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Those pesky mail-in rebates took one step closer to extinction at Best Buy today as the leading consumer electronics retailer announced it had eliminated more than 65 percent of them on computers and computer-related merchandise. This is in step with a two-year plan the company started in April 2005 to phase out mail-in rebates altogether. The mail-in rebates which have been phased out, said Best Buy, include those focused on purchases of… Read More

“In response to customer complaints, Best Buy Co. Inc., the world's largest electronics retailer, promised Friday to eliminate mail-in rebates within two years. Best Buy's rivals, including CircuitCity Stores and CompUSA, are expected to follow suit. “Our customers are telling us they just hate the process,” said Ron Boire, executive vice president and general merchandise manager at Best Buy.” We love to… Read More

The increased commitment to those categories, along with wireless and home networking, will come at the expense of analog TV, conventional audio and PDAs, whose floor space and inventory levels will be reduced, senior executives said. The news came in a conference call that followed the release of the company's first fiscal quarter earnings. VP/general merchandise manager Ron Boire described a “major reset” for Best… Read More