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1983

Sound of Music
Best Buy
in 1983
. shifting its focus to consumer electronics

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1985

Best Buy
in 1985
in
New York Stock Exchange
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2147494631


1988

Best Buy
Concept II store design
in 1988
. featuring a brighter layout and a no-commission sales approach

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2147494632

Circuit City
Best Buy
in 1988
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2147494634

Best Buy
Best Buy
. to Circuit City for US$30 million, during a period of intense competition

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2147494633


1992

Best Buy
$1 billion
in 1992
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2147494635


1994

Best Buy
Concept III stores
in 1994
. featuring larger layouts, expanded product offerings, touchscreen kiosks, and product demonstration areas

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2147494638


1998

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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2147494639


1999

the Standard & Poor's S&P 500
Best Buy
in 1999
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2000

two consumers
Best Buy
in 2000
in
Florida
. who alleged the company used deceptive sales tactics related to extended warranties

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2147494642

Best Buy
lawsuit
in 2000
in
Florida
. for $200,000. While denying any wrongdoing

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2147494643

Best Buy
Magnolia Hi-Fi
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2147494641


2001

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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2147494644


2003

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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2147494648


2004

Best Buy
Virtucom Group
on 1/2004
. to revamp its website and manage all online content

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2147494649


2005

Best Buy
mail-in rebates
on 4/2005
. due to negative customer feedback, opting for instant rebates via notebooks instead

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2147494650


2006

Best Buy
Jiangsu Five Star Appliance
on 5/2006
. Chinese appliance retailer with $180 million for a majority interest

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2147494651


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