Filed by Circuit City Stores, Inc.
                           Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
                                        And deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
                                          Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                      Subject Company: Circuit City Stores, Inc.
                                                   Commission File No. 001-05767

               CARMAX ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Richmond, Va., June 18, 2002 - CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) today
announced that in connection with the proposed separation of the CarMax auto
superstore business from Circuit City Stores, Inc. three members of the Circuit
City Stores, Inc. board of directors have been nominated to join the CarMax,
Inc. board of directors and two executive officers of CarMax have been nominated
to join the CarMax board.

The nominees from the Circuit City Stores board are Richard L. Sharp, former
chairman, Circuit City Stores, Inc.; Hugh G. Robinson, chairman and chief
executive officer, The Tetra Group; and John W. Snow, chairman, president and
chief executive officer of CSX Corporation. Sharp, who declined to stand for
re-election today to the Circuit City Stores board of directors, has been
nominated to serve as chairman of the board of CarMax, Inc. Robinson and Snow
would resign from the Circuit City board at the time of the proposed separation.

Two additional outside directors have agreed to join the CarMax, Inc. board and
would begin to serve at the time of the separation: William R. Tiefel, chairman
emeritus of Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., former vice chairman of Marriott
International and president of Marriott Lodging; and Jeffrey E. Garten, dean of
The Yale School of Management. CarMax expects that at least two additional
outside directors would be added to the CarMax, Inc. board.

In addition, two executive officers of CarMax, W. Austin Ligon, president, and
Keith D. Browning, executive vice president and chief financial officer, have
been nominated to join the CarMax board. Mr. Ligon also would become chief
executive officer, and Mr. Browning, corporate secretary.

CarMax is the nation's leading specialty retailer of used cars. With
headquarters in Richmond, Va., the company currently operates 40 retail units in
38 locations, including 36 used-car superstores. CarMax also operates 18 new-car
franchises, 16 of which are integrated or co-located with its used-car
superstores. For more information, access the company's Web site at
www.carmax.com.

CarMax is a subsidiary of Circuit City Stores, Inc. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
has two series of common stock, one of which is the CarMax Group Common Stock,
which tracks the performance of the CarMax operations, and the other of which is
the Circuit City Group Common Stock (NYSE:CC), which tracks the performance of
the Circuit City business and the shares of CarMax Group Common Stock reserved
for the Circuit City Group or for issuance to holders of Circuit City Group
Common Stock.




Circuit City Stores, Inc. has previously announced that the company's board of
directors has authorized management to initiate a process that would separate
the CarMax auto superstore business from the Circuit City consumer electronics
business through a tax-free transaction in which CarMax, Inc., presently a
wholly owned subsidiary of Circuit City Stores, Inc., would become an
independent, separately traded public company. The separation is expected to be
completed by late summer, subject to shareholder approval and final approval by
the Circuit City Stores, Inc. board of directors.

In connection with the proposed separation, CarMax, Inc. has filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement, including a
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus. Security holders are urged to read these
materials because they will contain important information. Investors may obtain
a free copy of these materials, as well as other materials filed with the SEC
concerning Circuit City Stores, Inc. and CarMax, Inc., at the SEC's Web site at
www.sec.gov. At an appropriate time, holders of Circuit City Group and CarMax
Group stock will receive a proxy statement and information on how to obtain
transaction-related documents from Circuit City Stores at no cost. This release
does not constitute an offering of any securities.

With respect to the separation, Circuit City Stores, Inc. and its officers and
directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from
the company's shareholders. Information regarding Circuit City's officers and
directors is included in Circuit City's proxy statement for its 2002 annual
meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002. This document is
available free of charge at the SEC's Web site or by directing a request to
Circuit City Stores, Inc. at 9950 Mayland Drive, Richmond, Virginia 23233,
Attention: Corporate Secretary.

This release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks associated with plans to
separate the CarMax business from Circuit City Stores, Inc. and create an
independent, separately traded public company. Additional discussion of factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's
projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is contained in Circuit City
Stores, Inc. SEC filings.

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Contacts:  Dandy Barrett, CarMax Director of Investor Relations, (804) 935-4591;
           Ann Collier, Vice President of Financial and Public Relations,
           Circuit City Stores, Inc., (804) 527-4058