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Circuit City to Liquidate US Stores

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By the Associated Press

Posted Jan 16, 2009 10:39 AM CST

(AP) – Circuit 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... Read full story »

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