Best Buy to Shutter Canadian Stores, a Move That Could Refocus Company
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 12:37PM CDT
Best Buy will close or transition its Canadian Future Shop electronics stores, cut up to 1,500 jobs and take a restructuring charge of as much as $280 million.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Best Buy to Revamp Canadian Operations, Plans Restructuring - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 30, 10:00AM CDT
It seems that Best Buy (BBY) is gearing up to redefine itself amid an ever-changing and competitive retail landscape.
AMZN: 374.59 (+4.03), TGT: 82.14 (+0.58), BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), BIG: 49.04 (+0.05)
Best Buy (BBY) Stock Up Today After Canada Subsidiary Closure
at The Street - Mon Mar 30, 8:46AM CDT
Best Buy (BBY) announced that its Canada subsidiary will consolidate its business and eliminate jobs to strengthen its position in the country.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Best Buy Insurance Announces Unprecedented Savings for Drivers under 25
Business Wire - Mon Mar 30, 8:00AM CDT
Best Buy Insurance has an exciting offering starting today for drivers under the age of 25 to get a real break on their automobile insurance policies.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Mobile POS Hardware Vendor Market Share Report: Featuring 72 Key Players
M2 - Mon Mar 30, 7:59AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/skfg7x/mobile_pos) has announced the addition of the "Mobile POS Hardware Vendor Market Share" report to their offering. The move to mobile for associates is the single fastest adopting trend we have seen since the rush to get stores Internet-enabled. This research looks specifically at those mobile devices being used for POS functions. How big is this market? How fast is it growing? Which vendors are winning? What screen format should you write the software for? This research will tell you. This product provides shipments and installed base on a quarterly and annual basis for vendors such as Apple, Google, Motorola Solutions, Samsung, HP, Lenovo, Dell, Motion Computing, NEC and many others for use of mobile devices for POS, an area that is exploding in retail. It includes data on screen size formats and operating platforms. We distinguish between retail hardened devices and consumer grade devices. This is a very data intensive product and can go as deep as shipments by segment by region by operating system or screen size. Or the data can be purchased simply in aggregate by vendor worldwide/region. It includes historical data and projections forward for the next 6 quarters by vendor. This is a very data intensive product and can go as deep as shipments by segment by region by operating system or processor-type. The data can also be purchased simply in aggregate by vendor worldwide or by individual region. Included are historical data back 2 years and projections forward for the next 6 quarters by vendor. These data are meant to be used in conjunction with the Mobile POS Study which provides the qualitative background of the trends. It is in this study where we discuss trends, barriers to entry, and growth assumptions. The data here is purely quantitative in nature. We are thankful to the vendors who participate in sharing data points to make this as accurate as possible. Key Topics Covered: 1. Food/Supermarkets 2. Drug Stores 3. Hypermarkets/Superstores/Warehouse Clubs 4. Department Stores 5. Specialty Stores 6. Mass Merchandisers 7. Convenience Stores/Gas Stations 8. Hospitality Companies Mentioned: 30 of the 72 Companies Featured - AMC - Acer - Amazon - Apple - Applebees - Asus - Auchan - BJ's Wholesale - Best Buy - Buffalo Wild Wings - Burger King - CVS - Caesar's Palace - Canadian Tire - Carmike - Carnival - Chevron - Chipotle - Costco - Datalogic - Disney - Exxon - Google - H&M - HP - HTC - Harrah's - Hilton - Home Depot - Huawei For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/skfg7x/mobile_pos
HD: 114.63 (+0.77), BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), BWLD: 182.97 (+0.64)
Mobile POS Software Vendor Market Share Analysis: Featuring Over 100 Key Vendors
M2 - Mon Mar 30, 7:54AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n5d86h/mobile_pos) has announced the addition of the "Mobile POS Software Vendor Market Share" report to their offering. Mobile POS Software is one of the fastest growing areas in retail technology, but it is not growing at the same speed in all retail segments or even by the size of retailers. This research tracks the installs and shipments of software licenses in Mobile POS instances. It reviews the smaller retailers mom and pop's that began the mobile POS trend and that are seeing tremendous technology disruption for traditional POS terminals. It also covers the forecast for the the fast rise in adoption of mPOS in the enterprise retailers. You would use this research to answer the following questions? How big is this market? How fast is it growing? Which vendors are winning? How much share does Square, Level Up, Shopkeep have? Are these vendors doing better than Enterprise vendors like Oracle, Toshiba and Starmount? How does the market growth differ for Enterprise verses SMB? This research will tell you. This product provides shipments and installed base on a quarterly and annual basis for vendors such as Square, Intuit, Shopkeep, Level Up, Paypal, Revel, NCR and Pay Anywhere at the SMB level, then Global Bay, Oracle, Starmount, Epicor, Toshiba, and many others for use of mobile devices for POS. We look at shipments and installed base by segment and tier. Below in the Product Highlights section we get into the details of the data available. The Preview tab gives you some pictorial examples of the types of data available. This data is meant to be used in conjunction with the Mobile POS Study which provides the qualitative background of the trends. It is in this study where we discuss trends, barriers to entry, and growth assumptions. The data here is purely quantitative in nature. We are thankful to the vendors who participate in sharing data points to make this as accurate as possible. Key Topics Covered: 1. Food/Grocery 2. Drug Stores 3. Superstore/Warehouse Clubs/Hypermarkets 4. Mass Merchants 5. Department Stores 6. Specialty Hard Goods 7. Specialty Soft Goods 8. Convenience/Gas/Forecourt 9. Fast Food 10. Bar/Restaurant 11. Lodging 12. Entertainment:Casinos and Cruises 13. Entertainment:Museums, Theme Parks, Theaters, Others Companies Mentioned - 30 of the 100 Companies - AMC - AccuPOS - Action Systems (ASI) - Agilysys - Amazon / Local Register - Applebees - Auchan - BJ's Wholesale - BT Expedite - Best Buy - Buffalo Wild Wings - Burger King - CAM Commerce/Celerant - CVS - Caesar's Palace - Canadian Tire - Carmike - Carnival - Celerant Technology - Chevron - Chipotle - CorFire - Costco - CrossView, Inc. - Disney - Epicor Software - Exxon - FireFly Technologies - Fujitsu - Groupon Breadcrumb Pro For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n5d86h/mobile_pos
