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Best Buy Co.,Inc.: Competing on the Edge

By: John R. Wells and Travis Haglock
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Abstract

While Circuit City struggles, Best Buy has overtaken it to become the premier consumer electronics retailer in the United States. What has driven its success? How can it be sustained?

Keywords

Competition; System; Organizational Structure; Retail Industry; United States

Citation

Wells, John R., and Travis Haglock. "Best Buy Co.,Inc.: Competing on the Edge." Harvard Business School Case 706-417, August 2005. (Revised October 2007.)
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