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Circuit City [Ed:Circuit City was a multinational consumer electronics retail company that operated stores across the United States] is coming back, and this time, the license holders propping up the ancient big-box retail chain say they mean it.
Following a tease of a CES announcement, current company CEO Ronny Shmoel confirmed on Monday that something called Circuit City will arrive as "a new, more personalized online shopping experience" starting February 15. The announcement event, which was reported by tech-business outlet Twice, included promises of AI-driven recommendations fueled by IBM's Watson platform, plus unexplained "augmented reality" and "search by photo" features.
[...] With this news in mind, we're keeping an eye on Radio Shack's own shambling corpse. That company currently lives as a license granted to one of the former company's creditors when nobody else bid more for the rights in 2017.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday January 16 2018, @03:33PM
That is why I stopped going there. Their salespeople knew nothing at all about technology, and invariably pointed me toward the mega-pack of something that cost the most.
I have had better luck with Micro Center. They have everything Circuit City had plus a DIY section. Their salespeople know something about tech, and they try to help you find what you need. They don't have that many locations [microcenter.com], but there might be one near you.
Washington DC delenda est.