But the numbers only scratch the surface. To discover the real reasons behind the company’s decline, just take this simple test. Walk into one of the company’s retail locations or shop online.  And try, really try, not to lose your temper…

Online competitors are certainly part of Best Buy’s problem, but not for the reasons it thinks.  What’s really going on is more basic.  Best Buy just doesn’t understand its customers’ point of view.

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