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By NICOLAS LOPEZ, CFA on APRIL 5, 2010
The first thing you may notice before reading this blog post are the three letters after my name, “CFA”. Some people might think of it as Cat Fanciers’ Association, but it actually means Chartered Financial Analyst. Coming from the investment banking/management world, where the CFA credential is commonplace, [...]
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We’ve talked to many MBA students over the past several weeks as we’ve visited campuses interviewing students for our summer internship program. Best Buy China is one of the most discussed topics. I thought I would share these two videos to give you more information about our Asia business.
I encourage our Finance team members who [...]
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NYSE Magazine.com article by Sharon Kahn
“Brian Dunn should be exhausted. Upon completing a 10-day trip to Asia last fall to brainstorm with suppliers and tour Chinese stores, the Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY) CEO says, he came back to a series of intense annual leadership meetings at the company’s Richfield, Minn., headquarters. But on a [...]
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Ok…some are obvious…but, can you name all of the Best Buy brands above? Bet you can’t guess them all!
When many people hear the words “Best Buy” they immediately think of the yellow tag…a key component of the Best Buy brand…which, by the way, has been around since the creation of the Best Buy superstore. But, [...]
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The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry. Every year manufacturers, retailers, trade associations, media, and technology junkies get together for several days in Las Vegas to view the latest and greatest CE products and technologies.
Best Buy sends [...]
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Brent Campbell recently posted the following video and presentation on his A Hundred Miles An Hour blog.
Brent’s post starts with:
“By now nearly all marketing professionals are thinking about how brands should be active in social media. Many are debating where brands are getting it wrong… Not enough are talking about brands that are getting it [...]
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On Tuesday, December 15th, Best Buy announced Q3 earnings numbers. The reaction by the street was somewhat negative, although earnings were up considerably and guidance for the year was raised. Here are a couple of perspectives you may find interesting as you evaluate our results and the street’s reaction.
First, the Motley Fool provides “11 Insider [...]
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On October 16, 2009, Ford and Best Buy announced that the two companies would work together to help spread the word about SYNC®, Ford’s available communications and entertainment system. Through Best Buy Mobile, the retailer offers thousands of specially trained associates to assist with Ford SYNC education, training and phone compatibility tests to ensure consumers [...]
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