Circuit City Honors 'Best in Class' Vendors

Sixth Annual Recognition Awards Issued

   RICHMOND, Va., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Circuit City Stores,
Inc. today honored vendors who put customers first while demonstrating
"best in class" performance with the sixth annual Circuit City Vendor
Recognition Awards.

   The awards are split into two categories: merchandising vendor
excellence and supply chain vendor excellence. The 13 vendors chosen for
the 2007 Merchandising Vendor Excellence Award 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 27 vendors honored with the 2007 Supply Chain Excellence Award have
maintained consistent delivery performance in a flexible consumer
environment, allowing for a reduction in cost of the supply chain while
ensuring products are delivered as scheduled.

   "We truly appreciate these vendors for their commitment to Circuit City
and our customers," said John Kelly, senior vice president, merchandising.
"In a dynamic customer environment, their continued dedication and
allegiance to excellent service allows Circuit City to offer its customers
the latest technologies at competitive prices."




            2007 Merchandising Vendor Excellence Awards Winners
                       Hewlett-Packard US Operations
                              Sony Electronics
                        Samsung Electronics America
                                 Microsoft
                                   Garmin
                                  DIRECTV
                                  Comcast
                      Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
                     Universal Music Group Distribution
                                  Kingston
                                  Linksys
                                  Olympus
                                  Logitech


                2007 Supply Chain Excellence Awards Winners
                                   Kicker
                       Mitsubishi Digital Electronics
                                   Garmin
                             Cobra Electronics
                                 Case Logic
                    Toshiba American Information Systems
                                 Polk Audio
                                 Actiontec
                              Electronic Arts
                               Jasco Products
                             Metra Electronics
                                   Tamrac
                                   Aiptek
                              Cyber Acoustics
                                  Olympus
                                  Monster
                                  Lowepro
                            EB Carlson Marketing
                                   Optoma
                                   Casio
                                 BELTRONICS
                        Samsung Electronics America
                       Hewlett-Packard US Operations
                                  Logitech
                              Sony Electronics
                               DXG Technology
                                    EVGA

   About Circuit City Stores, Inc.

   Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) is a leading specialty retailer of
consumer electronics and related services. The domestic segment operates
through 686 Superstores and 9 outlet locations in 158 U.S. markets. The
international segment operates through approximately 800 retail stores and
dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at
http://www.circuitcity.com, http://www.thesource.ca and
http://www.firedog.com.