Bargain hunters wring Best Buy
3rd-quarter profit up, but retailer sees slimmer margins; shares fall
Posted: December 16, 2009 at 4:31 a.m.
Customers snapping up electronics and gift cards for Christmas bolstered Best Buy’s third-quarter profit, but the nation’s largest electronics retailer said Tuesday that shoppers are focused on prices, particularly of TVs and computers.
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