ELECTRONICS
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUE Black Friday -- Shopping Can Be Fun, Really
Any of you with teenagers know that you're frequently unpopular with them for major issues like, say, breathing, and for awhile, our policy of not buying electronics, CDs, DVDs, or digital detritus re...
Posted on 11/19/12 at 5:34 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINA Made in China
Note: Thank you to all those who took a look at my preview video of my book project! I'm about 30% of the way toward my fundraising goal so I can publish the paperback and format & publish the ele...
Posted on 5/19/12 at 8:54 AM
IN THE BLACK Free Electronic Recycling at Best Buy
Best Buy is eliminating a $10 fee that covered many items disposed of through its in-store electronics recycling program. Even if you did not purchase the products at Best Buy you can still drop i...
Posted on 11/14/11 at 8:13 AM
Cities seek unwanted electronics for recycling drive 
Whether it’s the big, boxy TV in the basement or the seemingly ancient desktop computer gathering dust in the garage, both can be dropped off at upcoming recycling events in the area.
By Brandi Jewett , May 03, 2013
Parents in some Minnesota school districts asked to insure students' electronics
Some school districts in Minnesota want parents to pick up the tab for insuring expensive tablet computers that are given to students.
By Associated Press , December 10, 2012
Minnesota company plans to make TVs in Michigan
A Minnesota electronics company plans to manufacture flat-screen televisions at a plant in suburban Detroit under a partnership with a Michigan-based business.
By Associated Press , January 17, 2012
Huge Apple store opening at NYC's Grand Central
One of the world's largest Apple stores is opening at the landmark Grand Central Terminal.
The 23,000-square-foot personal electronics business will start selling to the public on Friday.
By Verena Dobnik , December 06, 2011
Best Buy roars back on Black Friday TV sales
Shares of Best Buy rose 3.4 percent Monday after surveys showed that consumer electronics -- especially big TVs -- were the hottest item on Black Friday.
By Tom Webb , November 29, 2011
OUTSIDE THE BIG BOX: Best Buy pursues future beyond its retail stores
Two months after Best Buy finally relented and agreed to shrink its big-box footprint, the electronics retailer Tuesday previewed a future strategy that's notably different from its past. Yet at a company that climbed to prominence with the big box, it's still awkward to talk about closing or shrinking some of them.
By Tom Webb , June 22, 2011
OBIT: Norio Ohga, 81, ex-Sony president, chairman credited with developing CD
Former Sony president and chairman Norio Ohga, credited with expanding the company from electronics hardware to software and entertainment and developing the compact disc, died Saturday at age 81.
By Yuri Kageyama , April 23, 2011
As sales fall, Best Buy plans to get small
The decline adds urgency to the Minnesota-based electronics retailer's bid to remake its business by opening smaller stores and focusing on more profitable, fast-growing categories such as tablet computers and smartphones.
By MAE ANDERSON, , March 24, 2011
Valley City manufacturing plant closing
A manufacturing plant in Valley City that employs three dozen people is closing in June.
By Associated Press , March 23, 2011
Best Buy key sales figures rises in December
Electronics retailer Best Buy says a key sales figure rose in December as consumers snapped up notebook computers, TVs and mobile phones ahead of the holidays.
By Associated Press , January 08, 2010
Shoppers pack stores as holiday season revs up
The nation's retailers expanded their hours and offered deep discounts on everything from toys to TVs in hopes of getting consumers, many of whom are worried about high unemployment and tight credit, to open their wallets.
By Anne D’Innocenzio , November 27, 2009
June retail sales rise more-than-expected 0.6 pct
etail sales advanced in June by the largest amount in five months, led by a surge in gasoline prices and a slight rebound in the battered auto sector.
By Martin Crutsinger , July 14, 2009
HD camcorders shoot great video, but it’s not easy to watch
If you want to buy a high-definition camcorder, no problem — you have a range of options. If you want to watch your video on a TV, or share it with your sister, good luck — the consumer electronics giants have put the cart before the horse, as it were.
By Troy Wolverton , May 30, 2009
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