Studying History
A sixty year old, multi-billion dollar retailer that employed over 40,000 at one time and helped America embrace the VCR and DVD player, disappears. This story will help loyal customers remember why they shopped there, will remind loyal employees why they worked there, and help today's business person understand that success versus failure are balanced on a knife edge. Tom Wulf's documentary looks at the human side of a once great company that suddenly disappeared and shows that it took just much less time to fail than it did to reach success. Old pictures, video clips and interviews with the people who were there weave a rich tapestry that shows all successful companies are made up of people that care to do a great job.
Wonderful Documentary
Whether you are a former employee or business student, this documentary is a wonderful, heartfelt story of how Sam Wurtzel built a billion dollar company from an entrepreneurial dream during the dawn of the age of television. The story takes us from the early days of WARDS TV up through the triumphs and tribulations of the Circuit City superstore empire. Many Circuit City employees gave their impressions of both the positive and negative aspects of the company over the decades. Those local to the Richmond, VA area will be able to relive the days of Circuit City and what the store meant to the economy and the people involved with the company's success. Filmmaker Tom Wulf has done an excellent job producing this documentary. For more background information, visit [...]
How a Great Company Can Fail
I worked for Circuit City HQ, and before I worked for the company I purchased electronics from it faithfully. This story provides a clear and honest look at how Great becomes Failure. There are lessons to be learned here! If you run a company and are riding high, watch this video! Failure follows Success if you are not perpetually on guard!
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