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Originally Posted by Knight_KB
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The whole Best Buy/Future Shop chain is going through major changes. Look at the BB website and they have furniture and mattresses, among other things.
They could probably make a go on purely electronics, but not the margins. BB also got rid of car audio completely. Furniture has high margins and a different buying pattern(not all centered around xmas).
Their retail sales last year were slaughtered, so its all hands on deck to sell pretty much anything to make a buck.
My prediction is, they'll hurt the brand as no one will go to Best Buy for a mattress or sofa unless its cheap. No one will take future shop srs if thats where you can also buy ginch.
I don't think they have a solid plan. Sales will dwindle, and they will continue to shutter stores until they find a balance.