Exhibit 23.1





                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Circuit City Stores, Inc.:


We  consent  to the use of our  report  dated  April 5,  1995,  relating  to the
consolidated  balance sheets of Circuit City Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
February 28, 1995 and 1994 and the related consolidated  statements of earnings,
stockholders'  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  each of the  fiscal  years in the
three-year  period  ended  February 28, 1995,  which report is  incorporated  by
reference in the  February  28, 1995 annual  report on Form 10-K of Circuit City
Stores,  Inc.,  which report is incorporated  by reference in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Circuit City Stores, Inc. We also consent to the use of
our report dated April 5, 1995, relating to the financial statement schedules of
Circuit City  Stores,  Inc.,  which report is included in such annual  report on
Form 10-K,  which  report is  incorporated  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement.



                              KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP





Richmond, Virginia
April 29, 1996