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OverDone

(138 posts) Thu Mar 29, 2012, 07:49 AM Mar 2012

Best Buy to close 50 US stores, cut costs [View all]

Source: Sac Bee

Best Buy Co. is closing 50 stores in the U.S. in fiscal 2013 and is looking to cut costs by $800 million by fiscal 2015.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/29/4375342/best-buy-to-close-50-us-stores.html

Not a huge amount of Best Buy Closing, but is this just a start for this giant company.
When you look at the size of a best buy, thats alot of product.

More Closing and stuff if your interested
http://www.dailyjobcuts.com

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Best Buy to close 50 US stores, cut costs [View all] OverDone Mar 2012 OP

Well, we can always go to Circuit City instead Orrex Mar 2012 #1

Good 'ol Circuit City - Home Depot-ed into the ground. mikeytherat Mar 2012 #3

I'd rather go to CompUSA or Egghead instead. Liberal Veteran Mar 2012 #26

I wonder if the boycott is working. Ian David Mar 2012 #2

Best Buy is a very, very red company. geardaddy Mar 2012 #18

I hope so... rwsanders Mar 2012 #28

I didn't know that. no BB for me, now. closeupready Mar 2012 #33

Why Best Buy is Going out of Business...Gradually - Forbes mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2012 #4

You can't buy a freakin' ink cartridge without being tagged for buying some other crap AllyCat Mar 2012 #6

The Bottom Line is Most Important liberalmike27 Mar 2012 #15

True OverDone Mar 2012 #17

A couple of years ago obxhead Mar 2012 #27

"Amazon's Showroom". Fuddnik Mar 2012 #7

nice bit of info, thanks for that. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #16

I can't stand their new layout and either pushy or non-existent sales help. X_Digger Mar 2012 #5

I haven't been in a Best Buy in years Mopar151 Mar 2012 #8

I said 4 years ago . . . "Wait until your Best Buys and Circuit Cities and Targets start closing". HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #9

That is what is killing the overall economy...Best Buy is doing its level best to die faster... Moostache Mar 2012 #13

And so begins the end of store front electronics retailing... Moostache Mar 2012 #10

I hope you will post more often. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #19

Underestimation of Lower Level Employees liberalmike27 Mar 2012 #20

Circuit City is going strong on the Web xtraxritical Mar 2012 #23

The "old" CC no longer exists... MicaelS Mar 2012 #29

With computers selling for $500 and flat screen TVs for $1000, it's hard to make a buck FarCenter Mar 2012 #11

Vizio's computers will have prices that "don't seem possible" bananas Mar 2012 #34

Their two strategies seem to be Best Buy-specific models or their house brands FarCenter Mar 2012 #38

My lap top chord was 150 at Best Buy sarcasmo Mar 2012 #12

Bye bye - Best Bye liberal N proud Mar 2012 #14

I've had great experiences at most Best Buys I've shopped in. (Not all, but most) Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2012 #21

BB screwed me over TWICE re their points for cash rewards racket. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2012 #22

I recently went to BB They_Live Mar 2012 #24

Anyone here like the current layout of Best Buy stores? No? onehandle Mar 2012 #25

Has anyone seen / details on the new Mobile Stores??? OverDone Mar 2012 #30

Yes blue_onyx Mar 2012 #32

If thats true... OverDone Mar 2012 #36

No sympathy for them, their customer service sucks... Odin2005 Mar 2012 #31

"...treat female customers like morons." Wait Wut Mar 2012 #37

Car salesmen are generally the same. SheilaT Mar 2012 #39

They are being killed by online retailers like Amazon. totodeinhere Mar 2012 #35

I was really rude to an aggressive salesperson there the other night. David__77 Mar 2012 #40