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Best Buy
Webrooming, it's like reverse 'showrooming'
by
Gigi Douban
Dec 13, 2013
Brick and mortar retailers are hitting back against customers who shop in the store, but buy online.
Battle lines are drawn in consumer electronics price war
Nov 20, 2013
Best Buy says it’s preparing deep discounts – even if they put profit margins at risk – to win the holiday season.
Best Buy 3.0? The big box reinvented
Nov 19, 2013
Best Buy avoided the fate of other big box electronics retailers like Circuit City, but the company is still threatened.
Pebble smartwatch hits the big time, or at least the Best Buy
by
Molly Wood
Jul 8, 2013
The Pebble smartwatch goes on sale today at Best Buy. Will consumers actually want to read text messages and listen to music from their wrists?
Best Buy says goodbye to Europe
Apr 30, 2013
Best Buy is pulling out of a big joint venture in Europe. The company is selling back its 50 percent stake in the mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, at a significant loss.
Samsung takes the floor at Best Buy
Apr 4, 2013
Smartphone maker Samsung announces it's opening a branded store of its own -- inside the big box retailer.
Retailers curb online shopping with in-store deals
Oct 15, 2012
Brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy, Target, and JC Penney, have an idea to compete with online rivals like Amazon. They are going to match their prices during the holiday shopping season.
For public good, not for profit.
Best Buy profit falls 90% in second quarter
Aug 21, 2012
Shares of Best Buy are down more than 9 percent this morning. The electronics retailer just reported second quarter profits dropped more than 90 percent.
Best Buy brings in a new CEO
by
Scott Tong
Aug 20, 2012
Struggling electronics retailer Best Buy has named a new chief executive: Frenchman Hubert Joly will likely take the helm in early September.
Best Buy's founder wants to return as savior
Aug 6, 2012
After resigning as chairman, Best Buy founder Richard Schulze wants to buy the retailer for $8 billion. What will it take to save Best Buy?