ADVISORY/Photo Opportunity: Best Buy Hosts Town Hall Meeting with President Bush's Economic Team.

Assignment/Photo Desks/Government/Retail/Business Reporters

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (July 30)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Treasury, Commerce and Labor Secretaries Visit Local Businesses to

Discuss State of Economy and Recently Enacted Jobs and Growth Plan

    What: Best Buy, North America's leading specialty retailer of
          consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment
          software and appliances, will host a Town Hall Meeting with
          Treasury Secretary John Snow, Commerce Secretary Don Evans
          and Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Wednesday, July 30.
          The Cabinet members are visiting businesses in Minnesota and
          Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 29, and Wednesday, July 30,
          discussing the state of the economy and the recently enacted
          jobs and growth plan, as well as other efforts by President
          Bush to create jobs, strengthen the economic recovery and
          increase workers' standards of living.

          As retail plays a critical role in the American economy and
          is a clear indicator of its health, the cabinet members
          chose Best Buy as the last stop on the tour.

    When: Wednesday,
          July 30

          1 p.m.     Local media arrive, check credentials and set up
                     (all media must set up at least 45 minutes in
                     advance)

          2 - 3 p.m. Best Buy CEO, Brad Anderson, introduces Cabinet
                     members; Snow, Evans and Chao discuss President
                     Bush's Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Program and the
                     state of the economy with Best Buy employees

    Where: Best Buy Corporate Campus
           7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield

    Interviews/
    Press Access: Due to high security, media space is limited. Also,
                  the meeting is closed to the general public. Please
                  call Erin MacMillan at [phone] in advance to
                  arrange media attendance. After the Town Hall
                  Meeting, Best Buy executives will be on-hand to
                  provide a response.

    Visuals: Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson introducing cabinet members;
             Snow, Evans and Chao interacting with a crowd of 150 Best
             Buy employees in an open-forum discussion.