Exhibit 32.1

                  CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the Circuit City Stores,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  November 30, 2004, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, W. Alan
McCollough,  Chairman,  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,
certify  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

         (1).     The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
                  13(a) or  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
                  amended; and

         (2).     The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in
                  all material respects,  the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


Date:    January 7, 2005                    By:      /s/ W. Alan McCollough
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     W. Alan McCollough
                                                     Chairman, President and
                                                     Chief Executive Officer


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Circuit  City  Stores,  Inc. and will be retained by the company and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.





                                                                    Exhibit 32.2

                  CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the Circuit City Stores,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  November 30, 2004, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael
E. Foss,  Senior Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer of the  Company,
certify  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

         (1).     The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
                  13(a) or  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
                  amended; and

         (2).     The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in
                  all material respects,  the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


Date:    January 7, 2005                    By:      /s/ Michael E. Foss
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Michael E. Foss
                                                     Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer


A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to Circuit  City  Stores,  Inc. and will be retained by the company and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.