Circuit City closing 155 stores - Blu-ray Forum

cartman781 · 11-02-2008, 09:36 PM

Linky credit to Moonstep at HDD

http://consumerist.com/5074161/updat...ing-155-stores

darkpoet25 · 11-02-2008, 09:55 PM

This doesn't surprise me in the least. They had a hard time competing with Best Buy, Target, Wal Mart and Fry's here in Indianapolis. The closest to me in Castleton hardly has any business. Anytime I've been to my bank in the same parking lot, there are hardly any cars there.

Blu-Ron · 11-02-2008, 09:57 PM

Everytime I go to mine, I'm usually the only one there.

spcamaj · 11-02-2008, 10:01 PM

circuit city blows these people here in new york dont know anything and number 2 they dont even give u help so yeah its a good thing there closing

cartman781 · 11-02-2008, 10:04 PM

Hopefully I can catch some deals

spcamaj · 11-02-2008, 10:05 PM

yeah if they are closing em down lets hope they have some crazy deals out there

DetroitSportsFan · 11-02-2008, 10:06 PM

No surprise, CC has been pretty irrelevant for years.

jw · 11-02-2008, 10:17 PM

The Day has come

, I spoke with my brother who works in the Manassass Va store and that store has been slated to close. I believe word is its only 3 in VA, One close to NOVA and the other 2 further south, I believe Charlotesville and another store he wasnt sure. Easiest way to figure out whats closing is use the find a store and see if any stores are gone.
He said luiquidators will be in the store tomorrow and his store will be closed Tuesday, only to reopen Wednesday by the liquidation company until the merchandise is gone.

BAD NEWS gets worse for Circuit City. With the pending holiday season coming, Sony has ordered ALL merchandise be returned to Sony in fear of non payment. LINK

Wingman1977 · 11-02-2008, 10:19 PM

Looks like CC's days are numbered. It wouldn't surpise me if the company doesn't make it past 2009.

jw · 11-02-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

Looks like CC's days are numbered.

Dont you love how old that store looks in the picture

. Anyways did anyone notice any stores missing from that list.

Check stores on Wednesday for liquidation deals

Wingman1977 · 11-02-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

Dont you love how old that store looks in the picture

. Anyways did anyone notice any stores missing from that list.

Check stores on Wednesday for liquidation deals

As soon as I get word that CC is completely going bye bye (all stores closing), I'm canceling the CC credit card I have (I can only use it at CC stores and CC.com). Also, they a eyebrow raiser that Sony is recalling all new shipments from CC. That could be tricking down to other companies to do the same with CC.

Sussudio · 11-02-2008, 10:25 PM

good riddance, i couldn't stand going in their stores. a lot of them were incredibly disorganized and i could never find someone to help me when i needed it.

sadly though, this means less competition for best buy which means less amazing deals from either side. circuit city had some occasional incredible deals which i would always price match at best buy, i'll give it that.

Wingman1977 · 11-02-2008, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoYouBlu

good riddance, i couldn't stand going in their stores. a lot of them were incredibly disorganized and i could never find someone to help me when i needed it.

sadly though, this means less competition for best buy which means less amazing deals from either side. circuit city had some occasional incredible deals which i would always price match at best buy, i'll give it that.

They didn't really offer much comp to begin with (partly the reason they are slowly going away). There's still Target, Walmart, and online retailers so there's not much to fear because if BB is smart, they'll continue that they are doing or they'll join CC down the road.

PS I worked for them and it was a terrible job (then again that could be said for every retail job out there lol).

jw · 11-02-2008, 10:31 PM

i know my CC card is a Visa through Chase bank, and they arent going anywhere so they will be around to collect their debt. I know thats not you are implying, but thats for those thinking along them lines. Montgomery Wards when they closed sold all their credit card accounts to Wal-Mart for pennies on the dollar.

Wingman1977 · 11-02-2008, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwbbud

i know my CC card is a Visa through Chase bank, and they arent going anywhere so they will be around to collect their debt. I know thats not you are implying, but thats for those thinking along them lines. Montgomery Wards when they closed sold all their credit card accounts to Wal-Mart for pennies on the dollar.

MY CC doesn't have a Visa logo on it (it the one that can only be used at CC stores and CC.com) Also, I've never even used it (it has a $1500 limit) since there hasn't been any deals there for me to use it. At this rate, I'm never going to use it (better off that way).

Hey jwbbud, you should have your signature reading "oooooooooh I hate that rabbit" since you have the Yosemite Sam pic.

tommyboy81 · 11-02-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwbbud

Dont you love how old that store looks in the picture

. Anyways did anyone notice any stores missing from that list.

