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Best Buy's Core Values

• Have fun while being the best
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Learn from challenge and change
• Show respect, humility and integrity
• Unleash the power of our people



AN AMAZING HISTORY:

• Opened as the Sound of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1966
• IPO (Initial Public Offering of stock) in 1969
• 1970, $1 million in annual revenue
• 1981, responding to a tornado hitting one of their stores with a “tornado sale”, the company introduced low prices in a “no frills” retail environment and received $350 in sales per square foot compared to the then current industry average of $150-$200.

• 1983, the Company was re-named and opened its first superstore
• 1985, IPO on Nasdaq raises $8 million
• 1989, the Company unveils a “grab-and-go” format in a non-commissioned, warehouse-style environment
• 1993, the Company becomes the nations second-largest consumer electronics retailer
• 1994, The Company's Children’s Foundation is established
• 1999, The Company and Microsoft partner to cross-promote products
• 2002, The Company and the Geek Squad join forces
• 2004, The Company is named Forbes Magazine’s “Company of the Year”
• 2007, The Company opens it first retail store in Shanghai, China
• Today, approximately 180,000 employees apply their talents to help customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and Web sites, in-home solutions, product delivery and activities in our communities. The Company had revenues of $50.3 billion in 2011.
• Community partnership is central to the way the Company does business. In fiscal 2011, the company donated approximately $25 million to improve the vitality of the communities where its employees and customers live and work.











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