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Best Buy Planning for DVD-Death With Movie Download Service From Sonic

Kit Eaton — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:21 -0500

Best Buy and Roxio CinemaNow announced a partnership today that will result in a whole new movie downloading service. It'll apparently be integrated into pretty much every Web-enabled device Best Buy sells too, which is a good way of ensuring success.

Tech Retailers Add No Value

Belinda Parmar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:30:20 -0400

When was the last time you saw an actual mobile phone on display in a mobile phone store?

If you've had the misfortune to wander into one of these places recently you will notice that the walls and shelves of these places are usually covered with "dummy" phones, empty shells in which the screen has been replaced by a sticker. Who could possibly think that a dead lump of plastic riveted to the wall gives an impression of the real thing?

Meet mIQ: BestBuy's Free Clone of Apple's Mobile Me

Kit Eaton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:10:24 -0400

Apple's MobileMe is variously reviled and applauded in different corners of the Net, but it's hard to argue that it provides a pretty comprehensive service. So comprehensive that Best Buy has just cloned it--and made it available for free.

Why Best Buy Is Roaring Into the Electric-Bike Market

Kate Rockwood — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0400

Kal Patel
Executive Vice President of Emerging Business
Rick Rommel
Senior Vice President of Emerging Business
Best Buy
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IRex e-Reader: A Step Back in Innovation?

Zachary Wilson — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:55:53 -0400

5 Trust Agents Who Are Changing the Face of Twitter

Lydia Dishman — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:50:46 -0400

They aren't in marketing, or in sales (although they do both simultaneously). They have a strong streak of digital intelligence, and their knack for creating conversations puts them far beyond the stereotypical techno-geek. Meet your neighborhood social media professionals, they're using the Web to not only put human faces on corporations and politicians, but also to defend their honor when something goes awry.

Need Fancy Wireless Audio Equipment? Sony and Best Buy Can Help

Kit Eaton — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:11:02 -0400

Sony, high-tech electronics giant, has just announced a partnership with Best Buy, U.S. retail giant, to produce a whole new audio product line. It sounds like an unusual pairing, but it looks like it's borne some pretty interesting fruit.

IPCC: Monetary Benefits of Global Warming Prevention Outweigh Costs

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:44:58 -0400

Despite the flailing economy, many major companies--Wal-Mart, McDonald's, and Exxon, to name a few--have invested heavily in sustainable technologies that could mitigate the effects of global warming. Good news: these investments will pay off with more than just karma points, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Piaggio Announces First Hybrid Scooter

Ariel Schwartz — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:23:27 -0400

Electric Motorcycles Go Mainstream: Best Buy's Selling the Brammo

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:31:17 -0400

EPEAT-for-TV: A New Environmental Standard for TVs

Ariel Schwartz — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:05:33 -0400

With so many different TV options available--plasma, LED, and OLED in the near future--it's becoming increasingly difficult to sort out energy efficiency and environmental claims. A new standard, tentatively dubbed EPEAT-for-TV, aims to change that by defining environmental performance once and for all.

It’s Almost Summer - Time To Shed Your Skin

Kaihan Krippendorff — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:59:38 -0400

In 2005 Ryan Dienst and his team were coming to a painful realization. The medical imaging device company they founded three years ago was in the wrong business. Global Medical Imaging (GMI) had built up a healthy revenue stream selling ultrasound and imaging equipment to doctors’ offices, but every sale was to a new customer (no recurring revenue) and margins were uninspiring.

Best Buy to Enter the Electric Bike Business

Ariel Schwartz — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:26:06 -0400

Consumer electronics chain Best Buy revealed in February that it plans to sell the $12,000 Brammo Enertia electric bicycle in California stores, but the retailer hinted last week that it will actually sell a range of electric vehicles.

iFive: Amazon's Jeff Bezos Gets to Work, Austin Shares Smart Cars, and 50 Cent Isn't Twittering? in Today's Innovation News

David Lidsky — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:22:01 -0400

While you were sleeping, innovation worked a double shift, popped a couple of brewskis, and then fell asleep in his work clothes. Here's today's innovation news:

Palm Pre Might Be A Best Buy Exclusive

Kit Eaton — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:32:08 -0500

We got a little excited about the Palm Pre smartphone the other day, with its great specs and surprisingly neat design, and thought it might be a sign that Palm is re-inventing itself. And today there's an interesting spin on the Pre story: It might actually be a Best Buy exclusive device.