Check stores on Wednesday for liquidation deals

No. Mines still on there. Which makes no sense because they really don't do anything over there for about a year now. And they're across the street from Best Buy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoYouBlu

good riddance, i couldn't stand going in their stores. a lot of them were incredibly disorganized and i could never find someone to help me when i needed it.

sadly though, this means less competition for best buy which means less amazing deals from either side. circuit city had some occasional incredible deals which i would always price match at best buy, i'll give it that.

Which means more people in the store and more crowded.

jw · 11-02-2008, 10:54 PM

Tommy, maybe the CC there is on an accelerated closing plan

or they are only doing a few stores at a time

Wingman1977 · 11-02-2008, 10:59 PM

This had been a long time coming. I remember on FNN (Financial News Network) back in late 2005, early 2006 when CC was 1st in finanical trouble, they were saying that not to be surpised that CC goes out of business. Looks like that's coming to fruition.

tommyboy81 · 11-02-2008, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwbbud

Tommy, maybe the CC there is on an accelerated closing plan

or they are only doing a few stores at a time

Maybe but they'll get some business on black friday

jw · 11-02-2008, 11:02 PM

not if they are liquidating, no new merchandise

11-02-2008, 09:36 PM	#1
cartman781 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:In a van down by the river Blu-ray collection:2074 DVD collection:257 Digital collection:18 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:99	Circuit City closing 155 stores Linky credit to Moonstep at HDD http://consumerist.com/5074161/updat...ing-155-stores

11-02-2008, 10:17 PM	#8
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	Circuit City Store Closings The Day has come, I spoke with my brother who works in the Manassass Va store and that store has been slated to close. I believe word is its only 3 in VA, One close to NOVA and the other 2 further south, I believe Charlotesville and another store he wasnt sure. Easiest way to figure out whats closing is use the find a store and see if any stores are gone. He said luiquidators will be in the store tomorrow and his store will be closed Tuesday, only to reopen Wednesday by the liquidation company until the merchandise is gone. BAD NEWS gets worse for Circuit City. With the pending holiday season coming, Sony has ordered ALL merchandise be returned to Sony in fear of non payment. LINK

11-02-2008, 10:19 PM	#9
Wingman1977 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:The empire state Trading Score:23	Looks like CC's days are numbered. It wouldn't surpise me if the company doesn't make it past 2009. Last edited by Wingman1977; 11-02-2008 at 10:22 PM.

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11-02-2008, 09:55 PM	#2
darkpoet25 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Indianapolis, IN Home Theater Gallery:45 4K collection:50 Blu-ray collection:297 Blu-ray reviews: 4	This doesn't surprise me in the least. They had a hard time competing with Best Buy, Target, Wal Mart and Fry's here in Indianapolis. The closest to me in Castleton hardly has any business. Anytime I've been to my bank in the same parking lot, there are hardly any cars there.

11-02-2008, 09:57 PM	#3
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	Everytime I go to mine, I'm usually the only one there.

11-02-2008, 10:01 PM	#4
spcamaj Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:new york city Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:327 Blu-ray reviews:20	circuit city blows these people here in new york dont know anything and number 2 they dont even give u help so yeah its a good thing there closing

11-02-2008, 10:04 PM	#5
cartman781 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:In a van down by the river Blu-ray collection:2074 DVD collection:257 Digital collection:18 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:99	Hopefully I can catch some deals

11-02-2008, 10:05 PM	#6
spcamaj Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:new york city Home Theater Gallery:31 Blu-ray collection:327 Blu-ray reviews:20	yeah if they are closing em down lets hope they have some crazy deals out there

11-02-2008, 10:06 PM	#7
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	No surprise, CC has been pretty irrelevant for years.

11-02-2008, 10:25 PM	#12
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	good riddance, i couldn't stand going in their stores. a lot of them were incredibly disorganized and i could never find someone to help me when i needed it. sadly though, this means less competition for best buy which means less amazing deals from either side. circuit city had some occasional incredible deals which i would always price match at best buy, i'll give it that.

11-02-2008, 10:31 PM	#14
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	i know my CC card is a Visa through Chase bank, and they arent going anywhere so they will be around to collect their debt. I know thats not you are implying, but thats for those thinking along them lines. Montgomery Wards when they closed sold all their credit card accounts to Wal-Mart for pennies on the dollar.

11-02-2008, 10:54 PM	#17
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	Tommy, maybe the CC there is on an accelerated closing plan or they are only doing a few stores at a time

11-02-2008, 10:59 PM	#18
Wingman1977 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:The empire state Trading Score:23	This had been a long time coming. I remember on FNN (Financial News Network) back in late 2005, early 2006 when CC was 1st in finanical trouble, they were saying that not to be surpised that CC goes out of business. Looks like that's coming to fruition.

11-02-2008, 11:02 PM	#20
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	not if they are liquidating, no new merchandise

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