Best Buy

Best Buy Co., Inc. {{nyse|BBY}} is the largest specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers and related goods in North America. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, and Future Shop in Canada, which together operate over 700 stores in the United States and Canada. It is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

Retail offerings

While Best Buy is primarily associated with electronics (largely audio-visual equipment), there are a variety of goods offered at the stores. A large section usually located in the center of the retail area contains a large amount of music on compact disc (as well as other formats in the form of SACD, DualDisc, and DVD-Audio). In recent years, the selection of movies and television programs available has increased significantly, and some stores now have the DVD section featured more prominently than the music area. Following suit with some retailers, Best Buy relegated its VHS offerings through their online website, BestBuy.com, thus removing VHS entirely from their store stock. Home appliances such as washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators are usually featured off to one side of the building, and a selection of office equipment (mostly desks and chairs) is usually nearby.

Related Topics:
Audio-visual - Music - Compact disc - SACD - DualDisc - DVD-Audio - Movie - Television program - DVD - VHS - Website - Home appliance - Washing machine - Dryer - Refrigerator - Desk - Chair

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Computer-related peripherals and software take up large sections, and a small section of cellular phones and PDAs is often present, as is an area devoted to still and video cameras. A fairly large area is taken over by televisions and related equipment. A selection of audio equipment for automobiles is often tucked into a corner, and the stores usually offer on-site installation services for car audio systems by way of a rear or side garage.

Related Topics:
Software - Cellular phone - PDA - Video - Camera - Television - Automobile - Garage

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The building exterior is usually light brown in color with the entrance in an area designed to look like a blue box emerging from the rest of the structure.

Related Topics:
Brown - Blue

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Best Buy is also noted for being staffed with non-commissioned sales associates, theoretically bringing a so-called "no-pressure" sales situation.

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