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Best Buy. [1] Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American multinational consumer electronics retailer headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota. Originally founded by Richard M. Schulze and James Wheeler in 1966 as an audio specialty store called Sound of Music, it was rebranded under its current name with an emphasis on consumer electronics in 1983. Best ...
Geek Squad, Inc. is a subsidiary of American and Canadian multinational consumer electronics corporation Best Buy, headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.The subsidiary was originally an independent company founded by "Chief Inspector" Robert Stephens on June 16, 1994, and offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients.
Former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy [1] Hubert Joly (born 11 August 1959) is a businessman and Harvard Business School faculty member [2] who formerly served as chairman and CEO of Best Buy. He is also the former president, CEO and director of Carlson, a global hospitality and travel conglomerate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
Pacific Sales was founded in 1960 by Jerry Turpanjian. [ 2][ 5] When Pacific sales was purchased by Best Buy in 2006, the decision was made to keep the brand and company intact, unlike other companies such as Magnolia, which was absorbed into the Best Buy brand. Since then, Pacific Sales has opened over 35 stores in California, Nevada and ...
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Office Depot, Inc. is an American office supply retailer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The company operates 1,400 retail stores in the United States under the Office Depot and OfficeMax brands, [4] as well as e-commerce sites and a business-to-business sales organization. The company has combined annual sales of approximately $11 ...
In 1973, Anderson joined Sound of Music, a small chain of stereo stores that was the precursor to Best Buy, as a commissioned salesman. [3] [4] Best Buy's founder, Richard Schulze, named him vice president in 1981. [3] In subsequent years, Schulze and Anderson turned the chain from a commission-driven store to a discount store, warehouse-style ...
Sandra J. Schulze (deceased) Maureen Schulze. Children. 10. Richard Michael Schulze (born March 25, 1941) [1] is an American billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Best Buy and was chairman and CEO. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked number 722 with a net worth of US$ 2.4 billion.