SAN FRANCISCO - DECEMBER 16: (FILE PHOTO) The Best Buy logo is seen on the exterior of a Best Buy store December 16, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The company has reported a 15% drop in fiscal first-quarter profit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO - DECEMBER 16: (FILE PHOTO) The Best Buy logo is seen on the exterior of a Best Buy store December 16, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The company has reported a 15% drop in fiscal first-quarter profit.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Best Buy Inc.'s employee Ana Gomez (R) helps Maria Vides as she pays for a digital camera at the store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  2. Customers enter a Best Buy store in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  3. A Best Buy sign is seen on a store in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  4. Michele Turco leaves a Best Buy store with her purchases in Alexandria, Virginia, September 15, 2009. Best Buy Co's quarterly profit missed estimates on Tuesday as sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers and promotional efforts to woo shoppers ate into the top U.S. consumer electronics chain's margins. Best Buy, however, raised its forecast for the fiscal year as it saw sales trends improving, customer traffic stabilizing and continued to gain market share after main rival Circuit City closed its doors early this year.
  5. Television screens at a Best Buy store in Omaha, Neb., show President Barack Obama delivering in Washington a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., 9, 2009.
  6. SanDisk slotMusic cards are now available in mobile retail stores, including Best Buy Mobile and Cricket Stores nationwide. Artists on slotMusic include Lady Gaga, Keith Urban, Black Eyed Peas, Incubus and P!nk. www.slotmusic. org.
  7. SanDisk slotMusic cards are now available in mobile retail stores, including Best Buy Mobile and Cricket Stores nationwide. Artists on slotMusic include Lady Gaga, Keith Urban, Black Eyed Peas, Incubus and P!nk. www.slotmusic. org.
  8. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Vannessa Obermaier helps customer Leandro Dacosta (R) as he shops at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  9. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Chris Mora shops at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  10. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Linnette Gomez helps Lidia Ester as she shops for a computer at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  11. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Paulo Dacosta and Leandro Dacosta (R) shop at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  12. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Vannessa Obermaier (C) helps customers Paulo Dacosta and Leandro Dacosta (R) as they shop at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  13. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) Maria Auxiliadara, Patricia Bara wait as Maria Vides prepares to pay for a digital camera she was buying at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  14. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Oscar Chacony (L) and Frederic Avendano shop at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  15. MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 15: Paulo Dacosta shops at a Best Buy Inc.'s store on September 15, 2009 in Miami, Florida. The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.7 percent last month with the sales of electronics, appliances, department and sporting goods stores helping boast the number along with car sales. Even as Best Buy's fiscal second-quarter earnings fell a bigger-than-expected 22% the company reports that the number of customers visiting their store increased as they continue to gain market share because of the closing of Circuit City stores.
  16. A bird heads to rest on the Best Buy store in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Best Buy said second-quarter results fell below expectations as sales at established stores fell.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith (L) blocks a shot from Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan in the first half of their NBA basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia December 2, 2009.
  2. A fan holds up a sign during the New Jersey Nets Dallas against the Dalls Mavericks NBA basketball game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, December 2, 2009.
  3. Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo reacts as he loses his mask after he was slashed by New Jersey Devils winger Vladimir Zharkov in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Newark, New Jersey December 2, 2009. Zharkov was given a two-minute penalty for slashing.
  4. Fluminense's Gum (R) heads the ball past LDU's goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez to score their third goal in the Copa Sudamericana second leg final soccer match at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, December 2, 2009.
  5. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson speaks at Las Vegas Motorspeedway for the Champions Roast during Day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  6. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson speaks at Las Vegas Motorspeedway for the Champions Roast during Day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  7. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson speaks at Las Vegas Motorspeedway for the Champions Roast during Day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  8. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson speaks at Las Vegas Motorspeedway for the Champions Roast during Day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  9. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson speaks at Las Vegas Motorspeedway for the Champions Roast during Day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  10. LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 02: NASCAR driver Greg Biffle (R) signs autographs as he arrives at Las Vegas Motorspeedway for the Roast of four time NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson during Day 1 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champions Week on December 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  11. Barcelona's Thierry Henry from France reacts against Xerez during their La Liga soccer match at the Chapin stadium in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
  12. Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Sweden, controls for the ball during their La Liga soccer match against Xerez at the Chapin stadium in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
  13. Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson, center, is congratulated by team mates Ryan Nelsen, right, and Brett Emerton, left, after he saved a penalty by Chelsea's Gael Kakuta to win their English League Cup soccer match at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  14. Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Sweden, left, celebrates with teammates Andres Iniesta from Spain, second right, and Daniel Alves, centre, as Xerez's goalkeeper looks on during their La Liga soccer match at the Chapin stadium in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.
  15. Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson celebrates after he saved a penalty by Chelsea's Gael Kakuta to win their English League Cup soccer match at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
  16. Chelsea players celebrate after team mate Paulo Ferreira scored a goal against Blackburn during their English League Cup soccer match at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, Wednesday Dec. 2, 2009. 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.