, Inc.
operates as a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances, and related services.
It operates retail stores and commercial Web sites under the brand names Best Buy, Future Shop, Magnolia Audio Video, and Geek Squad, as well as an outlet store on eBay.
The company offers video products that include televisions, digital cameras, DVD players, digital camcorders, and digital broadcast satellite systems; audio products include car stereos, home theater audio systems, mobile electronics, and accessories; home-office products consist of desktop and notebook computers, telephones, networking, and accessories; entertainment software products, including DVDs, video game hardware and software, compact discs, computer software, and subscriptions; and appliances, such as vacuums, small electrics, and housewares.
It also provides in-store services, including computer set-up, repair, and software installation, as well as the installation of mobile electronics; and in-home services that comprise computer set-up, repair, software installation, and home networking, as well as delivery and installation of appliances and home theater systems.
It was founded by Richard M.
Schulze.
The company was incorporated in 1966 as Sound of Music, Inc., and changed its name to Best Buy Co.
, Inc.
in 1983.
Best Buy Co.
, Inc.
is based in Richfield, Minnesota.
