ADVISORY/Best Buy Celebrates Grand Opening of Bolingbrook, Ill., Store with Ribbon Cutting Today; Retailer to Present United Way of Will County with $10,000.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday (Nov. 15)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:   Best Buy, North America's leading specialty retailer of
        digital technology and entertainment products, will open its
        doors at 10 a.m. today, Nov. 15 to Bolingbrook-area shoppers.
        The store located at 315 North Weber Rd., features a new store
        design highlighting techno-tainment.

        Dedicated to being a true "good neighbor", Best Buy works with
        a number of non-profit organizations that can link Best Buy
        support and resources to communities where Best Buy stores are
        located. Children and families in Bolingbrook are now eligible
        to be involved in a number of Best Buy/non-profit
        relationships, including those with the United Way, Junior
        Achievement and Toys for Tots. For more information go to
        www.BestBuy.com/About/CommunityRelations.

        The Bolingbrook store is one of approximately 67 new retail
        locations Best Buy will open across the country in 2002.

When:   Today, Nov. 15      Zoi Georgion, general manager of Best Buy,
        9:30 a.m.           will present a $10,000 check to the United
                            Way of Will County.

        10 a.m.             The Best Buy Mascot will burst through the
                            grand opening ribbon to inaugurate the new
                            store.

Where:  Best Buy Bolingbrook
        315 North Weber Rd.
        Bolingbrook, Ill.

Interviews:   TV crews and photographers welcome
              Call contact to arrange interviews with management and
              store tours

About Best Buy stores

Best Buy stores, owned and operated by Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc., is the top U.S. retailer of technology and entertainment products and services. Best Buy was founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1966. Best Buy stores reach an estimated 300 million consumers per year through more than 500 retail stores in 48 states and online at BestBuy.com. For more information about Best Buy, visit the virtual pressroom at http://onlinepressroom.net/bestbuy.