The recent St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign at Best Buy was the most successful one yet, but it’s the faces behind the cause that really matter. This week, a group of Best Buy employees got to see those faces, in person.
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Starting Feb. 16, Best Buy will begin to offer pre-orders for the Oculus Rift headset, the latest in virtual reality technology, with the purchase of a select gaming PC.
No matter what you call it, the TV room is the coolest room in the house. And with pro football's Big Game coming up on Feb. 7, take a moment and look at the drool-inducing television creations our friends at Magnolia can turn into reality.
More than 100 million people will turn on their televisions Sunday to watch the big game. As you’re gearing up to join them, we want to help keep your home safe from a potential danger: TV tip-overs.
This week we introduced changes in our in-store recycling program that allow us to continue to provide this service for our customers.
More than 1 million people had their mobile plans reviewed at Best Buy stores over the holiday season, and 50 percent of them found they were overpaying for data or could get more for the same price.
Best Buy’s Services brand is joining forces with Trend Micro to co-sponsor a trio of snowmobile riders in this year’s competition.
John Logie Baird’s first live television broadcast took place on a screen roughly the size of a smartphone in 1926. Now there are 4K Ultra HD TVs and 100-inch screens.
The average U.S. household has at least eight devices tied to the home Wi-Fi network. Here are some tips to make sure you're getting a fast connection.
Domestic Revenue Decreased 0.8%
Repurchased $203 million in Stock for a Year-to-Date Total of $588 million
Improving the Fourth Quarter Operating Margin Outlook
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 14, 2016 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced revenue results for the nine weeks ended January 2, 2016 as compared to the nine weeks ended Jan. 3, 2015. PDF version.
| Fiscal 2016 Holiday Revenue Summary | 9 weeks ended January 2, 2016 | 9 weeks ended January 3, 2015 |
| Enterprise Revenue ($ in millions)1 | $10,961 | $11,366 |
| Domestic segment | $10,050 | $10,132 |
| Domestic segment year-over-year revenue change | (0.8%) | 4.1% |
| International segment1 | $911 | $1,233 |
| Enterprise Comparable Sales % Change: | ||
| Excluding the estimated benefit of installment billing2,3 | (1.4%) | 1.8%4 |
| Estimated benefit of installment billing3 | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Comparable sales % change2 | (1.2%) | 2.5%4 |
| Domestic Comparable Sales % Change: | ||
| Excluding the estimated benefit of installment billing2,3 | (1.4%) | 2.6% |
| Estimated benefit of installment billing3 | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Comparable sales % change2 | (1.2%) | 3.4% |
| Comparable online sales % change2 | 12.6% | 13.4% |
Hubert Joly, Best Buy chairman and CEO, commented, “During the holiday period, Domestic revenue declined 0.8% against a backdrop where the NPD-reported categories were down a greater-than-expected 4.8%5.
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Best Buy sent an expert Blue Shirt to Dyson HQ to learn about the technology that makes the Ball Animal vacuum easy to maneuver and able to work on multiple surfaces.