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DJ13

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5. Their local stores is the only reason to shop at Best Buy online

Reply to itsrobert (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:13 PM

Mar 2012

The buy it now & pickup in store is the one slight advantage they have over most online retailers.

Closing stores will have a snowball effect in reducing their online sales since they seem unable to compete much on price online.

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Best Buy to close 50 stores..... [View all] Sherman A1 Mar 2012 OP

Best Buy is very expensive. democrat_patriot Mar 2012 #1

That's one reason they are closing stores itsrobert Mar 2012 #3

Their local stores is the only reason to shop at Best Buy online DJ13 Mar 2012 #5

When lukkadairish Mar 2012 #2

I don't believe it was listed in the article Sherman A1 Mar 2012 #4

yikes Liberal_in_LA Mar 2012 #6

They're worth $16 billion and they can't keep stores open? WTF?? Initech Mar 2012 #7

More money for the CEO and his cronies. geardaddy Mar 2012 #8