Customers can now use Citi ThankYou Points to pay for all or a portion of most purchases made on BestBuy.com, making it easy and convenient to redeem their rewards points for top tech products.
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There’s an ever-increasing number of new products out there that can help you stay connected, drive safer and stay entertained — all without shelling out an arm and a leg for a new car.
You’re stepping up your health game big time, but still need that extra push every now and again. Check out this advice for picking out the perfect fitness tracker to help you get to the next level.
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.
Automotive technology is all revved up at CES 2016, and Best Buy has some tips on how to upgrade your ride without shelling out for a new car.
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.
Need help choosing between two TVs? Want to check the status of a recent order? Now you can get help that and more with BlueAssist, a new live-chat feature within the Best Buy mobile app.
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We’re making it easier than ever for you to use your iPad to shop for the hottest tech products this Holiday season. We’ve launched an enhanced app designed to be faster and easier for tablet use.
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.
The movie Back to the Future Part II sent Marty McFly, his girlfriend Jennifer and Doc Brown from 1985 to October 21, 2015. Now that their fictional future has arrived, let’s see which promised technology predictions came true. And a few that didn’t.
Zip up your auto-fit, self-drying jacket… The future is here.
HOVERBOARD
Unfortunately, hoverboards don’t actually exist… yet. But for tech that’s cool and floats like Marty’s levitating skateboard deck, check out drones. From small toys that roll across the floor, to quadcopters complete with gimbal-mounted 4K cameras and GPS, drones are here and getting better all the time.
There’s nothing like the feeling of a brand new smartphone with the newest technology at your fingertips (not to mention the bragging rights) – and the feeling is even better if you can get some money back for the outdated one.
Today is “Embrace Your Geekness Day,” and in celebration, the 20,000 Agents of the Geek Squad have assembled these six tips to help people everywhere get the most out of their favorite gadgets.
Outsmart your smartphone:
- Mobile apps and accessories let you do more than make calls or text on your smartphone. Popular apps like Evernote help with productivity, Uber with transportation and Mint with managing your finances.
- Accessories like Zepp send instant feedback for your tennis, golf and baseball performance wirelessly to your mobile device.