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Grand Opening of the CarMax(R) Used-Car Superstore in Chicago

19 May 1998

Grand Opening of the CarMax(R) Used-Car Superstore in Hillside Announced

    What:  Grand Opening of the CarMax(R) Used-Car Superstore in Hillside.
           CarMax Vice President of Marketing and Strategy Joe Kunkel this
           morning will present the car keys to the first customer and
           officially launch a series of special community events at the new
           Hillside superstore in Hillside Shopping Plaza.

    Where: CarMax
           4550 Harrison Street (in the Hillside Shopping Plaza)
           Hillside, Illinois

    Who:   Joe Kunkel, vice president of marketing and strategy for CarMax,
           will be available for interviews.  Hillside Mayor Joseph T.
           Tamburino and other local officials will also participate in the
           Grand Opening ceremony.

    When:  May 19, at 10:30 a.m.

    Why:   CarMax, a subsidiary of Circuit City Stores, Inc., has been
           revolutionizing the way consumers think about automobile purchases
           since opening its first store in 1993.  CarMax locations offer
           hundreds of top-quality used cars and trucks; low, no-haggle
           prices; and customer-friendly service throughout the buying
           experience.

           Used-car sales total about $300 billion a year, and consumers buy
           three times as many used cars as new cars annually.

    TV
    Note:  Electronic press kit with video and B-roll describing CarMax is
           available.
           Contact Todd Dezen at DWJ-TV at 1-800-766-1711, ext. 271.

    NOTE:  Media kit with news release; consumer tips on how to buy a used
car; list of community events and seminars; and photographs are available.
Contact Val Brown at CarMax at 804-967-2912.

    CONTACT:  Val Brown, Manager of Communications, 804-967-2912, or Susan
Schneider, 847-438-4466, both of CarMax.