Best Buy Plans Thirteen New Stores for Second Fiscal Quarter

Stores Include Wyoming, the 50^th State to Welcome Best Buy

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Best Buy today announced plans to open 13 new U.S. Best Buy stores in the second fiscal quarter 2010, including its first store in Wyoming and second in Alaska. The new stores are set to open this summer in the following cities:

North Anchorage, Alaska (Saturday, June 13^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Miami Beach, Florida (August 8^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Hammond, Louisiana. (Friday, June 12^th at 9:00 a.m. local time)

Hunt Valley, Maryland (August 7^th at 9:00 a.m. local time)

Hutchinson, Minnesota (Saturday, July 11^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Bronx, New York (August 7^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Brier Creek, North Carolina (Thursday, June 11^th at 6:00 p.m. local time)

Pottstown, Pennsylvania (August 7^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Bastrop, Texas (Friday, June 12^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Laredo North, Texas (weekend of August 7 time TBD)

Park City, Utah (Saturday, June 13^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Martinsburg, West Virginia (August 7^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Casper, Wyoming (Friday, July 10^th at 10:00 a.m. local time)

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies and $10,000 check presentations to local nonprofits mark the opening of the new destinations. Updated layouts, highly trained employees, and interactive displays create a unique and engaging experience for customers. Featuring the latest products and services, the new Best Buy stores provide customers with the solutions to meet all of their technology needs.

Best Buy currently operates 1032 U.S. Best Buy stores in 49 states and in Puerto Rico, among other operations.

Best Buy Employees: A People Powered Organization
The company’s Blue Shirt employees are the core of Best Buy. As a people-powered organization, Best Buy invests heavily in discovering and training employees in customer service, product knowledge and financial acumen. As the store employees are closest to the customers, the company relies on them for their innovative ideas and feedback to enhance customers’ shopping experiences. Whether an individual’s passion is to be the best salesperson on the floor, a Geek Squad Agent, home theater installer or the next CEO, Best Buy fuels employees with the knowledge and resources to achieve their personal ambitions.

Committed to the Community
Best Buy commits to being a vital community partner. Last year alone, Best Buy and the Best Buy Children’s Foundation donated approximately $30 million to their communities. For more information about Best Buy’s philanthropic efforts, including the Best Buy Teach program, visit www.BestBuy.com and click on the “Community Relations” link.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.
With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and Mexico, Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. The Best Buy family of brands and partnerships collectively generates more than $45 billion in annual revenue and includes brands such as Best Buy; Audiovisions; The Carphone Warehouse; Future Shop; Geek Squad, Jiangsu Five Star; Magnolia Audio Video; Napster; Pacific Sales; The Phone House; and Speakeasy. Approximately 155,000 employees apply their talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life for customers through retail locations, multiple call centers and Web sites, in-home solutions, product delivery and activities in our communities. Community partnership is central to the way we do business at Best Buy. In fiscal 2009, we donated a combined $33.4 million to improve the vitality of the communities where our employees and customers live and work. For more information about Best Buy, visit www.bestbuy.com.

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