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Circuit City pulls the plug

Chain to shut all US stores including 19 in Bay State

Circuit City's shutdown will leave gaping holes at malls and shopping centers across the country. The retailer's going-out-of-business sale is expected to begin today. Circuit City's shutdown will leave gaping holes at malls and shopping centers across the country. The retailer's going-out-of-business sale is expected to begin today. (Steven Senne/Associated Press/File 2008)
By Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff / January 17, 2009

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Circuit City, the second-largest US consumer electronics chain, said yesterday it is going out of business, shuttering 567 stores nationwide, including 19 in Massachusetts, to help pay off creditors. (Full article: 672 words)

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