{"id":3158,"date":"2013-08-29T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T09:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2013-08-29T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2013-08-29T09:49:16","slug":"company-snapshot-best-buy-co-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2013\/08\/company-snapshot-best-buy-co-inc\/","title":{"rendered":"Company Snapshot: Best Buy Co. Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1960\u2019s: Birth of the Big Box and Best Buy<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Chain<\/a>Address:
\n<\/strong>7601 Penn Ave S
\nRichfield, MN 55423<\/strong><\/p>\n

Telephone<\/strong>:
\n<\/strong>612 291-1000<\/p>\n

Year Founded:
\n<\/strong>1966<\/p>\n

Total Stores (US + Canada):
\n<\/strong>1,778<\/p>\n

Total Annual Sales:
\n<\/strong>$49,621,000,000<\/p>\n

Senior Executives:<\/strong>
\nHubert\u00a0Joly- President and Chief Executive Officer
\nRichard M. Schulze- Chairman Emeritus<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1962 proved to be a landmark year for retailing.\u00a0 That was the year that four big box, general merchandise discount retailers emerged and changed the world of retailing forever.\u00a0 Walmart, Kmart and Target were established and were soon to be nationwide game changers.\u00a0 Not to be overlooked, eventual regional power Shopko was also founded in 1962.\u00a0 Five years later Big Lots entered the scene.<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/a>One year after the founding of Big Lots, a single unit specialty retailer opened that was soon to change the face of consumer electronics retailing.\u00a0 In 1968 the concept for Best Buy emerged from the confines of an audio specialty shop, called\u00a0Sound of Music<\/em>,<\/em> which had been founded just two years earlier by Richard Schulze and friend. The company name was changed to Best Buy in 1983.<\/p>\n

In recent years, even after the demise of national brick and mortar rival Circuit City, Best Buy has experienced disappointing financial results.\u00a0 Though much of this was after the start of the recession, consumer electronics retailing was considered to be somewhat recession-proof, as the market developed new in-demand products including ever-larger flat screen TVs with a bevy of new features, smaller and more versatile digital cameras and a progression of ever smarter mobile devices.<\/p>\n

Though it seems like eons ago, it was just 16\u00bd months ago when Best Buy dismissed its homegrown, raised through the ranks CEO, for essentially an ethics issue. \u00a0Best Buy followed up by forcing out its founder Dick Schulze on a charge of not divulging what he had known on the subject as the case was unfolding.<\/p>\n

Shulze quickly began to summon his allies, both from within and outside the company, to reclaim the retailer and take it private.\u00a0 This at a time when Best Buy was additionally burdened by a myriad of sales, merchandising and policy issues.<\/p>\n

Virtually one year ago to the day, Best Buy brought in its new CEO Hubert Joly, who quickly implemented several bold initiatives aimed at righting the direction of Best Buy\u2019s fortunes.\u00a0 These moves quickly gained traction, so much so that they won the confidence of founder Schulze and he returned to the company as Chairman Emeritus.\u00a0 Now it seems a matter of time to determine if the recent and near-term moves by the current brain trust can return Best Buy to its former glories.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"CSG<\/a>This year, Chain Store Guide celebrates its 80th anniversary. In honor of this occasion, we are hosting a monthly series of editorials called \u201cChain Store Guide Through The Ages<\/a>\u201d, starting with the 1930s. We will take a look at what was happening in that time and how it affected the industries we now serve. Our Company Snapshots<\/a> will examine companies from that period and see where they are today.
\n<\/em>
\n*Image courtesy of: Clive Darr via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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