Circuit City Stores, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, and related services. It sells brand-name consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software, and related services in Circuit City stores in the United States and via Web sites, www.circuitcity.com and www.firedog.com. As of February 28, 2007, it operated 642 superstores and 12 other stores in 158 U.S. media markets. The company also offers private-label and brand-name consumer electronic products in Canada. It conducted business through 806 retail stores and dealer outlets, which consisted of 509 company-owned stores, 296 dealer outlets, and 1 Battery Plus store, as well as operated a Web site, www.thesource.ca. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.