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Originally Posted by mileflames
Northland
Why would they open a new Best Buy in the same mall as newer Future Shop?
Future Shop stores operate as a division of Burnaby-based Best Buy Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY).
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Better question why would they build a FutureShop and a Best Buy in the same location. (deerfoot meadows)
I really don't know the business behind it, but the general feeling i get from going to both FutureShop and BestBuy is that BestBuy is trying to run the Futureshop franchise out of business.
The prices in both stores are identitcal, but it seems like they put more effort into the Best Buy franchises. Better salesman, not based on commision, cleaner stores, more stock. Most futureshops (McLeod Trail and Sunridge) just seem to be getting run down and dirty.