After 60 years Circuit City finally powers down

By doris | Published: March 9, 2009

Full Story At msnbc.com

RICHMOND, Va. – What began 60 years ago as a humble television store in this sleepy Southern capital ended Sunday as Circuit City closed its doors for good — its 567 remaining U.S. stores to be left broom clean and vacant.

For the last month and a half, a group of four liquidators have conducted going-out-of-business sales for what was the nation’s second-largest consumer electronics retailer, selling its remaining $1.7 billion worth of inventory weeks sooner than expected.

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