Circuit City Stores Inc. said Monday that it is closing 20 percent of its U.S. stores, but the Tampa Bay area was spared in the latest cutbacks by the struggling electronics retailer. ...more

November 4, 2008

What will consumers crave in 2011? A dirty-clothes hamper that actually starts the wash when full? A toaster that scans images onto your whole wheat? ...more

November 2, 2008

A change at the top may not be enough to jump-start Circuit City Stores Inc., after the head of the nation's No. 2 consumer electronics retailer abruptly resigned amid plummeting stock prices and calls for his ouster. ...more

September 24, 2008

Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to become the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music business. ...more

September 16, 2008

Books-A-Million has 39 stores throughout Florida. ...more

August 24, 2008

Tampa Police are wisely considering replacing the venerable Crown Victoria with a squad car that patrols more miles per gallon. ...more

August 18, 2008

Spring Hill's fastest-growing retail center has doubled its lineup. ...more

July 20, 2008

. Shares of Circuit City Stores plummeted to historic lows in trading Wednesday after Blockbuster withdrew its takeover bid, causing investors to question the consumer electronics retailer's future. ...more

July 3, 2008

Set off fireworks at your next summer soiree with these Fourth of July-inspired appliances. ...more

July 2, 2008

Best Buy awarded a $1,500 scholarship to Amy Marsh, a Durant High School graduate who will enter the University of Central Florida in the fall. She is the daughter of Steven and Shari Marsh of Valrico. ...more

June 28, 2008