Short Circuit

Circuit City may not be around for the holidays.

Circuit City Stores lost a recommendation from a firm that advises manufacturers on whether to ship goods to retailers a week after the Richmond-based electronics chain posted a quarterly loss more than triple its year-earlier loss. The withdrawal by Bernard Sands signaled concerns that Circuit City may have trouble paying its vendors.

Circuit City, Talbots, and Borders are Motley Fool's list of retailers "you can kiss goodbye."