Will Best Buy Survive Amazon?

Amazon has shattered traditional brick-and-mortar stores across sectors, but there's one retail giant that still stands amid the rapidly changing retail market: Best Buy. In 2012, the electronics chain almost went under. Then, somehow, it didn't.

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Why Amazon Hasn't Killed Best Buy

[ruthgatorbinzburg]

It makes me strangely happy to see everyone so pro Best Buy. I dont wanna see everything die. Never thought I'd be cheerleading for a corporation, but here I am. We love you Best Buy lmao

[jsm]

You can never replace the joy of looking, holding, and touching all the new tech that you cannot buy. Some things you just have to see it to believe it. Something Amazon can never ever replicate.

[imsocoolthatudied]

I got lost in a best buy once when I was a kid and the employee kept me on the side, played a movie for me and gave me juice boxes until my parents came back. Weird to say that's my reason to like best buy but it is lol

[rprasan]

Strange times we live in, here I am rooting for the multi billion dollar “underdog” like it’s some mom-n-pop store

[kdssneakerz]

Bestbuy is fun as hell to go in for some reason it never gets old to me.

[GuthMan]

I live close to a Walmart and drove 20 minutes out of the way to buy a $600 TV from Best Buy instead. I'll take that trip 9/10 times

[bobpolo]

i've taken both my cars to best buy to get my music system installed, amazon can't match that

[brandonlee]

Best Buy is staying alive because they are price matching Everyone.

[patrickcarrillo]

The Sears one I disagree with they had their own problems way before Amazon became a threat

[CDRNY]

I hope Best Buy stick around. I like to go into stores and check out the products in person before buying it.

[ep]

This is irrelevant, but Blockbuster had the best smell ever

[gusschmidt]

There is an intangible energy when you walk into a Best buy store. They have a lot of energetic employees and really knocks it out the park when it comes to shoppers experience.

[mindlesscargo]

Best Buy’s atmosphere is really nice and I don’t know why

[Velo]

Just bought some Bluetooth earbuds from Best Buy, instead of Amazon. And I’ll keep going back. If you haven’t noticed Amazon sells a bunch of no-name Chinese (knockoff) products.

[jameslentsoane]

This is a very inspiring documentary...the narrator was spot on and the whole thing was well-put together. CNBC you rock! Keep up the good work.

[psychoamerican]

Honestly I just see a Best Buy and I wanna go in to wander around. I bought my camera from there and it still works amazingly.

[racypies]

Remember window shopping? Now it's reverse window shopping.

I see an item, check the ratings and reviews on Amazon, then buy in-store because they price match 🙂

[AgentXRifle]

I can't imagine buying a $2000+ TV without seeing the image.

[mel]

Best Buy's click and collect feature is the biggest seller for me: You get the convenience of ordering online without the risk of expensive electronics getting lost/damaged during shipping.

[TaylorMMontgomery]

I worked for Best Buy 2009-2012 and really loved it. They're doing decent, but I visited a few stores in a row on a weekend a few weeks ago, and they were all empty.