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Best Buy Refreshes All Chicagoland Stores with Revamp and Renewed Community Focus
CHICAGO --(Business Wire)--
Best Buy's (News - Alert) 43 Chicagoland stores are sporting a fresher look and
countless assortment upgrades after the retailer's $20 million overhaul
earlier this year. The updated stores, along with enhanced community
programs, are part of Best Buy's renewed commitment to Chicago.
Six Chicagoland stores now feature Pacific Kitchen & Home areas that offer top appliances brands and custom kitchen design options, part of Best Buy's $20 million overhaul earlier this year in Chicagoland stores. (Photo: Aarjay Broton / Best Buy)
The stores' face-lifts cover multiple areas, from new fixtures,
carpeting, lighting and paint, to new customer experiences and shopping
areas in stores.
Store enhancements include:
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Expanded Appliances departments that include more space for premium
brands. Six stores now feature Pacific Kitchen & Home areas that offer
top appliances brands and custom kitchen design options.
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Remodeled Home Theater departments that highlight emerging TV display
technology like 4K, UHD and curved TVs with new Sony and Samsung (News - Alert)
Experience areas. Two new Magnolia Design Centers offer premium brands
and options to design and install custom home theater experiences.
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New shopping areas dedicated to the Microsoft Windows Stores, Apple (News - Alert)
shops, new Camera Experience Shops and a Dyson in-store experience.
"We want customers to enjoy the experience of shopping for technology as
much as they enjoy using it," said Best Buy Senior Market Director John
Curley. "Best Buy has been a proud member of the Chicago community for
more than 20 years and we look forward to serving customers for many
years to come."
Increased Community Commitment Best Buy has also provided
support to a variety of community programs, with a number of events
happening the next few weeks.
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Chicago City of Learning (CCOL) Best Buy is the lead corporate
sponsor of this tech education and immersion initiative supported by
the Chicago Public Schools, Digital Youth Network at DePaul
University, the MacArthur Foundation and Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Office.
In support of this initiative, Best Buy is sponsoring two contests to
encourage schools and students to participate in CCOL:
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Best Buy Student Challenge: Students who complete a series
of online tech-based learning activities in gaming, graphic
design, music and photography will be entered into a raffle to win
prizes donated by Best Buy. It is open to any student in the
Chicago area and surrounding suburbs.
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Best Buy School Challenge: One Chicago Public elementary
school and one high school with the highest percentage of students
who register online to participate in CCOL win a Geek Squad
Academy.
Click
here for more information on Chicago City of Learning.
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Best Buy GRAMMY Camp® Weekend - Dec. 6, 2014 at DePaul University
Best
Buy and the GRAMMY Foundation® are hosting a
one-day camp for girls ages 15 to 18 to learn about music mixing and
production and how to have a career in the music industry. Click
here for more information.
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Hour of Code - Dec. 8, 2014 at the Little Black Pearl Art and
Design Academy
As a part of National Computer Science
Education Week, Best Buy and Geek Squad will offer a one-hour
introduction to computer science that's designed to demystify coding
and show that anybody can learn the basics of programming. Click
here for more information on National Computer Science Education
Week's Hour of Code.
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Best Buy St. Jude Radiothon - Dec. 10 & 11, 2014 at Best Buy
located in the John Hancock Center on Michigan Avenue
Best
Buy is once again supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
From 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 and 11, WUSN FM 99.5 radio and Best
Buy employees will be accepting donations from Chicago area residents
to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the Best Buy store
located in the John Hancock Center. Click
here for more information on St. Jude.
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Best Buy Teen Tech Center
The Best Buy Teen Tech Center is
an ongoing program at the Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center
giving teens the opportunity to explore technology and build 21st
century skills. The free afterschool program features classes about
programming, robotics, music mixing, filmmaking, and more.
Media are welcome to attend any of these events and can set up store
tours to visit the new Best Buy in Chicago. To learn more about Best
Buy's community relations, visit Best
Buy's corporate website.
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