UNITED STATES
                       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): April 17, 2006


                            CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Virginia
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


             001-05767                                        54-0493875
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    (Commission File Number)                               (I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification Number)


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

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

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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                SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Establishment of Performance Goal under Annual Performance-Based Bonus Plan

On April 17, 2006,  the  Compensation  and  Personnel  Committee of the Board of
Directors  (the  "Compensation  Committee")  of Circuit City Stores,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  approved the fiscal year 2007 performance goal under the 2003 Annual
Performance-Based  Bonus Plan.  Each executive  officer is eligible to receive a
target  bonus at the end of fiscal  year 2007  based upon a  percentage  of base
salary  established for his or her position level and the Company's  achievement
of the  performance  goal.  For fiscal  year 2007,  the  Compensation  Committee
established  specified  earnings per share levels as the performance  goal under
the Plan.

Non-Employee Director Compensation for 2006-2007

On April 18, 2006,  the Board of Directors of the Company  approved the Schedule
of Non-Employee  Director Compensation filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report. The
new  compensation  schedule  will  take  effect  on the date of the 2006  Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (currently expected to be June 27, 2006).

Executive Officer Salary Increase

On April 17, 2006, the  Compensation  Committee  approved a compensation  change
under the existing Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael E. Foss.
This change was made in  connection  with the annual  review of base salaries of
executive  officers  of  the  Company.  In  connection  with  this  review,  the
Compensation  Committee  reviewed  and  discussed a report  from an  independent
compensation  consultant  comparing the Company's  compensation  structure  with
market  compensation data derived from surveys of both the retail industry and a
broader  range of  industries.  Mr.  Foss' base  annual  salary was raised  from
$550,000 to $575,000.  Mr. Foss' target bonus percentage will continue to be 80%
of his base salary.




                   ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

10.1 Schedule of Non-Employee Director Compensation




                                   SIGNATURES

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/ Reginald D. Hedgebeth
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                  Reginald D. Hedgebeth
                  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Dated:   April 21, 2006




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description of Exhibit

10.1     Schedule of Non-Employee Director Compensation