BestBuy.com Features New Interactive Kitchen & Laundry Design Center; Customers Can Now Design Kitchen or Laundry Rooms Online.MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy has expanded its online resources by launching a Kitchen and Laundry Design Center on BestBuy.com. The innovative new tool, located in the Home & Appliances section of BestBuy.com, helps customers design their own kitchens, laundry rooms A laundry room (also called a utility room) is a room where clothes are washed. In a modern home, a laundry room would be equipped with an automatic washing machine and clothes dryer,and often a large basin, called a laundry tub, for hand-washing delicate articles of clothing such or wet bars, select products, and make purchases directly from the Web site or from their local Best Buy stores. "There's no other shopping experience like this," said Sam Taylor, senior vice president, online stores and marketing at BestBuy.com. "We know shopping for appliances can be a challenge, and this new technology gives customers a fun and easy way to select the appliances they want in the sizes and styles that work for them." Best Buy created the design center based on consumer research which confirmed that people prefer to visualize how appliances will look in their homes before buying them. The Kitchen and Laundry Design Center lets shoppers design rooms to specific dimensions in "2D" and view the rooms in "3D," making it easier to see what products are needed, and to ensure new appliances meet the size requirements and style of the room. Nearly half of Best Buy customers conduct research on BestBuy.com before coming into stores. The Kitchen and Laundry Design Center serves as a valuable resource to help customers understand their product and service options before they make a purchase. Customers can build detailed plans for their kitchens, laundry rooms or wet bars, and customize those rooms from a wide assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of appliance and consumer electronic products from Best Buy (including special order appliances and flat screen televisions). Shoppers can then order many of these products online or print the plans and bring them to a "Blue Shirt" appliance specialist or Personal Shopping Assistant at Best Buy stores for purchase, delivery and installation. About Best Buy Co., Inc. 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) ) is an innovative Fortune 100 growth company that continually strives to create superior customer experiences. Through more than 870 retail stores across 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 in Canada, our employees connect customers with technology and entertainment products and services that make life easier and more fun. We sell consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services. A Minneapolis-based company, our operations include: Best Buy (BestBuy.com and BestBuyCanada.ca), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad The Geek Squad is a subsidiary of the Best Buy Company and is based in Richfield, Minnesota [1]. Originally founded in 1994 by Robert Stephens, it offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients. (GeekSquad.com) and 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). We support our communities through employee volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism and grants from The Best Buy Children's Foundation. |
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