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), BWLD: 182.97 (+0.64), INTU: 98.23 (+1.17)
Wall Street Breakfast: Greece Battles To Release Funds
Wall Street Breakfast - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 5:29AM CDT
RAI: 69.47 (-1.13), BCS: 14.81 (+0.08), ABX: 11.14 (-0.15), C: 51.64 (+0.64), LO: 66.42 (-1.77), BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), BAC: 15.52 (+0.21), RBS: 10.30 (+0.07), HPTX: 45.98 (+3.24), SPY: 208.25 (+2.51), JPM: 60.96 (+1.41), QQQ: 106.73 (+1.21), HZNP: 25.77 (+3.96), DD: 72.58 (+0.93), CVX: 106.90 (+2.62)
Best Buy Is Set To Deliver Solid Performance
Equity Watch - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 3:38AM CDT
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Best Buy warns on profit
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 3:18AM CDT
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Best Buy closes Canadian Future Shop brand, 1,500 lose jobs
By The Associated Press - AP - Sat Mar 28, 2:41PM CDT
Best Buy is laying off 500 full-time and 1,000 part-time employees in Canada as it consolidates operations.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Future Shop stores close in Canada, some becoming Best Buys
AP - Sat Mar 28, 10:49AM CDT
TORONTO (AP) — U.S.-based electronics retail giant Best Buy Co. is closing its 131 Future Shop stores across Canada and will re-open 65 of them under the Best Buy banner in a bid to bolster business.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Best Buy Canada announces the consolidation of Future Shop and Best Buy stores and websites under the Best Buy brand and a plan to invest up to $200 million to build a leading multi-channel customer experience
CNW Group - Sat Mar 28, 9:18AM CDT
To strengthen its position as Canada's leading provider of consumer electronics products, services and solutions, Best Buy Canada, a subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) - which owns and operates both Best Buy and Future Shop stores - today announced it is consolidating the Future Shop and Best Buy stores and websites under the Best Buy brand and unveiled an ambitious plan to build a leading multi-channel customer experience.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
3 New Video Games GameStop Needs to Be Blockbusters in 2015
at The Street - Thu Mar 26, 5:02PM CDT
Video game retailer Gamestop reported a disappointing fourth quarter and outlook. But it could bounce back later this year if three new hotly anticipated titles become blockbusters.
TTWO: 25.21 (-0.05), ATVI: 23.02 (+0.26), EA: 59.47 (+1.23), GME: 37.69 (-0.67), BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), MSFT: 40.96 (-0.01)
Watch for Best Buy to Potentially Rebound After Falling 2.59% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 26, 4:05PM CDT
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $38.38 to a high of $39.23. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $39.38 on volume of 5.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of Best Buy After 2.59% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 26, 4:04PM CDT
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $38.38 to a high of $39.23. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.6%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $39.38 on volume of 5.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
Watch for Shares of Best Buy (BBY) to Approach Support at $38.41
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 26, 1:11PM CDT
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) has opened bearishly below the pivot of $39.88 today and has reached the first level of support at $38.92. Investors may be interested in a cross of the next downside pivot targets of $38.41 and $36.94.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
QVC - Quality, Value And Consistency: The Name Rings True For The Products As Well As The Stock
Robin Thomas - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 11:45AM CDT
IFF: 118.50 (+1.32), AMZN: 374.59 (+4.03), HSNI: 68.82 (+1.29), TGT: 82.14 (+0.58), WMT: 82.53 (+1.18), BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), QVCA: 29.35 (+0.40), CL: 69.29 (+0.54)
SOL REPUBLIC Unveils New SHADOW Wireless Earphones, Created To Feel Invisible And Sound Incredible
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 24, 10:00AM CDT
Committed to changing the world one listener at a time, SOL REPUBLIC introduces SHADOW Wireless, the first in-ear wireless headphone to feature NASA-inspired biomorphic design, incredible sound and a fashion-forward look for music lovers who demand more. While most wireless earphones on the market are afflicted with poor sound, weak battery life or look like they were pulled from a sci-fi film, SHADOW is designed to be an extension of your body and style. Balanced and detailed, SHADOW sounds better than most wired headphones, features a mic & remote, and has an 8 hour battery life so you'll be ready to play music whenever you want it. SOL REPUBLIC is releasing the new SHADOW Wireless with Best Buy as an exclusive launch partner.
BBY: 38.75 (+0.27)
SodaStream's Post International Home And Housewares Show Performance Proves Favorable For Investors
Seth Golden - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 8:41AM CDT
KO: 40.51 (+0.43), PRMW: 5.25 (+0.04), BBBY: 76.43 (+0.97), SDS: 20.96 (-0.53), GMCR: 113.96 (+0.76), ABEV: 5.77 (+0.11), WMT: 82.53 (+1.18), BBY: 38.75 (+0.27), ODP: 9.35 (+0.11), SODA: 19.80 (+0.52), SHLD: 42.47 (+0.07), PEP: 96.52 (+0.57)