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21 Dec: Free Two-Day Holiday Shipping from Best Buy Ends Tuesday Morning

Time is running out to get the latest and greatest tech gifts from Best Buy delivered to your loved ones (and you) in time for Christmas.

You need to make your purchases by 10:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Dec. 22, to receive free expedited shippingso those presents make it under the tree by Christmas Day2 .

BestBuy.com will also offer overnight shipping options, at a cost, for those shopping on Wednesday, Dec. 23, but those orders need to be made by 10:30 a.m.

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16 Dec: Top Tech Stocking Stuffers That Won’t Break Your Budget

Picking up a quality gift for your significant other, landlord and little brother is already a daunting enough task without having to sweat a tight budget.

But hey, great gifts – and great tech – don’t have to break the bank. Best Buy has your back with top tech gifts at price points under $25, $50 and $100.

Here are our favorites that are sure to convince them you’re living the high life.

*Pro-tip: These also make for great stocking stuffers.

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14 Dec: Free Geek Squad Help Pops Up for MSP Airport Travelers

Travelers passing through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this week will find a Geek Squad “Pop-Up Tech Experience” to help them make the most of their time spent in one of the busiest airports in the country.

The Geek Squad Pop-Up, similar to the precincts found in every Best Buy store, is located in Terminal 1 within the airport’s North Star Mall. It’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Sunday, Dec. 20.

The weeklong experience will offer travelers convenient, free advice from Geek Squad Agents, kid-friendly technology activities, tech demos of this year’s hottest gifts, charging plugs for drained devices and tablets, and desktop workstations for accessing free airport Wi-Fi, playing games or shopping for last-minute presents.

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11 Dec: The Best Tech Gifts for Him, Her, the Kids and Family

The lights are up, the stockings are hung and there’s eggnog in the fridge. But you’re still struggling to come up with gift ideas for some of the people on your shopping list.

Don’t sweat it. Best Buy – with some help from a national survey – has come up with lists of the top tech gifts for him, her, the kids and the whole family, to help you win the holiday and do it stress-free.

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Our survey found that men love to give and receive tech gifts.

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10 Dec: Doing Business, The Right Way: Best Buy Works for Human Rights

Today, Best Buy released a new Human Rights Corporate Statement, strengthening our commitment to respect the rights of those who work for and shop at Best Buy. We chose to release a new statement today as it is Human Rights Day, which commemorates the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

At Best Buy, doing business the right way means we understand how our operations affect our employees and our customers, and that we are committed to addressing any adverse impacts we may encounter.

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19 Nov: Best Buy Reports Third Quarter Results

Domestic Segment Revenue Increased 1.2%

Non-GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations Increased 21% to $0.41

GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations Increased 12% to $0.37

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19, 2015 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the third quarter (“Q3 FY16”) ended October 31, 2015 as compared to the third quarter (“Q3 FY15”) ended November 1, 2014.

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Q3 FY16 Q3 FY15
Enterprise Revenue ($ in millions)1 $8,819 $9,032
Domestic segment $8,090 $7,992
International segment1 $729 $1,040
Enterprise Comparable Sales % Change:
Excluding the estimated benefit of installment billing2,3 0.5% 2.2%4
Estimated benefit of installment billing3 0.3% 0.7%
Comparable sales % change2 0.8% 2.9%4
Domestic Comparable Sales % Change:
Excluding the estimated benefit of installment billing2,3 0.5% 2.4%
Estimated benefit of installment billing3 0.3% 0.8%
Comparable sales % change2 0.8% 3.2%
Comparable online sales % change2 18.3% 21.6%
     
  Q3 FY16 Q3 FY15
Operating Income:
GAAP operating income as a % of revenue 2.6% 2.3%
Non-GAAP operating income as a % of revenue5 2.8% 2.4%
Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS):
GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations $0.37 $0.33
Impact of non-restructuring SG&A charges6 $0.02 $0.02
Impact of restructuring charges6 $0.02 $0.01
Impact of gain on investments, net $0.00 ($0.01)
Income tax impact of Non-GAAP adjustments7 $0.00 ($0.01)
Non-GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations5 $0.41 $0.34

 

Hubert Joly, Best Buy chairman and CEO, commented, “We have delivered another quarter of Domestic comparable sales growth and operating income expansion.

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04 Nov: Best Buy Achieves Coveted CDP Climate Change A List

Best Buy has been awarded a prized position on the CDP Climate A List for our efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the past year.

The commendation puts Best Buy in the top 5 percent of thousands of companies that submit annual emissions data and climate management strategies to CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project).

We are in good company. Other corporate “A Listers” now include sustainability powerhouses and partners such as Apple, Google, LG, Microsoft, Samsung, Sony and Sprint.

The A List designation comes shortly after Best Buy set a new goal to reduce carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2020 and signed the American Business Act Pledge on Climate Change.

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29 Oct: Best Buy Unveils Seattle Technology Development Center

Bala Subramanian, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Best Buy, left, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in Seattle on Thursday. 

State and local officials joined Best Buy in celebrating the grand opening of the company’s new technology development center in Seattle on Thursday.

The office, first announced in February, is focused on mobile development, cloud engineering and the omnichannel customer experience. About 25 employees work there, and there’s room to grow to 100 employees over time.

Best Buy expects this office to drive breakthrough innovation at incredible scale, building on its rapid e-commerce growth in recent quarters.

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27 Oct: Saving Trees One Box at a Time

Last year, Best Buy shipped more than 12 million packages to customers. That’s a lot of shipping boxes.

The cardboard we use is FSC-certified, meaning it comes from responsibly managed forests, but now we are using less of it. We recently “right-sized” our shipping boxes, which will save more than 440 tons of cardboard a year.

That means our customers are receiving packaging that is less wasteful. Our employees are experiencing a faster and easier packaging process. The company is seeing a reduction in costs associated with materials and labor.

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27 Oct: Best Buy Welcomes Back St. Jude Thanks and Giving Campaign in Stores, Online

Imagine hearing the words, “Your child has cancer.”

It’s something no family should have to experience, and a journey no child should have to endure. Unfortunately, each year thousands of children across the country spend part of their childhood fighting to have a future.

But when you hear the words, “St. Jude can help,” and learn about the life-saving work being done every day at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® … you also hear there is hope.

With the St.

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26 Oct: 5 Halloween Prank How-Tos

There’s nothing like giving your friends and family members a good fright during Halloween. Why not add a high-tech spin to your scare tactics?

From creating freaky mirror reflections to stocking a cupboard with heads in jars to putting on a spooky light-and-sound show, these supernatural shenanigans are sure to get hair-raising reactions.

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Watch these videos for step-by-step instructions on how to pull off these ghoulish pranks. Happy haunting!

 

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26 Oct: Best Buy’s Insignia Brings Caribou Coffee Into Your Home

It’s a partnership as Midwestern in its roots as hot dish and hockey skates.

Best Buy and Caribou Coffee have partnered to bring the great taste of Caribou Coffee right into your home with an exclusive line of home brewing equipment. You can choose from a variety of brewing and drinking options that combine the Caribou coffeeshop experience with the quality of Best Buy’s Insignia brand.

The set includes an 8-cup and 6-cup pour-over coffee maker, a 2.5-cup French Press, as well as clear double-wall mugs and a stainless kettle.