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reuters.com - 11/10/2008
UPDATE 1-Circuit City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | Markets | Markets News
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NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc (CC.N: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ), the No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, falling victim to tighter credit terms from vendors and a loss of market share to Best Buy Co (BBY.N: ...
bloomberg.com - 11/10/2008
Circuit City, Electronics Retailer, Seeks Bankruptcy (Update4)
— bloomberg.com — Circuit City Stores Inc. filed for bankruptcy amid rising competition from Best Buy Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.... and online electronics retailers. The petition for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia, listed $3.4 billion ... (more) Circuit City, Electronics Retailer, Seeks Bankruptcy ...
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reuters.com - 11/10/2008
Circuit City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | U.S.
— reuters.com — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circuit City Stores Inc, the No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics retailer, filed for... bankruptcy protection on Monday just a few weeks before the start of the key holiday shopping season, becoming the largest retailer to file under ... (more) Circuit City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | U.S.
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Complete List Of Closing Circuit City Stores [Circuit City]
consumerist.com - 11/3/2008
Complete List Of Closing Circuit City Stores [Circuit City]
— consumerist.com — Inside, as supplied by Circuit City, a complete list of their 155 stores that will be closing,... a story we broke yesterday. Breaking News [Circuit City] (Thanks to Cheviot!) (Photo:... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for ... (more) Complete List Of Closing Circuit City Stores [Circuit City]
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Circuit City files for bankruptcy
Engadget — ... Even after shutting down 155 retail stores and announcing plans to cut around 17% of its 43,000 employees, Circuit City couldn't avoid the dreaded bankruptcy court. Today, the Virginia-based company (along with 17 affiliates) petitioned for Chapter 11 protection ...

Yikes: Circuit City files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
CrunchGear — Adios, Circuit City. You will be remembered forever as a not-good-enough version of Best Buy (even though Best Buy is pretty suspect, too.) Yes, Circuit City has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It did so last week, when we were busy talking about store closings and fake sales. It is, I think, the biggest tech-realted failure (if that’s the right word to use) of the current economic downturn. Be sure to watch its stock price this morning.

Circuit City files for bankruptcy as creditors circle
SlashGear — ... Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in a move to reduce pressure from suppliers and in what could be a final, last-ditch attempt to ride out the ongoing credit crisis.  The company, which is the number two electronics retailer in the US, ...

Circuit City Files Chapter 11
Gear Live — ... Tags: bankruptcy (T), chapter 11 (T), circuit city (T), credit (T), electronics (T), jim marcum (T), retailers (T) Read More | Reuters ...

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