CIrcuit City

Do the Fortune 500 shuffle

Five of the six local companies that made this year’s list moved up in the rankings from last year.

hhgregg meets Richmond expectations

Retailer hhgregg’s entry into the Richmond market is going smoothly, according to a recently filed third quarter earnings statement.

Monday Q&A: Get out of jail (not for) free

We’ve covered lots of former Circuit City employees as they venture off into the world of entrepreneurship. But it’s going to be hard to top the copy writer-turned-bail-bondsman we chatted with for this week’s Q&A.

Next stop, Circuit City station

While some of Richmond’s former Circuit City stores are becoming new locations for hhgregg, one of the bygone retailer’s big box stores in Virginia Beach might one day become a commuter rail station. Last week, Virginia Beach City Council voted to purchase the empty store at 110 South Independence Blvd. for $5 million. The building… Read more »

Do I hear $10 million for firedog?

The rest of Circuit City’s intellectual property, including the firedog brand and a database of 30 million customer contacts, is going on the auction block Aug. 18. And it may reap more than the $14 million that the Circuit City name fetched at auction earlier this year.

The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round Up for 7.10.09

s Williamson’s Drug Company, a local pharmacy, leased 16,000 square feet at 1550-1590 E. Parham Road in Henrico. And Standex Engraving purchased the 129,000-square-foot industrial building at 5901 Lewis Road in Sandston from Vantec Inc. for $4.5 million.