Overview:
Best Buy, currently fighting to be the number one consumer electronics retailer title in the United States, began quite humbly indeed. The company started as a single location car and home stereo store in 1966. In North America alone, Best Buy has some 1400 locations, while the figure goes up to 2600 in Europe and China. Industry analysts believe that Best Buy has certainly improved its standing in recent times, and this is backed by the demise of two of the company's major competitors, Circuit City, and CompUSA. Best Buy was pushed on by a strong market share, healthy stock prices, and a ...