BEST BUY CO. INC.
Headquarters: Richfield
Interim CEO: G. "Mike" Mikan
Total number of U.S. stores: 1,103
Total number of employees: 167,000
Fiscal 2012 sales: $50.7 billion
Fiscal 2012 loss: $1.23 billion
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