Entries in 'best buy' (69)

Best Buy turns to games to coax customers

Best Buy turns to games to coax customers

forget 3D TVs or iPads, Best Buy is using video games to attract customers into its UK shops.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 29th 2011 at 2:00PM in News
Best Buy introducing specialist games staff

Best Buy introducing specialist games staff

Mammoth US retailer Best Buy is to introduce dedicated teams and sales desks to its video game departments in store, according to a leaked presentation document.

Gamasutra
reports that senior ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2011 at 12:25PM in News
OPINION: Best Buy trouble

OPINION: Best Buy trouble

I remember visiting Best Buy at the launch of its first UK store.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 1st 2011 at 1:18PM in News
Amazon to bid for Blockbuster?

Amazon to bid for Blockbuster?

Amazon and Best Buy have been listed amongst companies that could bid for bankrupt Blockbuster.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 1st 2011 at 11:48AM in News

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Best Buy UK names entertainment chief

Best Buy UK names entertainment chief

Rob Wilkins has been appointed the head of home theatre and entertainment at Best Buy UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 14th 2011 at 12:49PM in News
Software plunge troubles Best Buy

Software plunge troubles Best Buy

Retailer Best Buy has reported revenues of $8.4bn for December 2010 - a 1.6 per cent decline year-on-year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 10th 2011 at 9:47AM in News
US: Orange and green DSis launch

US: Orange and green DSis launch

A special version of the Nintendo DSi will go on sale in the US on November 26th available in either orange or green.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 22nd 2010 at 11:32AM in News
Best Buy UK opens online store

Best Buy UK opens online store

Best Buy's UK online store goes live tomorrow at www.bestbuy.co.uk.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Nov 3rd 2010 at 3:11PM in News

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DVDs and CDs out, video games in

DVDs and CDs out, video games in

The US arm of retailer Best Buy is to increase the shelf space it gives to video games by cutting the allocation granted to DVDs and CDs.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 10:38AM in News
iPad 'cannibalising' laptop sales

iPad 'cannibalising' laptop sales

Best Buy’s CEO has hinted that Apple’s iPad is taking market share from laptops.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 17th 2010 at 12:08PM in News
US: Best Buy rolls out pre-owned

US: Best Buy rolls out pre-owned

Big-box American retailer Best Buy is to roll out its pre-owned games offer to 600 stores across the US this Sunday (August 29th), it has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 27th 2010 at 12:21PM in News

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Marc Spence to leave Best Buy UK

Marc Spence to leave Best Buy UK

Best Buy’s entertainment boss Marc Spence will leave the electronics retailer on Friday, August 27th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 9th 2010 at 3:15PM in News
Best Buy appoints new COO

Best Buy appoints new COO

Best Buy Europe has appointed Carphone Warehouse CEO Andrew Harrison as its new chief operating officer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 9th 2010 at 1:21PM in News
Best Buy commits to pre-owned

Best Buy commits to pre-owned

Big box retail specialist Best Buy is to take the commitment it has shown to pre-owned games in the UK and roll-out a second hand games offer to all of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 21st 2010 at 5:46PM in News
OPINION: Best Buy means business

OPINION: Best Buy means business

Best Buy’s arrival in the UK comes at an ideal moment.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Apr 30th 2010 at 10:13AM in News

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Best Buy UK: 'We can beat anyone in games'

Best Buy UK: 'We can beat anyone in games'

Best Buy says its games offering can compete with anything HMV and GAME has to offer.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 29th 2010 at 11:15AM in News
Best Buy UK reveals 'Games Room'

Best Buy UK reveals 'Games Room'

Best Buy’s Thurrock store will feature an ‘Ultimate Games Experience’ room when it opens next month.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 14th 2010 at 12:03PM in News
Best Buy dates UK invasion

Best Buy dates UK invasion

Best Buy will finally enter the UK this May with a new store in Thurrock, Essex.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 29th 2010 at 10:21AM in News
Best Buy posts 24.5% profit rise

Best Buy posts 24.5% profit rise

Electronic retailer Best Buy has announced a 24.5 per cent increase in gross profit of $12.2bn for its fiscal year ending February 27.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 26th 2010 at 11:40AM in News
GAME ‘safe’ from Best Buy invasion

GAME ‘safe’ from Best Buy invasion

Ahead of the opening of its first UK stores in Liverpool, Southampton, Merry Hill and Thurrock next month, Verdict Research consulting director Neil Saunders has told MCV that Best Buy ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2010 at 1:45PM in News
Best Buy slams GAME gossip

Best Buy slams GAME gossip

Best Buy has refuted growing industry chatter about a partnership with European games specialist, GAME.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Feb 3rd 2010 at 5:29PM in News
US: Pre-owned comes to Wal-Mart

US: Pre-owned comes to Wal-Mart

US supermarket giant Wal-Mart has begun selling pre-owned games for the first time.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 5th 2009 at 11:54AM in News
Centresoft secures Best Buy Europe account

Centresoft secures Best Buy Europe account

Best Buy Europe has strengthened its UK launch plans by appointing Centresoft to exclusively handle all gaming products, MCV can reveal.

by Tim Ingham
on Oct 5th 2009 at 10:39AM in News
Best Buy Europe names CEO

Best Buy Europe names CEO

Best Buy Europe has named its CEO ahead of next year’s introduction of ‘big box stores’ into Europe.

by Tim Ingham
on Jul 29th 2009 at 1:46PM in News