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Could time nearly be up on Best Buy’s UK ambitions?

Having launched in the UK in 2010, giant US electronics retailer Best Buy UK may be considering pulling out of the region. That’s according to ‘retail sources’ cited in the Sunday Times??The retailer currently has 11 megastores scattered across the country, which would all close if the rumours are true. …

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ERA names new Board

Best Buy’s James Cooke is the latest entertainment expert to join ERA’s Board. The Entertainment Retailers Association named its six Board members at its AGM last week. GAME’s Alex Vines, Play.com’s David Rimmer, Tesco’s Rob Salter and Asda’s Andrew Powell are re-elected, while Cooke and E-Music’s Madeleine Milne are new …

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New Best Buy opens its doors

Retailer Best Buy has opened the doors to its 11th UK outlet. Based in Enfield, North London, the now store saw punters queuing as early as 21:00 the night before to ensure they had first dabs on the bargains when the store finally opened at 09:00 this morning. One year-old …

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Best Buy’s Enfield store opens this weekend

Best Buy will this weekend open its 11th UK store in Enfield, North London. It’s situated in the Enfield Retail Park alongside the likes of Toys R Us, Comet and Currys. It’s also just up the road from PC World, which was the first in the UK to get the …

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Wii U stars in Best Buy UK mag

Video games play a major part in Best Buy’s new UK consumer magazine. The lovetech magazine will be available in all ten stores, to download from bestbuy.co.uk and will be inserted into the London edition of The Daily Telegraph later this month.The publication features a closer look at Nintendo’s upcoming …

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Games Retail Guide 2011

MCV’s annual High Street directory provides an overview of every buying team for each key UK video games retailer, as well as up-to-date store counts, company profiles and contact details. Game and Gamestation The UK’s leading specialist games retailer has had a tough year, with sales falling by 9.8 per …

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Electrical retail short circuits

A Crisis of consumer confidence is having a radical impact on electricals retail. A major shake-up is taking place at Comet after it posted an 8.9m loss for its financial year. The firm will close 17 under-performing shops and is on the hunt for a buyer for its 230-strong chain …

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Best Buy’s UK plans in danger

It was once billed as a US revolution on the UK High Street, but now big question marks hang over the future of Best Buy in the UK. The European joint venture with Carphone Warehouse posted a loss of 62m this week – that’s triple the loss seen in 2010 …

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Prepaid 3DS cards spotted at retail

Nintendo may not have launched the 3DS eShop yet, but some US retailers are already selling credit for the virtual store. Joystiq and its readers have spotted Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Cards on sale at various branches of Best Buy, including Merced, California and New York City. The cards are only …

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Best Buy: We have to work harder

It may have been dubbed a disappointing UK debut in many regards, but US tech retailer Best Buy has vowed to fight on with its aspirations in the UK market. There have been high expectations, but customers absolutely love the in-store experience we provide," the retailer’s head of home theatre …

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