Exhibit 24



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each of the  undersigned  hereby  constitutes  and appoints  Richard L.
Sharp and  Michael T.  Chalifoux  his or her  attorneys-in-fact,  each with full
power to act  without the other,  to execute on his or her behalf,  individually
and in his or her capacity as an officer and/or director of Circuit City Stores,
Inc. (the  "Company"),  and to file any documents  referred to below relating to
the registration of (i) 6,521,686 of Circuit City Group Common Stock and (ii) an
equal  number  of  rights  to  purchase  preferred  shares,  Series E, and (iii)
2,000,000 shares of CarMax Group Common Stock and (iv) an equal number of rights
to  purchase  preferred  shares,  Series  F, to be issued  pursuant  to the 1994
Circuit City Stores,  Inc.  Stock  Incentive  Plan, as amended;  such  documents
being:  registration  statements on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange   Commission;   such  statements  with,  and/or  applications  to,  the
regulatory  authorities of any state in the United States as may be necessary to
permit such  shares to be offered in such  states;  any and all other  documents
required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority; and any
and all amendments  (post-effective  and pre-effective) to any of the foregoing,
with all exhibits and documents required to be filed in connection therewith.

         The  undersigned  further  grants unto such  attorneys and each of them
full power and  authority to perform each and every act  necessary to be done in
order to  accomplish  the  foregoing as fully as he himself or she herself might
do.



IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this power of attorney as of
the 17th day of August, 1999.

/s/ Richard L. Sharp
Richard L. Sharp                          Michael T. Chalifoux


/s/ Richard N. Cooper                     /s/ Barbara S. Feigin
Richard N. Cooper                         Barbara S. Feigin


/s/ James F. Hardymon                     /s/ Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
James F. Hardymon                         Robert S. Jepson, Jr.


/s/ Hugh G. Robinson                      /s/ Walter J. Salmon
Hugh G. Robinson                          Walter J. Salmon


/s/ Mikael Salovaara                      /s/ John W. Snow
Mikael Salovaara                          John W. Snow


/s/ Edward Villanueva                     /s/ Alan L. Wurtzel
Edward Villanueva                         Alan L. Wurtzel