Circuit City Honors Top Vendors Third Annual Recognition Awards Issued RICHMOND, Va., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Circuit City Stores, Inc. today honored 20 vendors who helped Circuit City meet the needs of its customers by providing quality service with the third annual Circuit City Vendor Recognition Awards. The awards recognize vendors who achieved excellence in two categories: merchandising and supply chain. The 2004 Merchandising Vendor Excellence Award winners 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 2004 Supply Chain Excellence Award winners have helped Circuit City reduce supply chain costs by maintaining consistent delivery performance in a flexible consumer environment. "We thank these vendors for their dedication to Circuit City and our customers," said Doug Moore, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer at Circuit City. "Their dedication allows Circuit City to offer its customers the latest technologies at competitive prices." 2004 Merchandising Vendor Excellence Awards Winners Apple Computer, Inc. Belkin Components, Inc. Eastman Kodak Co. Gateway, Inc. Linksys Group, Inc. Samsung Electronics America Western Digital Technologies 2004 Supply Chain Excellence Awards Winners Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. Bel-Tronics Ltd. Bose Corporation Cyber Acoustics Franklin Electronic Publishers Gateway, Inc. Lexmark International, Inc. Metra Electronics Monster Cable Products, Inc. Motion Systems Samsung Electronics America TDK Electronics Corp. Western Digital Technologies About Circuit City Stores, Inc. Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City Stores is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics. Circuit City operates 612 Superstores and five mall- based stores in 158 U.S. markets. Its International segment operates through more than 1,000 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates a Web site at http://www.circuitcity.com/. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010709/CCLOGO ) http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010709/CCLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Circuit City Stores, Inc. CONTACT: Bill Cimino, Director of Corporate Communications of Circuit City Stores, Inc., +1-804-418-8163 Web site: http://www.circuitcity.com/

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