SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 8-K


                                 Current Report


                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25,2004
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                            CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.
                            -------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                    Virginia
                         (State or other jurisdiction of
                         incorporation or organization)


      001-05767                                              54-0493875
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     (Commission                                          (I.R.S. Employer
      File No.)                                          Identification No.)


                  9950 Mayland Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23233
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)




                                 (804) 527-4000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

         On May 26, 2004,  Circuit City announced that it had completed the sale
         of  its  private-label  finance  operation,  which  included  both  its
         private-label  Circuit  City credit card  accounts  and its  co-branded
         Circuit City Plus Visa credit card accounts, to Bank One Corporation.

         Circuit  City  anticipates  that the net cash  proceeds  from the sale,
         which was  completed on May 25,  2004,  will total  approximately  $400
         million   and  that  the   after-tax   loss  on  the  sale  will  total
         approximately   $9  million,   primarily   driven  by  transition-  and
         transaction-related expenses.  Approximately $4 million of the loss was
         incurred  in the fiscal  year ended  February  29,  2004.  The  company
         expects the remainder of the loss to be incurred in the company's first
         fiscal  quarter  ending  May 31,  2004.  On the date of the  sale,  the
         private-label  operation  included  receivables  and the  related  cash
         reserves of approximately  $1.8 million and  approximately  1.5 million
         active accounts.

         The two  companies  entered  into a  relationship  in  which  Bank  One
         purchased the portfolio,  will offer new  private-label  and co-branded
         credit  cards,  and will  provide  credit  card  services  to  existing
         cardholders. Bank One will compensate Circuit City for each new account
         opened and provide special financing terms to Circuit City customers.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a) Financial Statements of business acquired.

    Not applicable.

(b) Pro forma financial information.

    The unaudited pro forma consolidated  financial  information with respect to
    the disposition of the Company's private-label finance operation required by
    Item 7 of Form 8-K is  included  on pages 3 through 6 of this  report and is
    incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Exhibits.

    2.1      Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Circuit City Stores, Inc.,
             First North American  National Bank, Tyler  International  Funding,
             Inc.  and Bank  One,  Delaware,  National  Association  dated as of
             January 16, 2004

    10.1     The Consumer Credit Card Program  Agreement dated as of January 16,
             2004,  between  Circuit City Stores,  Inc. and Bank One,  Delaware,
             N.A., (File No. 1-5767),  is expressly  incorporated herein by this
             reference

    99.1     Press Release dated May 26, 2004



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                            CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.
            UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                          YEAR ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2004
                  (Amounts in thousands except per share data)



                                                         Circuit City                           Circuit City
                                                            Stores           Pro Forma            Stores
                                                          Historical        Adjustments          Pro Forma

NET SALES AND OPERATING REVENUES                       $    9,745,445     $       32,390 (A)  $   9,777,835
Cost of sales, buying and warehousing                       7,518,120                  -          7,518,120
                                                         -------------     --------------       ------------
GROSS PROFIT                                                2,227,325             32,390          2,259,715

Finance income                                                 32,693            (32,693)(A)              -

Selling, general and administrative expenses                2,220,796               (443)(A)      2,220,353

Stock-based compensation expense                               38,658                  -             38,658

Interest expense                                                1,804                  -              1,804
                                                         -------------     --------------       ------------
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes            (1,240)               140             (1,100)

Income tax (benefit) provision                                   (453)                52 (A)           (401)
                                                         -------------     --------------       ------------
NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS                    $         (787)    $           88      $        (699)
                                                         =============     ==============       ============

Weighted average common shares:
        Basic                                                 205,865                               205,865
                                                         =============                          ============
        Diluted                                               205,685                               205,865
                                                         =============                          ============

NET EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM
     CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
        Basic                                          $            -                         $           -
                                                         =============                          ============
        Diluted                                        $            -                         $           -
                                                         =============                          ============


See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements.


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                            CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.
                 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                             AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2004
                             (Amounts in thousands)

                                                         Circuit City                            Circuit City
                                                            Stores           Pro Forma              Stores
                                                          Historical        Adjustments           Pro Forma
ASSETS

Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                              $       783,471   $       419,668  (B)  $     1,203,139
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
  doubtful accounts                                            154,039           (70,420) (C)           83,619
Retained interests in securitized receivables                  425,678          (425,678) (C)                -
Merchandise inventory                                        1,517,256                 -             1,517,256
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                       38,617                 -                38,617
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------
Total Current Assets                                         2,919,061           (76,430)            2,842,631

Property and equipment, net                                    585,903            (3,913) (D)          581,990
Deferred income taxes                                           98,934             1,600  (F)          100,534
Other assets                                                    29,102                 -                29,102
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------
TOTAL ASSETS                                           $     3,633,000   $       (78,743)      $     3,554,257
                                                        ===============     =============       ===============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable                                       $       879,635   $             -       $       879,635
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities                 131,512             2,592  (E)          134,104
Accrued income taxes                                            71,163                 -                71,163
Deferred income taxes                                           90,210           (75,914) (F)           14,296
Current installments of long-term debt                           1,115                 -                 1,115
Liabilities of discontinued operations                           3,068                 -                 3,068
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------
Total Current Liabilities                                    1,176,703           (73,322)            1,103,381

Long-term debt, excluding current installments                  22,691                 -                22,691
Accrued straight-line rent                                      98,470                 -                98,470
Other liabilities                                              111,175                 -               111,175
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                            1,409,039           (73,322)            1,335,717
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------

Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock                                                   101,950                 -               101,950
Capital in excess of par value                                 922,600                 -               922,600
Retained earnings                                            1,199,411            (5,421) (B)        1,193,990
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                   2,223,961            (5,421)            2,218,540
                                                        ---------------     -------------       ---------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY             $     3,633,000   $       (78,743)      $     3,554,257
                                                        ===============     =============       ===============


See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements.



