Best Buy - The company announced that it would shut down its 250 standalone Best Buy Mobile stores in the United States
Time: Thursday Mar 1, 2018
Place: U.S.
Details: On March 1, 2018, the company announced that it would shut down its 250 standalone Best Buy Mobile stores in the United States by the end of May, due to low revenue and high costs. The Best Buy Mobile stores were reported to account for 1% of the company's revenue.
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