A few weeks ago, former Circuit City workers gathered on the desolate blacktop of their old parking lot at the Deep Run office complex tucked behind the intersection of Broad Street and Gaskins in the West End.

Best Buy [NYSE: BBY - $35.59] is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., with about 20% of the $170 billion market.

Movie Gallery Inc., owner of the Hollywood Video movie rental chain, may file for bankruptcy court protection as soon as next week, according to a news report.

James A. Marcum, Circuit City Stores Inc.'s vice chairman and acting president and chief executive, became the new president and CEO of Central Parking Corp.

It was a loan the lender didn't want, sold in a public offering that wasn't very public.

Description: BBY's business strategy centers on meeting individual consumer electronics needs with end-to-end solutions, which involves greater employee involvement and increased services.

Another 1,730 people in the Richmond region were added to the jobless rolls last month, even as the national economy apparently posted its fastest growth in years.

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. , a golf and tennis equipment retailer, will fill a 40,000-square-foot space in Overland Park that was vacated by bankrupt Circuit City Stores Inc.

CapTech Ventures Inc. plans on doubling the staff at its local office this year.

The letters on the large sign for the now-closed Barnes & Noble bookstore at Hilltop Plaza shopping center in Richmond came down Monday, the same day employees blacked out the windows of the store with paper.

Patrick Kane/Staff Photo Except for a temporary Halloween costume seller this fall, the Circuit City building at 820 Southpark Blvd.

Spending: Holiday shoppers have brought retailers a mildly positive season. Spending through Dec.

Since 1998, the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Gregory J. Gilligan has worked as a retail clerk during the holidays to give readers a look at what the job entails.

Greater Fredericksburg for only 12 years, but many food shoppers here have grown remarkably partial to the Route 3 store.

Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics company hhgregg picked up permits today from Fredericksburg's Department of Building and Development Services and has started demolition of parts of the interior of the former Circuit City store in Central Park.

Electronics retailer Best Buy's third- quarter earnings announcement this week clearly shows how the company is enjoying a bigger piece of the electronics market due to the absence of a major competitor.

Wi-LAN Inc. has settled its patent litigation with Buffalo Technology Inc. and Melco Holdings Inc., wrapping up one part of a 22-defendant, two-year suit.

There is nothing quite as thrilling as quitting your day job and following your dream.

The Virginia Employment Commission will move its local office from Spruce Street to Commonwealth Boulevard under a plan to open a a oeVirginia Workforce Centera in the former Circuit City electronics store building.

A glance at JoesSports.com is like seeing a ghost. The familiar rounded font of Joe's Sports, Outdoor & More, set atop a mountain range, conjures the longtime Oregon company that was sold, bankrupted and, earlier this year, liquidated.