Best Buy Receives 2008 ENERGY STAR Excellence in Appliance Retailing Award.MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BBY BBY Best Buy (stock symbol) BBY Before Battle of Yavin (Star Wars) BBY BeBeyond (Chinese online community) ) has received the 2008 ENERGY STAR Excellence in Appliance Retailing Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in honor of its outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through energy efficiency. "An increasing number of our customers are asking about the energy efficiency of the appliances and electronics they purchase from Best Buy," said Thad Carlson, senior domain planner, Home Life Customer Solutions Team, Best Buy. "The partnership between Best Buy and ENERGY STAR helps make it possible for us to approach energy efficiency as an unmet customer need - it's a responsible extension of our customer-centric business model." This past year, Best Buy developed ENERGY STAR-focused "eLearning" training programs that help ensure its sales associates are able to answer customer questions about energy efficiency and environmental savings. The DOE and the EPA now provide these same style training programs for use by other ENERGY STAR partners. More than 50 percent of all appliances available at Best Buy are ENERGY STAR-qualified, as well as a growing number of products in other categories, like home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. and computers. Combined with Best Buy's retail industry-leading recycling programs, the company helps consumers make smart environmental decisions with appliances and consumer electronics. About Best Buy Co., Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) operates a global portfolio of brands with a commitment to growth and innovation. Our employees strive to provide customers around the world with superior experiences by responding to their unique needs and aspirations. We sell consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services through nearly 1,300 retail stores across the United States, throughout Canada and in China. Our multi-channel operations include: Best Buy (BestBuy.com, BestBuy.ca and BestBuy.com.cn), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com and GeekSquad.ca), Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers (PacificSales.com), Magnolia Audio Video Magnolia Audio Video is a specialty consumer electronics retailer in the United States. It currently operates 13 standalone stores throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. (Magnoliaav.com), Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. (Five-Star.cn) and Speakeasy Speakeasy - Simple array-oriented language with numerical integration and differentiation, graphical output, aimed at statistical analysis. ["Speakeasy", S. Cohen, SIGPLAN Notices 9(4), (Apr 1974)]. ["Speakeasy-3 Reference Manual", S. Cohen et al. 1976]. (Speakeasy.net). Best Buy supports the communities in which its employees work and live through volunteerism and grants that benefit children and education. |
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