Best Buy Co | OTC Capital Partners
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Best Buy impresses with market share, profit view

Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 6, 2012

(Reuters) – Best Buy Co appeared to gain market share from rivals in the United States during the key holiday season and stood by its profit outlook for the financial year despite a 1.2 percent same-store sales decline in December.



Source >>>

Best Buy buys out U.S. mobile partner for $1.3 billion

Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 7, 2011

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc is buying its British partner out of a fast-growing U.S. mobile phone joint venture for $1.3 billion and scrapping plans for a chain of European megastores, it said on Monday.



Source >>>

Best Buy bags U.S. mobile venture, axes UK chain

Posted by Reuters: Business News on

LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. electricals retailer Best Buy Co Inc will pay $1.3 billion to buy its British partner out of a fast-growing U.S. mobile phone venture, while abandoning plans for a chain of European megastores, it said on Monday



Source >>>

Best Buy cuts holiday hiring by half

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 28, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best Buy Co, the world’s largest consumer electronics chain, will cut its hiring of temporary workers in the United States this holiday season by almost half compared with 2010.



Source >>>

Best Buy suffers as tech shoppers turn thrifty

Posted by Reuters: Business News on September 13, 2011

(Reuters) – Best Buy Co reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results and cut its profit outlook for the year as shoppers held off on buying televisions and other nonessential items in the anemic U.S. economy.



Source >>>

Best Buy ups dividend, sets $5 billion share buyback

Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 21, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best Buy Co’s board raised its quarterly dividend by 7 percent to 16 cents a share and approved a plan to buy back $5 billion of common stock, sending its shares up about 4 percent.



Source >>>

Best Buy wins more phone shoppers, tops estimates

Posted by Reuters: Business News on June 14, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc’s sales promotions helped it win smartphone shoppers from its online and discount rivals and beat Wall Street estimates in its first quarter, sending shares up over 4 percent.



Source >>>

Best Buy tops estimates on strong mobile sales

Posted by Reuters: Business News on

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc beat quarterly profit and sales estimates as strong demand for mobile phones, calling plans and tablets offset weakness in its TV business, and its shares rose 6 percent.



Source >>>

Best Buy same-store sales seen down again

Posted by Reuters: Business News on

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc is poised to report its fourth straight quarter of same-store sales declines on weakness in its television business on Tuesday.



Source >>>

Smartphones help Best Buy’s profit top Street

Posted by Reuters: Business News on March 24, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Best Buy Co Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit as strength in its mobile business offset weak demand for televisions and entertainment software in the…



Source >>>