Six or seven each in California, Illinois and Minnesota, compared to all others which had three or less.
Population might be part of it, as well as the continuing varied impact of this recession.
Six in comparatively small MN is surprising.
Is some competitor hitting them especially hard there, maybe Fry’s?
Amazon is hitting them hard, I’ve read.
I would say Walmart went into the electronics in a big way. While Walmart does not carry as broad a line as Big Buy the siphoned sales could make a difference.
I have come to like Ebay. Ebay has a broader line of many products.With free shipping and paypal, orders to vendors with good feedback are quick and easy.
It’s Amazon. People look at stuff at Best Buy and buy it a Amazon. I bought a top of the line toaster oven at Best Buy. (Breville). They didn’t stock it, so I waited a week for in store pick up. When it came, the top coils did not work, it only toasted bread on the bottom, not the top. I returned it, for a full refund and comtemplated reordering, but besides the quality issue, the service was so poor, I gave up. I order one from Amazon, for the difference in price I could get a nice cutting board, including shipping and they delivered sooner than Best Buy promised and I didn’t have to drive 15 miles each way to pick it up.
I also got a Tom-Tom, next day delivery, for about $25 bucks lest Best Buy.
No real brick & mortar competition. Only the internet.