They've been teetering on the brink for several reasons - primarily their inability to compete with Best Buy. Their locations, architecture, and advertising cou

They've been teetering on the brink for several reasons - primarily their inability to compete with Best Buy. Their locations, architecture, and advertising couldn't match the sophistication and forethought given to Best Buy's. The last two are especially obvious in the case of older Circuit City stores. I don't much care for either of them, I've had bad experience all around. I generally only buy things here and there online. But it's still quite apparent that Circuit City has been playing catch up for quite some time.