Best Buy founder Schulze gets 30 day extension on his bid deadline to conduct due diligence

9. miles16852 posted on 19 Dec 2012, 02:26 0 0

Given the recovering economy, ! what GIVEN RECOVERING ECO! ?? LOL!!

10. Droid_X_Doug posted on 19 Dec 2012, 03:35 0 0

The UE rate is lower than it has been at any point in the past 4 years. I didn't say booming economy; recovering is what is happening.

4. tigermcm posted on 15 Dec 2012, 13:16 0 0

they always price match so I don't see an issue with pricing

5. nak1017 posted on 15 Dec 2012, 13:48 1 1

Floor space costs money and appliances waste a lot of it.
They compete with Homedepot in that category and can't hope to match them in either price or selection...

6. networkdood posted on 15 Dec 2012, 14:16 0 0

do not just match when asked - hardly anyone actually does the price match - they just need to lower their prices.

7. lsutigers posted on 16 Dec 2012, 22:03 0 0

The problem with offering more and more PC's is that they don't offer good margins. In fact Best Buy, and Circuit City when they were around, actually lost money selling PC's, that's why they always pushed the Geek Squad / Firedog services and warranties, that's the only way to make profit in the PC segment. Consumer electronics profit margins have been declining over the past 10 years at a steep rate, you almost have to rely on warranties, services, overpriced accessories and good 'ole customer service which is where BBY needs to improve. All of that holds without even bringing in stiff competition from the likes of Walmart and Amazon which has very little overhead. They are doing good selling profitable mobile carrier plans but BBY has too much overhead an with today's savvy consumer, it will have a tough time as CC did.

8. Droid_X_Doug posted on 16 Dec 2012, 22:59 0 0

I am starting to wonder about the Amazon.com business model going forward. Until about a month ago, the compelling value proposition for Amazon.com was no sales tax. For high value, low weight items (DSLR cameras, MacBook Pro notebooks, etc.), Amazon was a viable alternative (as in you would have to want instant gratification over saving coin on a purchase). Now with the sales tax being added and having to pay shipping, Amazon has not been competitive to BBY. Reward zone further impacts the value proposition.