Return of Circuit City

[Will E Worm]

Return of Circuit City? Stores Could Open By End of Year


Circuit City may be making a comeback with an ambitious plan to open new stores by spring.

The national retail chain closed its doors in 2009 after doing business for 60 years. Ronny Shmoel bought the rights to the company from Systemax, according to trade magazine Twice.

Now the two are planning to open retail stores equipped with touchscreen terminals, which will let customers browse through inventory. The stores will sell tablets, headphones, drones and other electronics, including the company's own brand of inexpensive computer accessories, such as USB cables.

Shmoel confirmed that the Twice story was accurate to NBC News.

The first Circuit City under the new plan would probably open in the Dallas area in the spring. Shmoel has the goal of opening 50 to 100 stores by next year. Selling goods on CircuitCity.com is also an important part of the company's plan, with Shmoel expecting that Circuit City will also sell its own brand on other retail sites.

The Circuit City prospective revival comes after the decline of another electronics retail giant, RadioShack, which closed down earlier this year.

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[RJS13]

Best Buy will beat any competitors prices by 10%. Bad move on Circuit Cities part. Hell, they sucked when they were open.

 

[FreeOnes_Adam]

Strange. If they can keep the douchiness out of electronics, then they COULD compete with Best Buy. I never had a good experience with Best Buy.

 

[Jack Davenport]

Circuit City and Best Buy both have made the electronics purchasing experience feel the same as buying a car with the pushy sales people and stupid polo shirts. I **** cell phone sales people too.

 

[FreeOnes_Adam]

Circuit City and Best Buy both have made the electronics purchasing experience feel the same as buying a car with the pushy sales people and stupid polo shirts. I **** cell phone sales people too.

Word.

 

[knowone]

That was 10,000 not 100,000, but that's still too many unless the new model is a lot smaller filling the Radio Shack niche, you know next to every 7-Eleven.

 

[zipper_666]

I didn't mind Circuit City. I've purchased some nice electronics from them before. However, I have always preferred Best Buy.