: Founded in 1966 by Richard Schulze as a small audio specialty shop in St. Paul, Minnesota.

: In 1981, a tornado destroyed their flagship store.

: Best Buy disrupted the industry by removing commissioned sales staff, creating a "grab-and-go" warehouse environment that built customer trust.

: In 1983, the company renamed itself Best Buy and launched its first electronics "superstore".

: Facing "showrooming" competition from Amazon in 2012, CEO Hubert Joly launched a turnaround that focused on price-matching and in-store "shops-within-a-shop" for brands like Apple and Samsung.

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