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Sound of Music
Best Buy
in 1983
shifting its focus to consumer electronics
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Best Buy
in 1985
in
New York Stock Exchange
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Best Buy
Concept II store design
in 1988
featuring a brighter layout and a no-commission sales approach
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Circuit City
Best Buy
in 1988
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Best Buy
Best Buy
to Circuit City for US$30 million, during a period of intense competition
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Best Buy
$1 billion
in 1992
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1994
Best Buy
Concept III stores
in 1994
featuring larger layouts, expanded product offerings, touchscreen kiosks, and product demonstration areas
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Best Buy
Concept IV stores
in 1998
featuring an open layout, cash registers throughout the store, and dedicated areas for home theater and computer software demonstrations
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the Standard & Poor's S&P 500
Best Buy
in 1999
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two consumers
Best Buy
in 2000
in
Florida
who alleged the company used deceptive sales tactics related to extended warranties
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Best Buy
lawsuit
in 2000
in
Florida
for $200,000. While denying any wrongdoing
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Best Buy
Magnolia Hi-Fi
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Best Buy
Musicland Stores Corporation
on 1/2001
for $425 million and the assumption of $271 million of Musicland's debt
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2002
Brad Anderson
CEO
on 7/2002
in
Best Buy
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Brad Anderson
Richard M. Schulze
on 7/2002
in
Best Buy
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Best Buy
global-sourcing office in Shanghai
in 2003
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2147494647
Best Buy
Musicland
in 2003
in a deal with Sun Capital Partners
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Best Buy
Virtucom Group
on 1/2004
to revamp its website and manage all online content
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Best Buy
mail-in rebates
on 4/2005
due to negative customer feedback, opting for instant rebates via notebooks instead
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Best Buy
Jiangsu Five Star Appliance
on 5/2006
Chinese appliance retailer with $180 million for a majority interest
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2007
Best Buy
a store
on 1/2007
in
Shanghai
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Best Buy
Speakeasy
on 3/2007
in
Seattle
broadband, data, and IT services provider for $80 million
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Best Buy
analog televisions
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Best Buy
a store
on 2/2008
in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Federal Communications Commission
Best Buy
$280,000 for failing to adequately inform customers that the analog televisions they sold would not receive over-the-air broadcasts after the digital television transition
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2147494656
Best Buy
musical instruments
on 7/2008
in over 80 stores
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Best Buy
Best Buy Mobile
on 2/2009
...
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Brian Dunn
CEO
on 6/2009
in
Best Buy
...
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2010
Consumers
Best Buy
on 4/2010
who alleged the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making unsolicited phone calls
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2147494666
Brian Dunn
CEO
on 4/2012
in
Best Buy
amidst an internal investigation into misconduct allegations related to an inappropriate relationship with a female employee
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Richard M. Schulze
chairman
on 9/2012
in
Best Buy
since he was aware of Dunn's inappropriate relationship but did not inform the board
...
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Hubert Joly
CEO
on 9/2012
in
Best Buy
...
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Hubert Joly
executive chairman
on 6/2019
in
Best Buy
...
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Corie Barry
CEO
in
Best Buy
...
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Corie Barry
CFO
in
Best Buy
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