Wal-Mart To Sell iPhone 3G

Chris Dannen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:11:48 -0500

After a furor of speculation this weekend that Wal-Mart [WMT] might be the next retailer to carry Apple's [AAPL] iPhone 3G, a few details have finally emerged. According to Bloomberg, the world's largest retailer will begin stocking Apple's 8GB model at the end of December, and selling it for $197 with a two-year AT&T [T] contract.

How to Talk With Your Customers Differently

Valeria Maltoni — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:41:27 -0500

Almost a year ago, I wrote about how Best Buy handled a situation that could have snowballed in much more than an embarrassment - it could have become a PR nightmare.

Yes, customers today have a wider reach than they ever had. The experience they have of your company or store will have repercussions. The best way to make sure that experience is positive, is to have a culture that rewards and encourages those who provide one for your customers.

Business Travel Gets an Upgrade at the Airport

Fast Company staff — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:45:07 -0400

Fiona Morrison, 46, leads a team that has helped develop the passenger-experience elements of T5, JetBlue’s new $743 million terminal at JFK which opened October 1.

"The airport should deliver as much of an experience as the flight itself. There are a million little touches that we've sprinkled throughout T5. We chose Italian furniture that's both sturdy and beautiful; we used indirect lighting and installed colorful, custom-design carpeting. If a space looks like a food court, people will treat it like one," says Morrison.

Business Travel Gets an Upgrade at the Airport

Dave Demerjian — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:45:36 -0400

Fiona Morrison
Director of Brand Management and Advertising
JetBlue Airways
Forest Hills, New York

Flight of Fancy

Fiona Morrison, 46, leads a team that has helped develop the passenger-experience elements of T5, JetBlue's new $743 million terminal at JFK, which opened October 1.

Best Buy Announces GPS Units With Mobile Broadband

Chris Dannen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:35:51 -0400

Best Buy [BBY] revealed the first generation of its in-house GPS units this week, which will be sold under the “Insignia” brand and will feature a surprising feature-set that might be a game changer for Garmin [GRMN] and other competitors.

AT&T Announces "Geek Squad" Competitor

Chris Dannen — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:17:02 -0400

You may have heard of Geek Squad, Best Buy's [NYSE:BBY] tech assistance company that will dispatch nerds with large brains to your home to solve your technical woes. Well, AT&T [NYSE:ATT] wants to get a piece of the market with a new in-home service called ConnecTech, which will have its experts at the ready to fix more or less any home electronics problems you can throw at them.

WorkFast.TV: How Best Buy Engages Employees to Improve Productivity

Lynne d Johnson — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:04:36 -0400

Today on WorkFast.TV: Best Buy's Michele Azar (VP Emerging Customer Channels) and Gary Koelling - co-founder of the 22,000-employee behind-firewall social network BlueShirt Nation talk about how employees are helping each other as well as customers to solve problems more efficiently on the front line.

Best Buy Begins Pilot Recycling Program

Chris Dannen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:44:45 -0400

Best Buy [NYSE: BBY] has announced that it will expand its existing recycling programs in 117 of its stores, with the potential for a nationwide expansion to all 900+ stores if the new pilot program goes "sucessfully," according to the company. To date, Best Buy stores gladly accept mobile phones, ink cartridges, batteries and other items for recycling, but the yellow-rag retailer is looking to become the go-to place for free recycling of bigger electronics as well -- even if the items weren't bought at Best Buy.

Just Say ROWE

Shawn Graham — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:20:30 -0400