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Best Buy appoints new chief information officer for North America Description: Best Buy appoints new chief information officer for North America Best Buy Co. has announced several executive changes, including hiring a new chief information officer for North
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Best Buy buys web-access provider Speakeasy Inc. for $97 million Description: Best Buy buys web-access provider Speakeasy Inc. for $97 million Best Buy Co. Inc. is entering the Internet access and data services business by acquiring Speakeasy Inc., one of
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Best Buy chooses Fort Point Partners for cross-channel commerce platform Description: Best Buy chooses Fort Point Partners for cross-channel commerce platform Best Buy Co. Inc., has selected San Francisco-based systems integrator Fort Point Partners, Inc. to build
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Best Buy ends the rebate paper chase Description: Best Buy ends the rebate paper chase When it comes to rebates, Best Buy Co. is trying to convert lovers of paper into users of e-commerce. As part of a plan to end the practice
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Best Buy expanding use of corporate Internet site Description: Best Buy expanding use of corporate Internet site Best Buy Co. Inc. is planning to add more human resources functions to its TagZone corporate Internet site within 12 months,
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Best Buy expects to boost stores sales with online Napster deal Description: Best Buy expects to boost stores sales with online Napster deal Best Buy Co. Inc. has agreed to promote Napster as its primary partner for digital music, a move that Best Buy
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Best Buy extends its lead at top of computers/electronics sites Description: Best Buy extends its lead at top of computers/electronics sites Best Buy Co. Inc. extended its reign as king of the hill among computers and electronics retailers in March,
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Best Buy hires exec to build its international e-commerce platform Description: Best Buy hires exec to build its international e-commerce platform Best Buy Co. Inc. has hired Neville Roberts to fill the new position of chief information officer of Best Buy
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Best Buy holds on to No. 1 electronics spot in April Description: Best Buy holds on to No. 1 electronics spot in April Best Buy held on to the top spot among computer and consumer electronics retailers in April, the same spot it held a year
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Best Buy launches Spanish-language site as part of multi-channel strategy Description: Best Buy launches Spanish-language site as part of multi-channel strategy Shoppers on the new BestBuy.com/espanol can view Spanish-language content on more than 12,000 products,
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Best Buy launches ``Learning Place`` online to help with complex products Description: Best Buy launches ``Learning Place`` online to help with complex products Electronics and computer retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. is launching the Best Buy Learning Place, an
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Best Buy launches a web-and-store service for digital photos Description: Best Buy launches a web-and-store service for digital photos In a multi-pronged approach to serving the market for digital photos and cameras, Best Buy Co. Inc. launched a web
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Best Buy launches an online procurement system Description: Best Buy launches an online procurement system Best Buy Co. Inc. is rolling out a web-based buying and expense reporting system from Ariba Inc., the companies announced today.
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Best Buy leads in visitors to computer/electronics sites Description: Best Buy leads in visitors to computer/electronics sites After playing No. 2 to eBay in several earlier rankings, Best Buy finally surpassed its rival in number of unique
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Best Buy leads in visits to consumer electronics sites in November Description: Best Buy leads in visits to consumer electronics sites in November BestBuy.com recorded the most traffic of the top 10 multi-category computers and consumer electronics sites in
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Best Buy lures shoppers to new site with free shipping Description: Best Buy lures shoppers to new site with free shipping With a boost from a free-shipping offer and a limited advertising promotion, Best Buy Co. Inc.`s redesigned BestBuy.com is
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Best Buy moves back into the top online consumer electronics spot Description: Best Buy moves back into the top online consumer electronics spot Best Buy Co. Inc. reclaimed its leading spot among online sellers of consumer electronics in June, after being
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Best Buy moving store technology to web and satellite-powered regional hubs Description: Best Buy moving store technology to web and satellite-powered regional hubs In a move to cut IT spending and better integrate store operations, Best Buy Co. Inc. is reducing the
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Best Buy moving to Internet-based EDI Description: Best Buy moving to Internet-based EDI For its larger suppliers, Best Buy Co. Inc. already exchanges documents directly over its EDI system. But now it hopes to eventually move
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Best Buy names new head of multi-channel retail Description: Best Buy names new head of multi-channel retail To better focus on growth in multiple retail channels, Best Buy Co. Inc. has promoted Brian J. Dunn from executive vice president
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Best Buy opens two outlet stores on eBay Description: Best Buy opens two outlet stores on eBay Best Buy Co. Inc. has launched two outlet stores on eBay.com, Best Buy announced today. A Best Buy-branded outlet store offers consumer
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Best Buy overhauls its customer loyalty program Description: Best Buy overhauls its customer loyalty program After soliciting and receiving feedback from customers, Best Buy Co. is making changes to its online and multi-channel loyalty
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Best Buy redesigns web site to mirror its Sunday newspaper ad supplement Description: Best Buy redesigns web site to mirror its Sunday newspaper ad supplement Best Buy Co. Inc. has relaunched BestBuy.com, redesigning the consumer electronics site to appear like
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Best Buy remains web-site king of the consumer electronics hill Description: Best Buy remains web-site king of the consumer electronics hill Best Buy Co. Inc. held onto its spot as the No. 1 site by visitors for consumer electronics in February, a
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Best Buy rolls out a web-based loyalty program Description: Best Buy rolls out a web-based loyalty program Best Buy Co. Inc. is taking nationwide its Reward Zone loyalty program after an eight-month test in southern California. Customers
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Best Buy rolls out a web-based system to report new-product sales Description: Best Buy rolls out a web-based system to report new-product sales When products have a history of sales, it`s easier for retailers to figure how much to stock in stores to meet
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Best Buy rolls out designated parking slots for web shoppers Description: Best Buy rolls out designated parking slots for web shoppers Best Buy Co. is introducing new web tools and an expedited buy-online/pick-up in-store program to capture more
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Best Buy rolls out its alternative to YouTube Description: Best Buy rolls out its alternative to YouTube Best Buy Co. Inc. continues to push into the world of digital content. The retailer, No. 11 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide,
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Best Buy sees a future on eBay, with current as well as end-of-life product Description: Best Buy sees a future on eBay, with current as well as end-of-life product Best Buy Co. Inc. has been pleased with its liquidation initiatives at eBay and is planning to expand
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Best Buy smooths out shipping within the corporation Description: Best Buy smooths out shipping within the corporation Best Buy Co. Inc. has streamlined distribution of packages from headquarters to store and store to headquarters with United
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Best Buy sounds off with own digital music store Description: Best Buy sounds off with own digital music store In direct competition with Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes, Best Buy Co. Inc. has launched its own Best Buy Digital Music Store.
