Big bucks with big boxes: 1,100 stores generate sales and profits per square foot that far exceed its competitors'.
Mobile momentum: Best Buy Mobile's smaller format makes up about 30 percent of the company's total operating profits.
Geek is chic: Expanding Geek Squad brand into the $40 billion small-business market.
Cash cow: Produces about $1.5 billion in free cash flow a year.
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