The facts on Best Buy

February 23, 2013 at 8:00PM

$50.7 billion in annual sales (year ended March 3, 2012)

9th largest retailer in the United States

5th most valuable U.S. retail brand — $16.8 billion (according to 2012 list by Interbrand)

11th largest Internet retailer — online sales of $2.95 billion as of May 2012, according to Internet Retailer

1,056 Best Buy stores in the United States

392 Best Buy Mobile stores in the United States and 47 in Canada

79 Best Buy Canada stores

149 Future Shop stores (Best Buy acquired this Canadian consumer electronics retailer in 2002)

213 Five Star Appliance stores (Best Buy's appliance retail subsidiary in China)

Over 40 million active members in Best Buy's Reward Zone loyalty program

160,000 employees worldwide (includes 125,000 in the United States)

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