Trouble in Circuit City?

UPDATE: Read the story Circuit City to close 155 stores, some in Valley

ORIGINAL POST: There were reports late Sunday that Circuit City was set to announce a major set of store closings this week.

The list may include many Arizona stores. A search on the electronics retailer’s Web site Sunday night found only “2 stores withing 100 miles” of the Tribune offices in downtown Mesa — and those are in Tucson. See the screen shot below:

Below are some links to blog posts and news articles that cite Circuit City employees and memos:

• Engadget — http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/02/circuit-city-to-shutter-155-stores-locations-to-go-public-tomor
• The Consumerist — http://consumerist.com/5074161/updated-breaking-circuit-city-closing-155-stores
• AZFamily.com (KTVK-TV Channel 3) — http://www.azfamily.com/news/homepagetopstory/stories/Phoenix-economy-news-110208-circuit-city-close-sto.174531398.html
• Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch — http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-11-02-0256.html