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Best Buy scores big in “Worst Company In America” contest

By Molly Priesmeyer | 05.13.08 | 10:53 am

Local big-boxer Best Buy has seen its fair share of publicity woes lately. Last May, there was a major lawsuit filed in Hennepin  County against Best Buy’s Geek Squad computer-support department for allegedly stealing photos and other…

Friday financials: Get ready for that watery Easter chicken

By Molly Priesmeyer | 03.21.08 | 10:09 am

Good Friday? Maybe if you’re Warren Buffett. He got a bump of $10 billion last year; homeowners saw their home prices plummet by 10 percent. So what happens when equity gets all dried up?

Well,…

Welcome to Best Buy, you walking stereotype!

By Molly Priesmeyer | 03.18.08 | 4:56 pm


Do blue hairs like Blu-Ray? Who cares? They’re cheap. Let’s focus on “Ray,” the bulls-eye Best Buy customer and “techno-tainment” enthusiast with a kid’s heart and wads of cash to spare. Niche marketing doesn’t get any uglier than…