Circuit City gives up the fight!

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

5/20/2008 11:00 AM ET

Circuit City is finally throwing in the towel.

-By BusinessWeek

Source http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...pTheFight.aspx

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by iNCREDiPiNOY

Word of advice, keep your eyes on huge clearance because Circuit City is finally shutting down.


Source http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...pTheFight.aspx

PiNOY circuit City is NOT shutting down. Did you read the article?

[iNCREDiPiNOY]

No I read the headline.

[Caligula]

Circuit City got it coming! Look at their service

[David Mamet]

Wow two sinking ships joining together to make a Hindenburg disaster. Where can I buy stock?

[jq71586]

Originally Posted by iNCREDiPiNOY

No I read the headline.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by David Mamet

Wow two sinking ships joining together to make a Hindenburg disaster. Where can I buy stock?

Both of them can burn in retail hell.

[Blu-Runner]

Circuit City? Blockbuster? I'm in the minority that hopes the two can stay afloat. Gotta keep at least some type of pressure on Best Buy, because more often than not their Blu-ray prices are horrid. Amazon has become my number one seller for Blu-rays, and I never bought DVDs from them.

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

Circuit City? Blockbuster? I'm in the minority that hopes the two can stay afloat. Gotta keep at least some type of pressure on Best Buy, because more often than not their Blu-ray prices are horrid. Amazon has become my number one seller for Blu-rays, and I never bought DVDs from them.

VERY VERY WELL SAID.

[TwYsTeD]

one of my best friends used to be an area ops manager for circuit city she left a few months ago i bought most of my dvd's games and electronics there cause she would mach the price i said no question...

[sj001]

Really, when you go in these stores, they just do not stack up to any of the other modern retail stores. Their layout sucks, their prices really aren't that good, and their service is quite lacking. I'm surprised this hasn't happened earlier, though, as I've said before, it's sad to see a chain that has been around since the 50s go under.

[andyn1080]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Both of them can burn in retail hell.

what is up with people saying this stupid crap? are you nuts or somthing? yes CC sucks ass so i will agree with everyone on that BestBuy own CC but then again alot of retailers own BestBuy's and CC's "retail" prices.

ANYWAY, whats up with the blockbuster hate? i rent my BD's and games there and their online service kills netflix. if BB doesnt have the bd instock online they always have it in the store and thats where the 5 in store trade or 1.99 trade up come into play. i dont get it b/c you people know that everyone saying Blockbuster sucks or to hell with them will be the 1st to say " oh boo hoo where do i rent bd's now?" if they close down. and plus im a gamer and as far i ve read on here there are alot of gamers so where the hell would i get my games? crappy gamefly? no thanks 21 bucks a month for unlimited game rentals at blockbuster is better. game suck i can take it back in 5mins and swap it out, had gamecrap if a game sucked i waited 7-10 days for the replacement.

So stop the blockbuster sucks crap, hollywood video and movie gallery suck! no bd's at all. plus your a moron if you pay 8 bucks or 6 to rent a single bd or game, get the passes they pay off.

[Shiggidy75]

Originally Posted by andyn1080

what is up with people saying this stupid crap? are you nuts or somthing? yes CC sucks ass so i will agree with everyone on that BestBuy own CC but then again alot of retailers own BestBuy's and CC's "retail" prices.

ANYWAY, whats up with the blockbuster hate? i rent my BD's and games there and their online service kills netflix. if BB doesnt have the bd instock online they always have it in the store and thats where the 5 in store trade or 1.99 trade up come into play. i dont get it b/c you people know that everyone saying Blockbuster sucks or to hell with them will be the 1st to say " oh boo hoo where do i rent bd's now?" if they close down. and plus im a gamer and as far i ve read on here there are alot of gamers so where the hell would i get my games? crappy gamefly? no thanks 21 bucks a month for unlimited game rentals at blockbuster is better. game suck i can take it back in 5mins and swap it out, had gamecrap if a game sucked i waited 7-10 days for the replacement.

So stop the blockbuster sucks crap, hollywood video and movie gallery suck! no bd's at all. plus your a moron if you pay 8 bucks or 6 to rent a single bd or game, get the passes they pay off.

WOW, someone has some hatred. BB does suck. I had them and netflix for renting and netflix blew them away. I never once got a crappy movie that wouldn't work plus I get them twice as fast. BB i had about 1 in every 4 bluray that was dented, broke, or scratched.

[jcs913]

I think you guys are misinterpretting the article. Blockbuster is trying to buy CC with the help of an investor. They need to go over the books first to value the stock. In the end, they may not buy them. It seems,that they will turn the CC's into movie rental/sales outlets for media and sell electronics to play them on. It sounds like the stores will still have products to compete with BB, but with the rental twist. I think it could become a great idea if their rentals are priced right. They (meaning Blockbuster) already get some sort of discount for all the movies they buy as rentals, let alone all the ones for sale. If you can rent a BD from them for $3, then decide to buy for a competitive price like amazons, that would be great for the consumer. With all the blind buys you guys make, this would save everyone the hassle of trading movies they wished they should have rented first.

[plee]

Originally Posted by jcs913

I think you guys are misinterpretting the article. Blockbuster is trying to buy CC with the help of an investor. They need to go over the books first to value the stock. In the end, they may not buy them. It seems,that they will turn the CC's into movie rental/sales outlets for media and sell electronics to play them on. It sounds like the stores will still have products to compete with BB, but with the rental twist. I think it could become a great idea if their rentals are priced right. They (meaning Blockbuster) already get some sort of discount for all the movies they buy as rentals, let alone all the ones for sale. If you can rent a BD from them for $3, then decide to buy for a competitive price like amazons, that would be great for the consumer. With all the blind buys you guys make, this would save everyone the hassle of trading movies they wished they should have rented first.

Could work but I think they will shutdown some of the CC's that doesn't perform as stated in the article, though you wonder why they didn't do that in the first place?!?

[tqlla]

I like CC a lot. Their Clearances are often VERY good.

Hell, this year alone, I bought my 65" Toshiba DLP TV($1289), A sony A100 camera($303), another Sony A100 Camera as a gift($200), a Sony A300 with 75-300mm lens($552 sold the Lens for $150 and the first A100 for $350 on Craigslist for), 2 Panasonic DMP BD-10AKs($160 each), A bunch of batteries, a 1080P HDDVD Player($35), a printer fax($20), 2 $600 Flat panel stands($52 each)

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by tqlla

I like CC, even though their CS leaves a lot to be desired.

Their Clearances are often VERY good.

True they price some of there older games to a price point below what gamespot prices them for used.

[Poonking]

They already started closing a few stores here in michigan i gotta check for a onkyo 605 on clearance.

[jkwest]

I hope BlockBuster can help them out.

Thank God I just used my Circuit City gift card....it might not be worth anything soon..

[CptGreedle]

Blockbuster AND CC... I wonder if they can do it together.
Both are struggling lately, so hopefully this will really help both of them out. If not, well, there is always Fry's and Best Buy.