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Remember Circuit City? How It Built 600 Stores — and Then Disappeared

Remember Circuit City? How It Built 600 Stores — and Then Disappeared

A nationwide electronics giant with $12 billion in sales — and a model that couldn’t survive its own cost cuts.

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Jul 17, 2026

by Michael Kientz

Nobody Remembers the Airport Desk

Buying in bulk and reselling on a set schedule kept the numbers working while planes stayed full. A sudden stop in travel forced a 2020 filing, and the company came back leaner on the same plan.

Nobody Remembers the Airport Desk

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Tower Records Made the Trip the Product

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Eckerd at 2,800 Stores Was Still Not Safe

Eckerd at 2,800 Stores Was Still Not Safe

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Pontiac Sold 800,000 Cars a Year. Then GM Couldn’t Justify It

Pontiac Sold 800,000 Cars a Year. Then GM Couldn’t Justify It

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The Bookstore That Made Browsing Feel Like a Plan

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The Film Giant That Couldn’t Replace Its Own Engine

The Film Giant That Couldn’t Replace Its Own Engine

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The Blue Light Special Was Never the Real Problem

The Blue Light Special Was Never the Real Problem

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Mar 26, 2026

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