BEST BUY PLANNING 75 STORE OPENINGS.Byline: Staff and Wire Services MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis (mĭn'ēăp`əlĭs), city (1990 pop. 368,383), seat of Hennepin co., E Minn., at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, at St. Anthony Falls; inc. 1856. - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. plans to open 75 new stores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada under its Best Buy and Future Shop brands during its next fiscal year. By the end of fiscal 2005, the company said, it will operate 688 Best Buy and Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. stores in the United States and 144 Future Shop and Best Buy stores in Canada, employing more than 105,000 people. The company said Monday that it expects to open about 60 domestic Best Buy stores, with most of the new stores being in markets where it already has a presence. Best Buy also expects to relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. about nine domestic stores during the year. |
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