Best Buy: Your new electric vehicle mega store?

Best Buy: Your new electric vehicle mega store?

Sure there are some mom and pop shops and other various smaller electronics chains throughout the U.S., but none of them can hold a candle against Best Buy, the electronics retail giant. Since the death of Circuit City, Best Buy has enjoyed success being the only one at the top. Though, with that success and power comes the need to constantly innovate and move forward. So how do they exactly plan on doing that? (Hint: Segway, electric bikes…) Starting now in 21...

Onkyo coming to Best Buy Magnolia

Onkyo coming to Best Buy Magnolia

While some may still be saddened at the downfall of Circuit City, many hailed its death as a death to shoddy policies and even shoddier CS. Still, losing the company meant losing several brands and products as those respective companies have so far declined to do business with any other brick and mortar electronics store. Thankfully, Best Buy Magnolia shoppers will soon be treated to Onkyo products once again as their manufacturer has voiced the new relationship. ...

Former Best Buy employee confirms what we already knew: Electronics Salespeople are worthless

Former Best Buy employee confirms what we already knew: Electronics Salespeople are worthless

Growing up a gadget nerd I would always get excited when going into the local Best Buy as it was the only place around my house that I could go and get hands on time with all of the latest electronics and gadgets. It was a place I could esacpe and easily spend several hours in. My easily entertained self was in a digital heaven. At that time, I always dreamed of working at Best Buy or some other electronics store as to feed my need for these greater than analog devices. ...

CompUSA back from the dead?

CompUSA back from the dead?

It appears the big box electronics retailer war(?) got another contender by way of…CompUSA.  Wait…what?  That’s right folks.  The big box retailer that shut down not so long ago is reopening stores in Florida.  Does this mean that we could see Circuit City coming back too? Well judging by CompUSA’s resurrection as well as Circuit City stating on their website that it will reopen soon, one can only wonder.  Apparently this time around CompUSA is...