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The last day at Circuit City (video)

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Boing Boing Gadgets visits Circuit City at Robinson, PA., near Pittsburgh, on the last day of its liquidation sales. http://gadgets.boingboing.net

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businesswire.com - 3/6/2009

Circuit City Stores Closing Permanently on March 8

— businesswire.com — WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Liquidators managing the going-out-of-business sales at Circuit City stores nationwide announced today that all stores will close permanently on Sunday, March 8, adding that some have already closed their ... (more) Circuit City Stores Closing Permanently on March 8

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i.gizmodo.com - 3/9/2009

Best Buy Says Goodbye to Circuit City [Circuit City]

— i.gizmodo.com — Reader Sean sends in these photos taken outside his local Circuit City store in Almherst, as Best Buy 's Geek Squad pay their final respects to Circuit City. And by that, I mean they bought stuff. Sean tells us that the store was empty down to 3 ... (more) Best Buy Says Goodbye to Circuit City [Circuit City]

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technologizer.com - 3/3/2009

The Tragic Last Days of Circuit City | Technologizer

— technologizer.com — Liquidation: It’s an ugly word for the ugly process of shutting down a retailer by selling off stuff little by little until there’s nothing left that anyone’s going to buy at any price. And my most recent visit to my local branch of the ... (more) The Tragic Last Days of Circuit ...

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60 second video: The last unsold product on the last day of Circuit City's liquidation
Boing Boing Gadgets — "LAST 1 DAYS." We went to the last day of liquidation sales at the CC in Robinson, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. By the time we got there, near final closing, there was only a single item left that was not a store fixture or a bin of generic flash. See if you can guess what it might be. The front of the store was packed with shoppers, who lingered plaintively until they realized that the place was completely empty. Excitement centered around one of those fake hollow display cameras that stores occasionally mount on the camera rack.

Circuit City’s last product standing
CrunchGear — Here it is, friends: the last thing in the last Circuit City store in Robinson, PA. Actually, it wasn’t the last. The vultures had picked the place clean but Rob at BBG writes: As the day drew to a close, a fake hollow display camera supplied an endless cycle of excitement and disappointment. Watching the sinking of the HMS Circuit City reminds us that we’re entered a strange new era. Think of it as evolution and, in a way, survival of the fittest - although it can be argued that Best Buy deserved to die as well. The mom and pop appliance stores ...

Circuit City: And Now It's Dead [Circuit City]
Gizmodo — It goes out with a pained mumble—not quite a whisper, definitely not a bang. Today, after 50 years, Circuit City no longer exists. A moment of silence is in order. We (and others) have already said goodbye quite a bit: • Best Buy Says Goodbye • Circuit City Employees' Final Words as Circuit City Employees • Why Circuit City Closed (According to Circuit City Employees) • The Circle of Life: Circuit City Buildings to Become High Schools? • A Violent Goodbye • Best Buy Rubs Salt in Circuit City's Gaping Wound • Why I Shopped at ...