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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.
The holidays are a busy time for everyone. We've created this holiday
press kit to assist you with quickly securing the resources needed for
your holiday story. If you need additional assistance to complete your
holiday story - please contact us at 612-292-NEWS (6397) or by e-mail
at newscenter@bestbuy.com.
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 – New technologies are emerging daily to help people plan, monitor, and enhance their health and fitness activities. Yet finding the ways and the time to stay fit and motivated can seem more complicated than ever before. Starting today, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) customers in select markets from Washington, DC to Denver can turn to the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer for help in satisfying their health and fitness equipment and management needs.
MINNEAPOLIS, November 10, 2009 – Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) will appeal to value-conscious consumers with a dynamic holiday computing selection launching Nov. 11 and featuring the retailer’s lowest-advertised-price laptop ever. Selling in-store and online for $249.99, the Acer laptop delivers solid specifications including an Intel Celeron 900 processor, 2GB memory and a 160GB hard drive, and debuts the extensive seasonal computing offerings at Best Buy.
To facilitate reporters working on holiday stories, Best Buy implements a "manager-approval" news media policy for U.S. based newspaper, TV, online and radio reporters who want to visit U.S. Best Buy stores from Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 through Saturday, January 2, 2010. This means local reporters who want to talk to Best Buy Blue Shirt employees or Geek Squad Technicians may work directly with store managers to secure approvals for shooting in-store interviews or footage for news stories about the holiday season, without requesting approval from the Best Buy corporate public relations department. Reporters must obtain approval from a store manager prior to shooting in a store. The decision to approve a request is up to the discretion of the individual manager. While we try to accommodate every request, please understand that our stores are extremely busy during the holiday season and our first priority is to serve our customers.
What: Local fans can be among the first to purchase Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2, the highly anticipated video game releasing at midnight as part of a series of special events at several Best Buy stores nationwide. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, will be available for purchase beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 10 at Best Buy locations nationwide.
MINNEAPOLIS, October 22, 2009 – The countdown is over. Windows 7 is available now for purchase at all Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) stores nationwide, preloaded on a broad selection of PCs for people who have waited until now to purchase new computing gear. And for those who want to convert their existing PCs to Windows 7, Best Buy is selling the new platform in-store for $89.99 to $219.99, as well as offering the convenience of Windows 7 upgrade services from Geek Squad for just $39.99 (excluding software).
MINNEAPOLIS, October 14, 2009 – Today Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced plans to open its first 24-hour retail location in New York City’s Union Square. Opening Friday, November 13, 2009, the 48,000 square foot store will be located on the corner of 14th Street and 4th Avenue, in the heart of historic downtown Manhattan’s Union Square. The new location will be open each week from 8:00 a.m. on Monday through 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, re-opening for regular Sunday hours of 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Watch the video with highlights from the Holiday Media Day 2009.
