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SV Staff  |  May 06, 2010
Best Buy opened its first store in the United Kingdom last weekend, and it was met with record-breaking sales. The store opened in Thurrock, a borough in Essex County, and according to Best Buy CEO Paul Antoniadis, it was the largest opening...
SV Staff  |  Mar 05, 2008
If you've said it once, you've said it a thousand times: An HDTV without an HD signal is like sugarless cake, non-alcoholic beer, or a Lamborghini running 87-octane gasoline. It works, but it isn't right, and its definitely no fun. All the...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 24, 2009
With DVD sales dipping, Best Buy is thinking of getting into the download business.
SV Staff  |  Oct 11, 2016
You wouldn’t think you’d have to think twice about something like this with a reputable retail chain, but Best Buy was implicated last week by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for selling recalled products instead of removing them from store shelves.
SV Staff  |  Feb 15, 2017
The honeymoon is over. Best Buy is closing 200 of its Oculus Rift demo stations less than six months after announcing plans to feature the virtual reality headset in 500 stores in time for the 2016 holiday season.
SV Staff  |  Jun 03, 2008
All the major retailers want you to buy new stuff, but what about your old stuff? You know, those old VHS players, Betamax decks, CD players and HD DVD players that are of no use to you. Where do obsolete electronics go to die? Best Buy has a...
SV Staff  |  Jan 23, 2019
With a good 10 days before the New England Patriots meet the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta for Super Bowl LIII, there’s still time to upgrade to that new TV you’ve been obsessing over. Best Buy aims to help you along that path by offering 20% to 22% discounts on several HDR-ready Sony TVs, including two Sound & Vision Top Picks.
SV Staff  |  Dec 17, 2008
Best Buy is the largest consumer electronics retailer left in the country. Circuit City filed for bankruptcy, Tweeter shuttered just weeks ago. You would think that without competition, Best Buy would be flourishing. However, they just announced...
SV Staff  |  Sep 15, 2008
Remember when Napster was an upstart controversial music sharing business that was raging across college campuses until it got shut down? Not only has Napster gone legit, it has become Big Business. As reported by Reuters on Yahoo News, Best Buy...
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2016
Amazon kicked off its Black Friday deals a couple weeks ago and Best Buy has joined the fray announcing a number of deals on 4K/Ultra HD TVs in advance of the big, post-Thanksgiving shopping day.
SV Staff  |  Jul 24, 2017
Nuvyyo today announced that Best Buy is offering a limited-time $50 discount on its new “cord-cutter” Tablo Dual DVR.
SV Staff  |  Dec 04, 2017
BestBuy kicked off a “deals of the day” page” on Friday to lure holiday shoppers to its website with the promise of the “best deals of the season on items like 4K TVs, laptops, tablets, and more.”
SV Staff  |  Aug 19, 2008
While all the talk is about Blu-ray, Best Buy is looking at red. Russia, that is. News reports from Reuters and Russia-InfoCentre are reporting that Best Buy has registered trademark rights for the Future Shop name. Future Shop is the name of the...
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 28, 2011
In a rough economic climate where many of its competitors are closing stores, Best Buy may downsize some of its stores, redirecting attention to online retailing.

That doesn't mean Best Buy is giving up on its brick-and-mortar stores, which allow consumers such niceties as salespeople and the ability to pick up items purchased online. But the store is reconsidering its square-footage requirements and "redefining the optimal big-box store size," CEO Brian Dunn said in a phone conference with analysts.

Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 19, 2008
If you bought an HD DVD player or Xbox drive before February 23, here's some good news from Best Buy. You now have two options. You can keep your HD DVD player and the store will give you a $50 gift card to ease the pain. Or you can trade in your HD DVD player for further gift-card bounty.

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