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Why Wait in Line? -- Black Friday Deals Come Early to Best Buy This Year
MINNEAPOLIS, November 19, 2009 – Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), is bringing the excitement of Black Friday a week early this holiday season. Starting today, Best Buy will offer Black Friday pricing on certain models of flat panel televisions as well as other top brand home theater products.
MINNEAPOLIS, November 19, 2009 – Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), is bringing the excitement of Black Friday a week early this holiday season. Starting today, Best Buy will offer Black Friday pricing on certain models of flat panel televisions as well as other top brand home theater products.
MINNEAPOLIS, November 18, 2009 – J.D. Power and Associates has named Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) the “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among the Largest Appliance Retailers,” outperforming four other major appliance retailers profiled in the study. The J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Syndicated Appliance Retailer Study, which had 4,230 respondents, examined retailer performance in six categories ranging from installation, price and merchandise selection, to sales staff and services. Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics retailer, received the highest overall satisfaction score, improving from its third place finish in 2008. Best Buy achieved a score of 797 on a 1,000-point scale and performed particularly well in the installation service and delivery service category.
MINNEAPOLIS, November 16, 2009 – Best Buy Mobile, the mobile specialty retail unit of Best Buy (NYSE:BBY), is making mobility more affordable for customers this holiday season with special offers on two Sprint smartphones, the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment. Both devices run on Google’s Android operating platform and retail for $99.99, including instant rebates, with new two-year activation. Both phones were $179. The special offers, which run through December, help Best Buy Mobile deliver the advantages of the popular Android operating platform to more customers.
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MINNEAPOLIS, November 12, 2009 – Best Buy Co, Inc., the nation's leading consumer electronics retailer, today announced @15 Gifts, a new national philanthropic initiative designed to raise $1 million for programs that empower teens. The new initiative provides consumers with the opportunity to give some of the hottest tech gifts and gadgets to their loved ones, while at the same time raising funds that will positively impact the lives of teens nationwide. With each purchase of a designated @15 Gift, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the @15 Fund.
MINNEAPOLIS, November 11, 2009 – Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) announced today that Robert A. Willett, 63, CEO of Best Buy International, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2009. The company does not plan to name a successor to the specific role of International CEO. Brian J. Dunn, Chief Executive of Best Buy Co., Inc., is working with Willett on a smooth transition. The company has strong local leaders and teams in every country in which it operates and is confident in their abilities. Best Buy’s evolving global growth strategy creates opportunities to approach the work in new ways. The company remains fully committed to its global growth strategy, and it continues to be one of the company’s four strategic priorities.
