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Nov 20, 2009
Black Friday is my favorite day of the year--not just because retailers and manufacturers are falling over each other to try to nab my holiday dollars, but because the rush at the big-box stores is hilariously insane.
Working at a Best ...Read More
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Nov 19, 2009
If you read yesterday's post, you already know about a few of Wal-Mart's Black Friday home theater deals, including a $78 Blu-ray player. At long last, Wal-Mart's full Black Friday ad has hit the Web, and it includes some of ...Read More
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Nov 17, 2009
Leaning back and forth between the $100 HTC Eris on Verizon and the $179 HTC Hero on Sprint? Well, your decision just got a bit more difficult, as Best Buy has now kicked off a new holiday promotion that'll net ...Read More
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Nov 13, 2009
For months, video game fans from Topeka to Tokyo had been salivating for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sixth installment of Activision Blizzard's (ATVI) blockbuster shootfest. On Nov. 10, D-Day finally arrived. Thousands lined up outside Best Buy ...Read More
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Nov 13, 2009
Look, we fully understand that someone, somewhere put a lot of time and effort into designing a $250 handheld that does nothing but watch pixelated mobile TV for a lofty per-month price, but seriously, there has to be better uses ...Read More
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Nov 12, 2009
So, I'm at the opening of the fancy new Apple Store on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Retail chief Ron Johnson is talking about how awesome their retail is and whatnot. I'll have pictures up shortly. But for now, digits.
The numbers, ...Read More
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Nov 12, 2009
Palm's Pixi smartphone launches this weekend: the smaller, cheaper baby sister to Palm's Pre and another Palm smartphone exclusive to Sprint in the U.S. But what should be a celebratory event for Palm is instead reviving the question of whether ...Read More
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Nov 11, 2009
* To sell health & fitness equipment in select markets
* Analyst sees move as a "stretch" (Adds company executive's, analyst's comments, byline)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Best Buy Co beganoffering fitness equipment in select markets on Wednesday asthe retailer tries to ...Read More
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Nov 11, 2009
Robert A. Willett, the chief executive of Best Buy Co.'s (BBY) international operations and the retailer's third-highest ranking officer, will retire at the end of the year and won't be replaced, the company said Wednesday.
The move comes despite special stock-option ...Read More
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Nov 11, 2009
Making the Tesla Roadster look even more ridiculous, the Oregon-made Brammo Enertia electric motorcycle just dropped its price from $11,995 to $7,995. How? They plan to sell 10,000 of them a year, that's how.
Assuming you pay taxes, the Enertia can ...Read More