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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Is H1N1 Good for Integrators?
image Consumers fearful of shopping at crowded retailers.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 10/29 at 11:32 AM
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Insignia Combines Blu-ray Player, Netflix Streaming for $99
image New NS-BRDVD3 threatens Roku, whose $99 Netflix streamer does not include any type of DVD player; Insignia provides more Netflix Watch Instantly features than competitorsView this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 10/26 at 11:58 AM
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Wal-Mart Offering TV, PC, Home Theater Installation
image For $99, consumers get a pre-installation consultation, package clean-up, tutorial, and follow-up visit.View this story
Posted by Steve Crowe on 10/23 at 11:10 AM
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Best Buy, hhgregg Fight for Circuit City’s Customers
Best Buy is focused on the holiday selling season, while hhgregg is invading Circuit City’s strongest markets.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 10/06 at 01:31 PM
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Monday, October 05, 2009

Wal-Mart Shrinks DVD Department
Retailer wants to make room for higher-end products, reduce clutter; studios can't be pleased.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 10/05 at 12:05 PM
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Rumors of Control4 at Best Buy are Greatly Exaggerated
image Control4 may expand presence at Best Buy's Magnolia Home Theater, but Geek Squad installers are Control4-certified, and home automation products are custom-installed.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 09/22 at 06:16 AM
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Blockbuster to Close 960 Stores by End of 2010
image Competition from Netflix, Vudu and Redbox has hit movie rental chain hard. About 18% of Blockbuster's stores are unprofitable.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 09/16 at 06:55 AM
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Best Buy Q2 Earnings Drop 22% to $158 Million
image Big-box retailer's revenue increased 12%, helped along by store openings. Comparable store sales declined 3.9%.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 09/15 at 10:37 AM
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Best Buy to Open 22 Stores This Fall
Company says it will donate $10,000 in conjunction with each store opening.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 09/01 at 06:43 AM
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Best Buy, Walmart Finally Agree: Glenn Beck is an Idiot
The competitive big-box electronics retailers pull ads in the aftermath of Beck calling the President "a racist."View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 08/21 at 07:03 AM
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Best Buy Fires 2 Employees Who Tackle Thief
image Should the two employees who tried to stop the thief been fired? The manager who came outside to help has not been fired.View this story
Posted by Steve Crowe on 08/19 at 12:49 PM
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Sony, Best Buy Co-Develop Audio, Blu-ray Line
image The Altus line includes a Blu-ray theater system, iPod docks, PC multiroom audio and a compact speaker system.View this story
Posted by Tom LeBlanc on 08/18 at 10:03 AM
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Best Buy Accidentally Lists $1,700 HDTV for $10
Best Buy accidentally listed a 52-inch Samsung HDTV on its Web site for $9.99 on Wednesday. The TV normally costs $1,700 with a $70 shipping fee. This sent consumers who saw the price into a frenzy, with some consumers picking up 10 of the TVs. Some customers completed orders while others received errors.View this story
Posted by Steve Crowe on 08/12 at 01:59 PM
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Friday, August 07, 2009

InstallerNet Took ‘Great Liberties’ in PR About Amazon Relationship
image Install network says it's the 'original and only installation services merchant on Amazon.com,' but Zip Express has deeper, longer relationship with AmazonView this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 08/07 at 10:18 AM
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Thursday, August 06, 2009

RadioShack Kicks Off Name Change with Vulgar Radio Show
Inappropriate content streaming on RadioShack.com/theshack. No, it's not a discussion about electronics or RadioShack or anything interesting. It's a radio show (of all things) hosted by some obnoxious, vulgar personalities that would put Howard Stern to shame.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 08/06 at 07:18 AM
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