Electronics

Best Buy Names A French Knight As Its New CEO, This Will be The 3rd CEO In 6 Months

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 14:05

Best Buy has named Hubert Joly, a knight in the French National Order of Merit, as its third CEO in just six months, hoping to return the ailing electronics retailer to profitability. Joly is a French native and is awaiting a Visa to come to the U.S. and work.

Best Buy touted its choice citing Joly's past experience turning around companies like EDS and Vivendi’s video game business before it became part of Activision Blizzard.

HHGreg Makes Things Right

Submitted by TAC 1 on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 10:57

[Opinion Article]

About The Anonymous Customer - This column was started after we noticed just how far customer service has slipped in America, and felt consumers should know. We also wanted to highlight to businesses how easy good customer service can be done, easily and cheaply. We'll write about both the good and the bad in product quality, customer service and other experiences.

-- A recent trip to "hhgreg", the electronics retailer trying to take a bite out of Best Buy.

Electronics: What Breaks, What Doesn't And What Holds Its Value; List Of Best And Worst

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:51

In the age of consumerism, and a disposable lifestyle, do you ever wonder if the electronic gizmo your about to buy will work after a few years? Or how much it will be worth if you try to sell it used or broken?

Well Consumer Reports has come out with its list of "What Breaks, What Doesn't?" in a report released recently.

Best Buy To Close 50 Stores; Focus On Best Buy Mobile Expansion

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:32

Minneapolis based Best Buy, a specialty electronics retail giant, said it will be closing 50 of its under preforming stores in an effort to stem losses of $1.2 billion and will focus on expanding its booming Best Buy Mobile retail unit. The move came as the retail chain took $2.6 billion in charges related to it's purchase of Carphone Warehouse Group PLC and the profit sharing agreement.

Microsoft Pulls Out Of Consumer Electronics Show, Decides To Go It Alone; Copies Apple

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 20:24

Microsoft has decided to pull out of the Consumer Electronics Show after its Jan 2012 presentation and go it alone in announcing its products. Apple does not participate in the CES's annual event.

Microsoft said in a statement that it is in a fast changing industry and it needs to have more freedom to roll out and announce its products as things move and change.