All Best Buy articles – Page 6
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OpinionRetailers must travel beyond UK for growth
International expansion has traditionally been seen as an opportunity to take advantage of exciting new territories and the growing consumer economies of emerging markets.
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NewsBest Buy UK big boxes lose £62m in first year
Best Buy’s fledgling big box business lost £62.2m in its first full year of operating in the UK, joint venture partner Carphone Warehouse reported.
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AnalysisHow can retailers crack China?
China is now the second biggest economy in the world. Rebecca Thomson looks at the numbers and considers how retailers can reap rewards from this global superpower.
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AnalysisWalmart China takes a hit as two top executives quit
Walmart has said that two senior executives at its Chinese operation, chief financial officer Roland Lawrence and chief operating officer Rob Cissell - formerly of B&Q and Robert Dyas - have resigned.
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NewsStores in the spotlight as sale talk heightens
Retailers provided some of the biggest talking points of the week as fevered speculation swirled about the future of some of the industry’s biggest names including Comet, HMV and Signet.
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NewsHabitat hires Kevin Styles as group chief executive
Furniture chain Habitat has appointed former Best Buy marketing director Kevin Styles as its group chief executive.
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AnalysisThinking outside the box
Not everyone is convinced Best Buy Europe’s big-box stores in the UK will be a success, but the retailer insists the market is missing the bigger picture. By George MacDonald
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NewsCarphone trials in Best Buy stores while Comet’s problems deepen
Best Buy Europe has introduced the Carphone Warehouse brand into one of its big-box stores for the first time.
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AnalysisReasons to be cheerful
The bank holiday festivities are over and it is back to the grind of tough trading and ferocious competition. But it’s not all doom and gloom for the industry. Here we highlight why there is plenty of reason for optimism…
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NewsBest Buy Mobile powers Carphone Warehouse fourth quarter performance
Carphone Warehouse has posted strong fourth quarter growth, powered by its Best Buy Mobile venture in the US.
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Opinion
Give me a reason to shop at your store
The new Best Buy store in Hayes needs to be rather more than simply good-looking.
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AnalysisA local shop for local people
Localising the product mix can enable retailers to tap into customers’ particular sense of taste, but how can this be achieved with economies of scale and profit in mind? Liz Morrell reports.
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AnalysisBest Buy returns to the basics in its bid for growth
Electronics retailer Best Buy has struggled of late and has outlined three new strategic priorities, which it believes will help it capture new growth opportunities in key categories and channels, fund growth efforts through structural opportunities and improve returns.
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NewsBest Buy Europe to sell off Belgian Phone House
Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electricals group Best Buy, is to sell its Belgian retail business.
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NewsBest Buy Europe sells Belgian business
Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electrical group Best Buy, is to sell its Belgian retail business.
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NewsDixons exec: ‘Best Buy is barely a competitor’
One of Dixons’ directors has laughingly dismissed any threat to the market-leading electricals group from recent entrant Best Buy.
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NewsHobbyCraft hires new property director from Best Buy
HobbyCraft has hired Best Buy store acquisitions manager James Yates as its new property director to spearhead its expansion plans.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse shifts focus from laptops to tablets
Carphone Warehouse is to focus on tablet computers in its stores in preference to netbooks and laptops in a bid to capitalise on the growing popularity of the devices.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse and Best Buy launch royal wedding phone
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy are the latest retailers to jump on the bandwagon of royal wedding memorabilia with the launch of a special-edition royal wedding phone.