MN is where Best Buy started. Perhaps some of their oldest stores are there. I do notice that most of their closings seem to be in Rat areas, too.
The two in NC are in secondary markets, possibly smaller stores or the population was never sufficient to support a presence.
Didn’t know Best Buy began in Minnesota. Maybe there is just a much larger presence in the state because of it, which led to more closures than comparably populated states.
It just stood out, that many closing there.
“I do notice that most of their closings seem to be in Rat areas, too.”
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I noticed that, too. Only a few in red states, and even those seem to be in blue areas.