Circuit City Stores, Inc. Names Steven E. Jackson Vice President, Real Estate RICHMOND, Va., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Circuit City Stores, Inc. today announced that Steven E. Jackson has joined the company as vice president, real estate. Jackson, 53, was most recently vice president, real estate and development for PETsMART, Inc., where he accelerated annual store openings and transformed their real estate department. Prior to joining PETsMART, he was vice president, real estate for Shaw's Supermarket, Inc. Jackson has also served as director of real estate for Hills Department Stores. He also held various real estate positions with Ames Department Stores and The Stop & Shop Companies. "Steve has transformed other retailers' real estate portfolios and brings his proven track record and more than 30 years of experience to our company," said Michael E. Foss, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Circuit City Stores, Inc. "He will get to work immediately and lead our efforts to revitalize our store locations through an improved, comprehensive real estate strategy." About Circuit City Stores, Inc. Circuit City Stores, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics. The domestic segment operates 613 Superstores and five mall- based stores in 158 U.S. markets. The international segment operates through more than 960 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at http://www.circuitcity.com/ and at http://www.thesourcecc.ca/. (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, +1-804-418-8163 Web site: http://www.circuitcity.com/ http://www.thesourcecc.ca/

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