BestBuy.com Offers Appliance and Cellular Information Centers; Information Centers Help Visitors Make Informed Purchasing Decisions.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001 BestBuy.com, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of 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) ), today launched online information centers for its appliances and cellular phone categories. The online centers are intended to help customers make informed purchase decisions. The appliance and cellular information centers feature products available at Best Buy's retail stores nationwide. The site offers helpful buyers tips, descriptions of specific products and shopping tools. Site visitors have the option of printing information on specific products and may then use the store locator to find a Best Buy in their area for purchases. Visitors to the appliance information center will find in-depth information for a wide variety of appliances including washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, freezers and dishwashers. The center offers helpful resources, buyers tips, product compare functionality and information on Energy Star qualified appliances. The online cellular information center offers Web customers extensive information on cellular phones and plans. Visitors can search by their state or zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. to find phones and plans in their area, browse the glossary for important cell phone terms and get answers to their questions. "Appliance and cellular phone purchases are complex," said Scott Bauhofer, Senior VP/General Manager Online Stores for BestBuy.com. "Whether customers are trying to find the dimensions of an appliance to make sure it fits, or researching the cellular phone plans available in their area, BestBuy.com can provide the information they need to make informed decisions and direct them to a local Best Buy store for their purchases." Web Surfers can find the appliance and cellular information centers at www.BestBuy.com. Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is the nation'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), 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. Hi-Fi (MagnoliaHiFi.com), Media Play (MediaPlay.com), On Cue (OnCue.com), Sam Goody Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and formerly in the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by Musicland, which itself is owned by former rival Trans World Entertainment which also runs Suncoast Motion Picture Company and, until January 2006, (SamGoody.com), and Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company reaches consumers through more than 1,800 retail stores nationwide, in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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