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Business Boss (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... of Dmitri Medvedev, HSBC's woes, a soaring Belfast startup, and Carphone Warehouse's deal with Best Buy. Plus, Alcatel's Pat Russo, Israel's high-tech hot spots, Germany's dying bees, and a rich variety of other tech, autos, design, and policy news. Don't miss Robert Parker on wines from Provence and a slide show of the entire BW 50 Europe. Enjoy! Andy Reinhardt, Europe Editor E-MAIL A FRIEND...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... by Reprise Records on June 3rd, 2008. Leading consumer electronics and entertainment retailer Best Buy has partnered for the first time ever with MTV Games and Harmonix, the makers of "Rock Band," the best-selling music video game created for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Fans pre-ordering the album at will receive instructions to download two free Disturbed...
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Home Theater (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... the unit. The same post says we should expect to see the Insignia-branded Funai player at Best Buy sometime soon, which we’d expect to be bottom-priced at the mega-retailer along the lines of other Insignia products there. A Funai OEM'd Sylvania Blu-ray player (with similar model number NB500SL9) is on Amazon.com's virtual shelves for $350. Via: Arlen SchweigerManaging editor of Electronic...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... sixth. It employs 150 people and also operates plants in Detroit, Chicago, Florida and Ontario.As electronic equipment such as cell phones and desktop computers proliferate, cities and states are looking for ways to properly dispose of the barrage of material, some of which is hazardous. The Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition calculates that about 2 million tons of electronics are discarded...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
DSG fights to counter Best Buy invasion By Andrew Foxwell11:54pm BSTDSG, owner of Dixons, Currys and PC World, is expected to slash its dividend and announce a wave of store closures and job cuts this week in an attempt to re-establish its dominance in Britain's electricals market. DSG has issued two profits warnings since ChristmasNew chief executive John Browett is anticipated to say up to...
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InformationWeek - All Stories (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The consumer electronics retailer said it will allow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn to review its books.
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Information Week (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The consumer electronics retailer said it will allow billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn to review its books.
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Unwired View (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
It is official, the Carphone Warehouse Group PLC, the UK’s largest mobile phone retailer, and Best Buy Co., Inc., North America’s leading source for electronics, have agreed to form a new venture. This is exciting news, especially considering the multitude of both these retailers. The Carphone Warehouse’s existing business consists of over 2,400 stores in nine [...]
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
A chain of Best Buy electronics stores is to be built in the UK in defiance of worries about a subdued British consumer after the US company bought a 50% stake in the retail arm of Carphone Warehouse.
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the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Tony Dennis the Inquirer , Thursday 8 May 2008. 12:46:00 Shops across Europe GIANT US electronic and electrical goods retailer, Best Buy has bought a half share in the Carphone Warehouse's Retail and Distribution business for some £1.1 billion. The firm hasn't bought into the Carphone's broadband business, though....
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Best Buy is the largest retailer of consumer electronics in the US and Canada, valued at around $20.5bn and with an annual revenue of $40bn, it sells electronic goods, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services to a global market.
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
... this April 29, 2008 file photo, a customer pays cash to purchase the game Grand Theft Auto IV at a Best Buy store in Mountain View, Calif.. Grand Theft Auto IV raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, said the video game's publisher, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. (AP Phoito/Paul Sakuma, file)...
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BwT (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
, Posts: by Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters ) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc scored more than $500 million in global sales of criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4 " in its first week, marking what it said on Wednesday is one of the most lucrative entertainment events in history. The interactive software publisher, which is facing a takeover offer from rival Electronic Arts Inc, said it sold...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
By Franklin PaulNEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc scored over $500 million in global sales of criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" in its first week, marking what it called one of the most lucrative entertainment events in history.The video game publisher, which is facing an unsolicited takeover offer from rival Electronic Arts Inc , said Wednesday that it sold about...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc scored more than $500 million in global sales of criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" in its first week, marking what it said on Wednesday is one of the most lucrative entertainment events in history.The interactive software publisher, which is facing a takeover offer from rival Electronic Arts Inc , said it sold about 3.6 million units...
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Edward Printer | 03/14/2008
From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.
