Non-GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations of $0.37
GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations of $0.10
MINNEAPOLIS — May 21, 2015 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the first quarter (“Q1 FY16”) ended May 2, 2015 as compared to the first quarter (“Q1 FY15”) ended May 3, 2014. During the quarter, as announced on March 28, 2015, the company consolidated the Future Shop and Best Buy brands in Canada under the Best Buy brand.
With lower gas prices and an earlier-than-normal Memorial Day, travel this weekend is projected to be the busiest in a decade. According to AAA, there will be 37.2 million people on the nation’s highways and byways. Best Buy has five great tech travel gear tips to make your road trip memorable and smooth.
1. Travel tunes – You can’t have a road trip without the ultimate playlist. First, make sure your vehicle is MP3 player-ready by installing a car adapter so you can play tunes through your car speakers.
Hey, guys, it’s time to ditch your boring black, plastic smartphone case. There are more stylish options now.
Best Buy and Cole Haan – the global fashion brand known for iconic American styles in footwear and accessories – have partnered exclusively with each other to create a new collection of smartphone accessories.
The collection is available for pre-order (and free shipping!) now on BestBuy.com and will arrive in Best Buy stores nationwide beginning Sunday, May 31 – just in time for Father’s Day.
Lost or stolen laptop. Cracked smartphone screen. Computer crash in the middle of a term paper. We’ve all heard the horror stories, experienced the moments of panic and faced the consequences.
What’s the best way to prevent these tech tragedies? Be prepared. To help you with that, Geek Squad shares the top six tech problems our clients experience and tips for preventing them from happening in the first place.
1. Make recovery media as soon as you purchase your new computer.
It’s a new term, but it’s not going away, as the “Pollen Tsunami” is just getting started. We have the brutally cold winter, topped with plenty of precipitation, to thank for the later-than-usual allergy season.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America recently released its list of five most challenging places to live with allergies. Jackson, Mississippi; Louisville, Kentucky; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Memphis and Knoxville, Tennessee, top the list. Cities in the Northeast and Upper Midwest are also ranking high on that list.
Creating a customized smartphone app is not something every kid can say they’ve done.
But with the help of dedicated Best Buy employee volunteers, students are getting excited about creating their own apps using the invention kit MakeyMakey.
The app workshops are part of Best Buy-sponsored events happening nationwide this year. Teens get the chance to brainstorm an app prototype, work with the latest technology and create a stop-motion video.
Best Buy’s Community Relations team has partnered with the nonprofit Break A Difference to design several large volunteer events for employees throughout the United States.
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and people are expected to dish out more cash than ever for that special gift.
According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend an average of $172 on mom this year, up nearly $10 from last year and the most in the survey’s 12-year history. Total spending is expected to reach $21.2 billion — with almost $2 billion of that being consumer electronics.
As more consumers are looking beyond chocolates and flowers, Best Buy has a great mix of lasting gifts based on what Mom likes to do best.
Starting today, Best Buy customers can use Apple Pay to make purchases in the Best Buy app when using an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. A free update is now available in the Apple App Store.
All U.S. Best Buy stores will begin accepting Apple Pay later this year.
Today’s consumers have many different ways to spend their money and we want to give our customers as many options as possible in how they pay for goods and services at Best Buy.
Whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer, drones can be complicated and intimidating.
Not anymore.
Introducing the Solo™ by 3D Robotics, which will hit over 400 Best Buy stores on May 31, just in time for Father’s Day. It’s the first-ever drone powered by two integrated Linux computers, making capturing the perfect shot easy. The Solo retails for $999.
Solo can define its own flight, freeing users to focus on getting the shot. This intelligent drone is also the first to support full control of GoPro® cameras and deliver live-streaming HD video straight to mobile devices or through the controller’s HDMI port.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 13, 2015 – Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) announced today that Board Chairman Hatim Tyabji is retiring from the Board effective June 9, 2015. Tyabji has been a Board member since 1998 and chairman of the Best Buy Board of Directors since 2012.
Best Buy President and CEO, Hubert Joly, will succeed Tyabji and take on the additional role of Board chairman. Russell P. Fradin, President and CEO of SunGard and a Best Buy Board member since April 2013, will serve as Lead Independent Director.
For Android fans, today is the big day: the Samsung Galaxy S 6 and Galaxy S 6 edge smartphones are arriving in stores and you can finally get your hands on your own new device.
Picking up one of the new phones today? Lucky you! Make sure you have everything you need to go with your new smartphone. Best Buy has hundreds of options for you to protect, personalize, and power your new Samsung phone. Make the most your new device with these four must-haves:
Sam Holtz, the 12-year-old from Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, made national headlines this week when he tied for first out of 11.57 million entries in the ESPN Tournament Challenge.
One of the potential prizes for those in the top 1 percent of brackets entered (about 115,700 other entries) included a $20,000 Best Buy gift card.
Sam used his dad Butch’s email address, but rules stated a Tournament Challenge contestant had to be at least 18 years old to win.
Because he wasn’t eligible to win the overall prize, Best Buy then reached out to the Holtz family and offered a $1,000 gift card to celebrate Sam’s college basketball prowess.