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Circuit City Corporation, Inc., formerly Circuit City Stores, Inc., is an American consumer electronics retail company, which was founded in 1949 by Samuel Wurtzel as the Wards Company, operated stores across the United States, and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s.
A Tale of Two Cities: The Circuit City Story is a documentary produced, directed, and edited by Tom Wulf. The documentary chronicles the entire 60-year history of the Richmond-based retailer Circuit City. The documentary traces the defunct retailer from its humble beginnings as the family-owned Wards TV, to its rise to become the nation's ...
[2] [3] He joined Circuit City in 1987. [3] He became assistant vice president in 1989, president of central operations in 1991 and senior vice president of merchandising in 1994. [3] He served as president and chief operating officer from 1997 to 2000, as president and CEO from 2000 to 2002, and as chairman and CEO from 2002 to 2005. [1] [2] [3]
The Chitlin' Circuit was a "collection of all-black venues, clubs, [and] theaters". [13] [14] Reopened during the Harlem Renaissance in 1934, the Apollo Theater was the performers' most sought after venue. [15] [16] Notable performers for this circuit include Richard Pryor, Moms Mabley, Dick Gregory, Redd Foxx, and the duo Tim and Tom. [17]
Circuit City was profiled as one of the eleven companies in Jim Collins' 2001 book Good to Great. Wurtzel sold all of his Circuit City Stock in 2000, and left the company in 2001. [ 1 ] Under his leadership, the company grew to be the best performing Fortune 500 Company for any fifteen-year period between 1965 and 1995.
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