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16 February 2010
United StatesPhones & OfficeBest Buy Mobile
Best Buy Mobile Announces Launch and Pre-Sale of Motorola DEVOUR™ with MOTOBLUR™

MINNEAPOLIS, February 16, 2010 – Consumers who are looking to purchase the new Motorola DEVOUR™ can do so at Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile standalone stores beginning February 25. The Motorola DEVOUR™ is the third smartphone from Verizon Wireless that runs on Google’s innovative Android operating platform and the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature MOTOBLUR™.

3 February 2010
United StatesCommunityBest Buy U.S.
Best Buy Gives Teens the Power to Direct $1 Million to Nonprofits

MINNEAPOLIS, February 2, 2010 – Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced that teens participating in its @15 Exchange distributed $1 million to 16 nonprofits in the program’s first year. The Best Buy initiative empowers teens to be the drivers of change by giving them the opportunity to direct the company’s charitable donations through online activities and voting.

25 January 2010
United StatesCommunityBest Buy U.S.
Best Buy Announces Scholarship Opportunity for College-Bound Students

MINNEAPOLIS, January 25, 2010 – Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced the launch of the @15 Scholarship program, which will award 1,000 scholarships of $1,000 each to students in grades 9 through 12 living in the United States, including D.C. and Puerto Rico, who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate course of study upon graduation from high school.

20 January 2010
United StatesServices & Installation TelevisionBest Buy U.S.Geek Squad
Best Buy® & Geek Squad® Gear Up for the Big Game with Great Deals on the Ultimate Home Theater Set-Up

MINNEAPOLIS, January 20, 2010 – With less than three weeks until the Big Game, Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) makes it easier than ever to bring the action to your home television screen. As a preferred destination for football fans, Best Buy carries the most robust and largest selection of televisions of any retailer in the country, backed by the in-home support of national, wholly-owned tech support task force Geek Squad.

15 January 2010
WorldwideCorporate ResponsibilityBest Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy makes $200,000 donation to aid Haiti relief efforts

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has made a $200,000 donation to help support both immediate and long-term efforts in response to the January 12 earthquake in the Republic of Haiti.

8 January 2010
United StatesBusiness Company FinancialsBest Buy Co., Inc.
Best Buy’s December Revenue Grows 13% to $8.5 Billion

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2010 – Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today reported from the Consumer Electronics Show that revenue for the fiscal month of December ended Jan. 2, 2010, increased 13 percent to $8.5 billion. The revenue for the five-week period compared with $7.5 billion in revenue for the five-week period ended Jan. 3, 2009. The revenue gain was due primarily to a comparable store sales increase of 8.2 percent, the addition of new stores in the past 12 months and the favorable impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.