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Feb 9, 2023 · The documentary tells a tale of two 'Cities' -- one that went from good to great, and another that went from great to gone. In 1949, a young entrepreneur named Sam Wurtzel opened a small TV...
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Today we learn about the story of Samuel Wurtzel and the electronics retailer, Circuit City.
Circuit City president and CEO Alan Wurtzel talks about his father Sam's younger years -- before he opened Wards TV in Richmond, VA. Sam and his son Alan g...
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Circuit City Corporation, Inc., formerly Circuit City Stores, Inc., is an American consumer electronics retail company, which was founded in 1949 by Samuel Wurtzel as the Wards Company, operated stores across the United States, and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s.
Oct 3, 2016 · The Circuit City story began 67 years ago with Samuel Wurtzel, who founded a chain of appliance stores called Wards to sell television sets, back when TV was still a new technology. The chain...
Jan 16, 2009 · In 1949, Samuel Wurtzel, a resident of Richmond, Va., opened Ward's--his hometown's first television store. Ward's quickly gained popularity in Virginia, and Wurtzel started branching out and...
Apr 28, 2021 · Today we learn about the story of Samuel Wurtzel and the electronics retailer, Circuit City.
