Tag Archives: Best Buy

A MERRY MULTICHANNEL HOLIDAY

December 11, 2012 – 2:36 pm

by Nissa Hanna It’s two weeks until the gift wrap comes off, and the holiday-shopping kickoffs have been closely watched by retailers and analysts who continue to proclaim that Cyber Monday (or Cyber Any Day) is crashing the Black Friday party. For the first time, online sales on Black Friday surpassed $1 billion, according to […]

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SPEED RETAIL

August 21, 2012 – 12:59 pm

by Nissa Hanna Right now is an empowering moment for shoppers. Retail’s at a turning point, one where online and offline purchase paths fluidly intertwine; access and choice are inherent to the best offerings; and consumers have unprecedented sovereignty. But that streamlined scenario still has a big hurdle: the procurement experience. Customers’ options are lean […]

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To test concept store, Best Buy checks in to hospital

January 19, 2011 – 2:58 pm

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Best Buy is about to take the hospital gift shop into the technology age in a test partnership with Memorial Hospital of South Bend, IN. The store will carry a limited selection of Best Buy products that are geared to help patients and guests stay connected during their treatment or […]

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Best Buy administers pro bono “life support” to children’s hospitals

July 23, 2010 – 2:35 pm

by Sarah Barker WHAT’S HAPPENING Because maintaining a cyber lifeline can be critical to many members of Gen We, a Minneapolis-based Best Buy set up a “tech precinct” in Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, complete with Geek Squad agents (USAToday.com 6.16.10). Hospital planners integrated videogames and WiFi as part of the healing environment. A […]

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