Circuit City Honors ´Best in Class´ Vendors

RICHMOND, Va., May. 21 /PRNewswire/ --

RICHMOND, Va., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Circuit City Stores, Inc. today honored vendors who put customers first while demonstrating "best in class" performance with the sixth annual Circuit City Vendor Recognition Awards.

The awards are split into two categories: merchandising vendor excellence and supply chain vendor excellence. The 13 vendors chosen for the 2007 Merchandising Vendor Excellence Award have shown a commitment to Circuit City and its customers by focusing on the growth of the business relationship, supply chain performance, product profitability and year-over-year impact on Circuit City's revenue.

The 27 vendors honored with the 2007 Supply Chain Excellence Award have maintained consistent delivery performance in a flexible consumer environment, allowing for a reduction in cost of the supply chain while ensuring products are delivered as scheduled.

"We truly appreciate these vendors for their commitment to Circuit City and our customers," said John Kelly, senior vice president, merchandising. "In a dynamic customer environment, their continued dedication and allegiance to excellent service allows Circuit City to offer its customers the latest technologies at competitive prices."

2007 Merchandising Vendor Excellence Awards Winners Hewlett-Packard US Operations Sony Electronics Samsung Electronics America Microsoft Garmin DIRECTV Comcast Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Universal Music Group Distribution Kingston Linksys Olympus Logitech 2007 Supply Chain Excellence Awards Winners Kicker Mitsubishi Digital Electronics Garmin Cobra Electronics Case Logic Toshiba American Information Systems Polk Audio Actiontec Electronic Arts Jasco Products Metra Electronics Tamrac Aiptek Cyber Acoustics Olympus Monster Lowepro EB Carlson Marketing Optoma Casio BELTRONICS Samsung Electronics America Hewlett-Packard US Operations Logitech Sony Electronics DXG Technology EVGA

About Circuit City Stores, Inc.

Circuit City Stores, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics and related services. The domestic segment operates through 686 Superstores and 9 outlet locations in 158 U.S. markets. The international segment operates through approximately 800 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at http://www.circuitcity.com, and .

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