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Best Buy takes its store staff experts online in live chat sessions Description: Best Buy takes its store staff experts online in live chat sessions Best Buy Co. Inc. is taking its knowledgeable store staff online. Targeted to back-to-school shopping, Best
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Best Buy takes on Apple with its own digital music store Description: Apple Computer Inc. continues to dominate the digital music market, accounting for 85% of songs downloaded in the U.S. from the Internet, according to data from Nielsen SoundScan. Moreover, Apple continues to roll out millions of its popular iPod media player, selling 39 million units in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, and its customers had downloaded 150 million songs as of Oct. 14.
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Best Buy tells major suppliers to be up on RFID by January 2006 Description: Best Buy tells major suppliers to be up on RFID by January 2006 Best Buy Co. Inc. launched an RFID strategy yesterday by announcing that it expects all of its major suppliers to
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Best Buy testing DRM-free music sales Description: Best Buy testing DRM-free music sales Responding to customer feedback, the Best Buy Digital Music Store is participating in a test with Universal Music Group that will let
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Best Buy tops eBay in visitors to electronics sites Description: Best Buy tops eBay in visitors to electronics sites Knocking long-running leader eBay off its perch, Best Buy led in the number of unique visitors to computer and consumer
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Best Buy tracks web customers with new analytics tool Description: Best Buy tracks web customers with new analytics tool Best Buy Co. Inc. says it will use a new web-based analytics tool to track and respond to customer online buying behavior.
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Best Buy turns to CCP global to implement Ariba Spend Management Solution Description: Article from Internet Retailer
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Best Buy uses the web to redirect in-store shoppers seeking sold-out items Description: Best Buy uses the web to redirect in-store shoppers seeking sold-out items After testing a customer service-oriented, web-based in-store inventory management system for over a
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Best Buy, Music Now launch digital music store Description: Best Buy, Music Now launch digital music store MusicNow Inc., a developer of digital music services, and Best Buy Co. Inc. have launched the MusicNow Download Store on
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Best Buy, Sharper Image, L.L. Bean share growth strategies at Shop.org Description: Best Buy, Sharper Image, L.L. Bean share growth strategies at Shop.org Although online retailers cant name a single formula for maintaining growth as retail competition
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Best Buys Future Shop rolls out Internet kiosks across Canada Description: Best Buys Future Shop rolls out Internet kiosks across Canada Future Shop, the Canada-wide consumer electronics retail chain of Best Buy Co. Inc., is rolling out Internet kiosks
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Best Buys Q4 web sales rise nearly 50% year-over-year Description: Best Buys Q4 web sales rise nearly 50% year-over-year Best Buy Co. Inc.s U.S. web sales rose nearly 50% year-over-year for the fourth quarter ended Feb. 25, while U.S. store
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Best Buys global sourcing chief joins supplier management vendor Eqos Description: Best Buys global sourcing chief joins supplier management vendor Eqos Jeremy Sacker, former director of global sourcing operations for Best Buy Co. Inc., has joined Eqos, which
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Best Buys record sales get an assist from strong cross-channel strategy Description: Best Buys record sales get an assist from strong cross-channel strategy The web is influencing customers buying decisions at consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. and
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Best of the Web Top 25 Description: The financial troubles of the dot-com retailers have garnered all the attention this year. But guess whatconsumers are still shopping online. And theyre doing it in greater numbers than they did last year. Latest projections for total online shopping this year are $24.6 billion, according to researchers eMarketer of New York. That amount is nearly double last years spending. And there seems to be no let-up in the buying. All reports are that people are turning to the Internet with greater frequency and confidence. Wall Street crashed, but Main Street didnt, says Mary Modahl, vice president of Forrester Research, Cambridge, Mass.
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BestBuy is most popular electronics site in February, NetRatings reports Description: BestBuy is most popular electronics site in February, NetRatings reports BestBuy.com vaulted over eBay Electronics to be the No. 1 computer and consumer electronics retail web
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BestBuy launches a music downloading web site Description: BestBuy launches a music downloading web site BestBuy.com today launched a digital download web site that features commercial music downloads from all five major record labels.
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BestBuy leads in September visits to electronics sites Description: BestBuy leads in September visits to electronics sites BestBuy.com recorded the most traffic of the top 10 multi-category computers and consumer electronics sites in September,
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BestBuy records the most traffic of electronics sites in October Description: BestBuy records the most traffic of electronics sites in October BestBuy.com had the most traffic of multi-category computers and consumer electronics sites in October, with 12
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