Circuit City, citing the “small amount of sales�? generated through Amazon.com, terminated its multi-year contract with Amazon today to concentrate on the growth occurring at its own redesigned web site.

CircuitCity.com said it no longer needed Amazon as a marketplace for reaching customers. “CircuitCity.com has grown tremendously since August 2001, when the [Amazon] contract was announced,�? said Fiona Dias, president of Circuit City Direct. “We have been pleased with customer response to our own site and have elected to focus on growing the business through our own channel, rather than focusing on the small amount of sales the relationship with Amazon has generated.�?

Starting tomorrow, shoppers will no longer be able to order Circuit City products through Amazon, Circuit City said.

Source: internetretailer