In November 2008 the electronics retailer Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after years of declining sales and competition from larger rivals. Unable to find a buyer or restructure successfully, the company converted to Chapter 7 liquidation in early 2009 and closed all of its remaining stores.
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The Circuit City 2008 bankruptcy filing and 2009 liquidation is a finance-practice case study in retail insolvency and asset liquidation.
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On November 10, 2008, Circuit City filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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