ADVISORY/Best Buy Celebrates Grand Opening of New Puyallup Store With Ribbon Cutting.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (June 14)

--(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. on Friday, June 14th to Puyallup-area
        shoppers. The store located at 4102A South Meridian Street
        South, features a new store design highlighting
        techno-tainment.

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

          The 45,000 square-foot Puyallup store incorporates the most
        recent Best Buy store redesign. The Puyallup store is one of
        approximately 60 new retail locations Best Buy will open
        across the country in 2002.

      When: -- Friday, June 14th  The Best Buy Mascot will burst through
             10:00 a.m.         the grand opening ribbon to inaugurate
                                the new store.

      Where: Best Buy Puyallup
           4102A Meridian Street South
           Puyallup, WA

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

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is North America's number one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company operates retail stores and commercial Web sites under the names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca); Magnolia Hi-Fi (MagnoliaHiFi.com), Media Play (MediaPlay.com), On Cue (OnCue.com), Sam Goody (SamGoody.com), and Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company reaches consumers through more than 1,900 retail stores in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.