketing. via Internet Retailer

“Robert Taylor told his commanding officer that his involvement in this case was that he was an undercover police officer as opposed to being in jail.”

Condemned killer Ricky Javon Gray's defense team in Culpeper wants to know what the Richmond prosecutor's office promised and delivered to a key witness in exchange for his testimony against their client there. via The Free Lance-Star

“The recent format resolution for the next generation video disc is an important and singular development in the marketplace...and we feel our response in this one case is appropriate, generous and customer-focused”

At this year's CeBIT conference, vendors pushed the benefits of data leak prevention, mobile device encryption, and video surveillance. via CRN

“Quarterly reports from the NTIA and FCC will help us determine whether the program needs additional funding and adjust accordingly _ before it's too late.”

House lawmakers don't want the cost of television coupon program to catch them by surprise_ or without enough money to ensure millions of Americans can still watch TV after their analog sets flicker out of ... via KFMB-TV San Diego

“I continue to be highly supportive of all our Circuit City associates focused intently on the art of the possible during difficult, hyper-competitive and cloudy economic times.”

"It has been my honor and pleasure to have served so many dynamic, affable and spirited Circuit City leaders throughout our stores, departments and work groups... across our multichannel retail enterprise," ... via Dealerscope

“We were lucky to have a lot of qualified candidates”

Legislators have settled upon two Spotsylvania County judges to fill judgeships in the 15th Circuit. via The Free Lance-Star

“I mean, people pick themselves up, brush themselves off, and keep moving.”

The bosses of this corporate conjurer of ruination are a board whose chuckleheaded oversight of the Richmond-based firm has now put them, too, under shareholder assault. via The Free Lance-Star