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Circuit City to Announce Official Company Relaunch at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show on January
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That could've worked had they implemented it years sooner.
I remember I even considered trying them out at one point because it was nice to be able to go to a store to swap it out with something else.
Of course, by the time they actually put it in place, there were barely any stores left, lol.
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The Last Blockbuster remains one of the best fake twitter accounts on the platform:
Well considering internet infrastructure is near impossible for the majority of Alaska, they gotta have some forms of entertainment.
What's funny is that they WERE TigerDirect. TD's parent company was the one who bought the Circuit City name after the bankruptcy, and the websites had the exact same listings. They sold the name to these guys in 2016.
Ya know, if they come back and offer people a decent stock and if they don't have it they can guarantee 1 day delivery to their door step...and they offer decent deals on top of it.
That might entice me to shop there. But I don't really know what else would do well for them.
That might entice me to shop there. But I don't really know what else would do well for them.
retail truly never dies anymore, hell someone has montgomery wards back as ecommerce/catalog company. same for fingerhut and treasure chest. mervyns supposedly will relaunch locations in california this year.
i think city can carve out a niche for themselves, best buy has been doing fairly well and theres room for more in the space. non appeal retail is showing signs of life again. im guessing someone had to acquire the assets back though? last i read they were bought by compusa/tiger direct before going bust...
i think city can carve out a niche for themselves, best buy has been doing fairly well and theres room for more in the space. non appeal retail is showing signs of life again. im guessing someone had to acquire the assets back though? last i read they were bought by compusa/tiger direct before going bust...
Yeah, it actually used to be "Make it a Blockbuster night". Unfortunately for Blockbuster it generally had a slightly negative connotation since it usually meant you were stuck at home with your parents or alone. "Damn, I can't find anyone to hang out with, I might as well make it a Blockbuster night with mom and pop (or my cat)".
Whereas "Netflix and chill" was a perfect euphemism for casual sex for millennials as well as a good match for the burgeoning Tinder culture. Blockbuster just seemed old-fashioned in comparison.
That said, Blockbuster still had a much better movie selection 7 years ago than Netflix does today with their streaming content. And it hasn't helped that Netflix is slowly killing their DVD/Bluray business. There is a segment of the market that is still under served.
I could sense you were about to post this. It was like a tingle in my bones. I knew I had to drop what i was doing and get to a computer and post that video ASAP once it started.
Same here. I actually got Mario Party 4 for five bucks. Unreal.
Well, H.H. Gregg went into the place of my old Circuit City meaning that space is now available! I feel like Circuit City was WAY ahead of Best Buy when it came to doling out crazy game deals.
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I could understand them being revived as some manner of e-commerce site given the branding but I am absolutely flabbergasted that they would actually aim to reinvest in physical retail locations given both their own history and the current decline in brick-and-mortar retail.
I'm curious to know what the dimensions of their stores will be. Are they going for something smaller scale or are they intending to go big, like FYE and Best Buy?
I'm curious to know what the dimensions of their stores will be. Are they going for something smaller scale or are they intending to go big, like FYE and Best Buy?
I always loved Circuit City, the look and feel of the store, but the employees in every single one of the stores I ever visited were the dirt worst of all the retail stores I have ever been to. It was a constant battle every single time I had to interact with any of them. Even worse than it is with dealing with folks at Best Buy. Hopefully they change that aspect of the stores.
Once the stores closed they did get bought out, or something, and then had a new website launch using the old branding and logo and all of that. Now the CircuitCity.com site redirects to http://circuitcitycorporation.com/ and you get a popup that says "Something Amazing is Coming Soon!Join our VIP email list for special perks, early access and updates from Circuit City".
When did the relaunched website end where you couldn't order stuff from them anymore again? I don't know anyone that ever used it after the stores ended when it relaunched, but I know for a fact it was active in an attempt to use the branding.
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Here is a story on what I'm talking about from back in 2009...
https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...Systemax-Launches-New-CircuitCity.com-Website
Once the stores closed they did get bought out, or something, and then had a new website launch using the old branding and logo and all of that. Now the CircuitCity.com site redirects to http://circuitcitycorporation.com/ and you get a popup that says "Something Amazing is Coming Soon!Join our VIP email list for special perks, early access and updates from Circuit City".
When did the relaunched website end where you couldn't order stuff from them anymore again? I don't know anyone that ever used it after the stores ended when it relaunched, but I know for a fact it was active in an attempt to use the branding.
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Here is a story on what I'm talking about from back in 2009...
https://www.businesswire.com/news/h...Systemax-Launches-New-CircuitCity.com-Website
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As a former employee of both Best Buy and Circuit City, I always thought CC was a whole hell of a lot better. I am having a hard time seeing how this is a good idea for them, but I'll absolutely take a trip to a new store.
We're almost approaching a world where a Blockbuster could make a comeback. Maybe not even necessarily as a brick and mortar store but almost more like a service that is what Netflix was like 5 years ago.
I worked for Circuit City for a few years. Left about 5 years before they went out of business.
The writing was on the wall when I left. Rather than keep their own identity, they just kept trying to be more and more like Best Buy.
The writing was on the wall when I left. Rather than keep their own identity, they just kept trying to be more and more like Best Buy.
lol remember getting age of empires 2 back in the day at circuit city. It was the only consumer electronics store like 5 minutes away. Good times...
Wish em luck
Wish em luck
I worked Lost Prevention at the CompUSA in San Francisco...one of my first jobs. Had so much fun with the staff and Managers there. They also got commission for Laptop/Computer sales.
Was able to afford my first PocketPC, after it being open box item + plus Manager's discount. I was Juiced!
The biggest problem I had with CC was their floor staff were commission based for years. Walking in these people had an agenda to sell/up-sell you every time. I refused to go in because of that.
That's all I remember about CC. The only one I ever went to was awful because sales-people would swarm you. It's the only commission-based store I've ever felt swarmed at.
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I recently went to Best Buy looking for your run-of-the-mill CD player. The employee said "we don't have much, but we have a few" and led me to the audio receivers. Then she left.
Make your child walk across creation to get $2.72 back? Unclear at this time.
I bought my first DVD player at Circuit City back in the day.
It came with DIVX support of all things.
Then they gave me a $100 rebate check because they ended DIVX support less than a year later.
It came with DIVX support of all things.
Then they gave me a $100 rebate check because they ended DIVX support less than a year later.
I always liked to interpret the "That's it?" with a tone of disgust, like the lesson he learned was the effort wasn't worth it.