Read more Circuit City stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21801/circuit-city.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:42:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52746/circuit-city-powers-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday is the last day to benefit from the deeply slashed prices at the nation's closing Circuit City stores, NPR reports. Not everyone is pleased with the remaining selection of unwanted laptops and lonely printers, but shoppers are still finding deals, and the soon-to-be jobless employees seem to be doing...http://www.newser.com/story/52746/circuit-city-powers-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Mar 2009 10:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48159/circuit-city-liquidation-sales-will-begin-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCircuit City will begin the liquidation of $1.3 billion in inventory across 567 stores in special sales tomorrow, Reuters reports. The company hasn’t said anything specific on the discounts it might offer, but markdowns are likely to be deep. Gift cards from the chain will be redeemable at the...http://www.newser.com/story/48159/circuit-city-liquidation-sales-will-begin-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 16:35:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48136/circuit-city-to-liquidate-us-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCircuit City will liquidate all 567 of its US stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal, the AP reports. The nation's second-biggest electronics retailer employs more than 30,000 people. Calls to the Richmond, Va.-based company and its designated liquidators were not immediately returned. Circuit...http://www.newser.com/story/48136/circuit-city-to-liquidate-us-stores.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 10:39:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47685/a-rash-of-retailers-about-to-go-bankrupt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLook for a wave of retailers going bankrupt in the months ahead, reports the Wall Street Journal, as dismal holiday sales take their toll on a business sector that's weak from expanding too fast and taking on too much debt. Lenders who traditionally have supported the segment are pulling back,...http://www.newser.com/story/47685/a-rash-of-retailers-about-to-go-bankrupt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 8:36:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47245/with-fewer-retail-jobs-more-cheating-on-hiring-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCheat on the personality test many retailers make job applicants take as part of the hiring process and you’ve got one foot in the door—and a lot of company, reports the Wall Street Journal . The computer-administered tests are feeding a growing culture of savvy applicants who share answers, take...http://www.newser.com/story/47245/with-fewer-retail-jobs-more-cheating-on-hiring-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 9:41:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46304/no-christmas-miracle-for-retailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt was a bleak Christmas and promises to be a less than prosperous New Year for retailers with consumers tightening their belts and spending less, reports the Wall Street Journal . Retail sales dropped 5.5% in November and 8% in December, compared with the same months last year. Luxury goods,...http://www.newser.com/story/46304/no-christmas-miracle-for-retailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 1:57:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42430/consumers-not-buying-um-anything.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US consumer has “gone from being the world economy’s greatest strength to its Achilles’ heel,” writes David Leonhardt in the New York Times . Just as Wall Street’s turmoil begins to calm, consumer spending—an economic mainstay—has gone into hiding, helping to accelerate General Motors’ tailspin and sending messages...http://www.newser.com/story/42430/consumers-not-buying-um-anything.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 10:16:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42248/chinese-stimulus-lifts-dow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks jumped out of the gate today, thanks to a $586 billion stimulus package from Beijing. The Dow was up nearly 200 just after opening, the Wall Street Journal reports, and the S&P and Nasdaq climbed 1.8% and 1.2%, respectively. The moves followed rallies overseas, including a 7....http://www.newser.com/story/42248/chinese-stimulus-lifts-dow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 8:49:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42245/circuit-city-files-for-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCircuit City Stores has filed for bankruptcy protection today, about a week after it said it would close 20% of its stores. The electronics retailer, based in Richmond, Va., has struggled as nervous consumers spend less and credit tightens.http://www.newser.com/story/42245/circuit-city-files-for-bankruptcy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 8:21:14 CST