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                            CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.

         NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  financial  statements  of Circuit  City
Stores, Inc. included on pages 3 through 4 give effect to the disposition of its
private-label  finance operation.  The unaudited pro forma consolidated  balance
sheet assumes the disposition of the private-label finance operation on February
29,  2004.  Pro forma  information  is based  upon the  historical  consolidated
balance sheet data of Circuit City as of that date.

The unaudited  pro forma  consolidated  statements of operations  for the fiscal
year  ended  February  29,  2004,   give  effect  to  the   disposition  of  the
private-label finance operation as if the disposition occurred on March 1, 2003.

The  unaudited pro forma  consolidated  financial  statements  should be read in
conjunction with the historical  consolidated  financial  statements and related
notes  incorporated by reference in the Circuit City Stores,  Inc. Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2004.

The pro forma  adjustments  are based on available  information  and assumptions
that  management  believes are  reasonable  and are  described in the  following
notes.  The  unaudited  pro  forma  consolidated  financial  statements  do  not
necessarily  represent  Circuit  City's  results  of  operations  and  financial
position  had the  transaction  occurred at such dates nor are they  necessarily
indicative of results of operations and financial position that may occur in the
future.

(A)      The results of the  private-label  finance  operation have been removed
         from the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations. The
         pro  forma  adjustment  to net sales and  operating  revenues  reflects
         revenues  that would have been  earned in fiscal  2004  pursuant to the
         Consumer  Credit  Card  Program   Agreement  with  Bank  One.  Per  the
         agreement,  Bank One will pay Circuit City per each new account opened.
         The pro forma  adjustment to finance income reflects the elimination of
         securitization  income, payroll and related fringe benefit expenses and
         other direct expenses of the private-label  finance operation.  The pro
         forma  adjustment  to  selling,  general  and  administrative  expenses
         reflects  rental income from Bank One for office  space.  The pro forma
         adjustment  to income taxes was made at an  effective  tax rate of 36.5
         percent.

         Circuit  City  anticipates  the  after-tax  loss on the sale will total
         approximately   $9  million,   primarily   driven  by  transition-  and
         transaction-related expenses.


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         Approximately  $4 million of the loss was  incurred  in the fiscal year
         ended February 29, 2004. The company  expects the remainder of the loss
         to be incurred in the  company's  first fiscal  quarter  ending May 31,
         2004.

(B)      The unaudited pro forma  consolidated  balance sheet reflects after-tax
         net cash  proceeds of  approximately  $420 million from the sale of the
         private-label  finance operation as of February 29, 2004. The unaudited
         pro forma  consolidated  balance sheet includes  adjustments to reflect
         the estimated after-tax loss of approximately $5 million expected to be
         incurred in the company's first fiscal quarter ending May 31, 2004.

         The cash proceeds as of the closing date will differ from the pro forma
         amounts  presented as of February  29,  2004,  because the proceeds are
         determined  based on the  credit  card  receivable  balances  as of the
         closing date.  Based on the credit card receivable  balances at May 25,
         2004,  the  estimated  after-tax  cash  proceeds  from the  sale  total
         approximately $400 million.

(C)      The pro forma adjustments to accounts receivable and retained interests
         in securitized receivables reflect the elimination of the assets sold.

(D)      The pro  forma  adjustment  to  property  and  equipment  reflects  the
         elimination of assets sold.

(E)      The  pro  forma  adjustment  to  accrued  expenses  and  other  current
         liabilities  reflects  the  estimated  liability  for  transition-  and
         transaction-related  expenses resulting from the sale.  Transition- and
         transaction-related  costs of  approximately $6 million were accrued in
         the historical financial statements at February 29, 2004.

(F)      The pro forma adjustments to deferred income taxes reflect the reversal
         of deferred taxes related to the private-label finance operation.



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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                            CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.



                            By:  /s/Philip J. Dunn
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                  Philip J. Dunn
                                  Senior Vice President, Treasurer,
                                  Corporate Controller and
                                  Chief Accounting Officer



Date:  June 4, 2004


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBIT



Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit
2.1               Purchase and Sale  Agreement by and among Circuit City Stores,
                  Inc., First North American National Bank, Tyler  International
                  Funding,  Inc. and Bank One,  Delaware,  National  Association
                  dated as of January 16, 2004

10.1              The Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement dated as of January
                  16, 2004,  between  Circuit  City  Stores,  Inc. and Bank One,
                  Delaware,  N.A., (File No. 1-5767), is expressly  incorporated
                  herein by this reference

99.1              Press Release dated May 26, 2004


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