Circuit City to team with Napster

Retail chain Circuit City and Web music service Napster said they would jointly offer a subscription service with millions of songs, the latest effort to compete with Apple Inc.’s iTunes music store.

The service will begin April 29 with a subscription cost of $14.95 a month. Individual songs may be downloaded for 99 cents.

Electronics retailers and Web music services have sought new ways to team up and compete with iTunes, which has more than 80% of the U.S. market.