Headquarters: Richfield
About Best Buy
July 7, 2012 at 1:40AM
Interim CEO: G. "Mike" Mikan
Fiscal 2012 revenue: $50.7 billion
Fiscal 2012 loss: $1.2 billion
Employees: 167,000
Number of employees in Minnesota: 7,527
Number of U.S. stores: 1,447 (includes big boxes, Best Buy Mobile, Pacific Kitchen and Magnolia stores)
Number of international stores: 2,861 (includes Canada, Mexico, Europe and China)
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