Best Buy Website Crashes

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The Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) website is down. The site’s front page says “We’re sorry. BestBuy.com is current not available. Check back soon”

What a disaster on Black Friday

 

Company description, per Yahoo! Finance

Best Buy Co., Inc. operates as a multi-national, multi-channel retailer of technology products in the United States, Canada, China, and Mexico. Its stores offer consumer electronics consisting primarily of television and home theaters; digital cameras and camcorders; DVD and Blu-ray players; portable electronics, such as MP3 devices, headphones and speakers, car stereo, navigation and satellite radio; and all related accessories. The company’s stores also provide computing and mobile phone products, including notebook and desktop computers, tablets and e-readers, mobile phones and related subscription service commissions, and related accessories; entertainment products, such as video gaming hardware and software, DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, digital downloads, and computer software; and appliances, including large and small appliances, and kitchen and bath fixtures, including faucets, sinks, toilets, and bathtubs. It also offers extended warranty service contracts, technical support, product repair, delivery, and installation services, as well as offers snacks and beverages. The company operates e-commerce operations, retail stores, and call centers; and conducts operations under various names, such as Best Buy, including BestBuy.com and BestBuy.ca; Best Buy Mobile; Five Star; Future Shop, including FutureShop.ca; Geek Squad; Magnolia Audio Video; and Pacific Sales. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

What a field day for primary competitor Amazon.com and other retailers which sell consumer electronics

 

 

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Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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