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Founder Schulze Considering Abandoning Deal for Best Buy

February 14, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Best Buy's Founder Richard Schulze
Richard Schulze
Former Best Buy Chairman

Multiple news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and Reuters News Service, are reporting that Best Buy founder Richard M. “Dick” Schulze is considering abandoning his bid to take the company private. Schulze had informed the Board of Directors in August 2012 that he intended to purchase all outstanding shares of stock to take the company private. After months of study and planning, Schulze is said to be ready to scuttle the plan.

Why, after so much effort, is Schulze considering dropping his bid?…See what we discovered… [Read more…] about Founder Schulze Considering Abandoning Deal for Best Buy

Filed Under: Financial, Management, News, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Best Buy, Brian Dunn, Richard Schulze

Two More Directors Leave Best Buy

January 2, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Best Buy Store EntranceBest Buy Company, Inc. announced this past Monday that two of its directors had resigned, including one that had served in the role of chief executive in the past. These departures come seven months after the departure of company founder Richard Schulze who is now working to make a bid for the struggling retailer.

With these departures, Best Buy’s board now has four vacancies… [Read more…] about Two More Directors Leave Best Buy

Filed Under: Management, News, Pivot Point, Retailers Tagged With: Best Buy, Brian Dunn, Dick Schulze, G. Mike Mikan, Matthew Paull, Richard Schulze, rogelio Rebolledo

Businessweek Names Best Buy’s Brian Dunn as Worst CEO of the Year

December 19, 2012 by Ted 3 Comments

Photo of Best Buy's Brian DunnBusinessweek Magazine has published online their latest annual list of the five worst CEOs of the year. The short list, not one that CEOs hope to see their names featured on, is topped this year by a CEO from the consumer electronics retailing industry – none other than Brian Dunn of Best Buy. Dunn, who left Best Buy in April in the wake of a scandal involving an inappropriate relationship with a female subordinate, earned the title of the absolute worst chief executive on 2012 – and it wasn’t even because of the affair!

See why Businessweek feels Dunn is the “absolute worst chief executive of 2012″… [Read more…] about Businessweek Names Best Buy’s Brian Dunn as Worst CEO of the Year

Filed Under: News, Retailers Tagged With: Best Buy, Brian Dunn, Businessweek, Hewlett-Packard, Netflix, Research in Motion

Is Best Buy Now Worst Buy?

August 22, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Best Buy Store SignIt’s been a rough week for Best Buy. And if something doesn’t happen soon…it’s only going to get worse as the company is on a slippery slope and quickly losing the support of Wall Street. Already the company was embroiled in turmoil having recently dismissed CEO Brian Dunn for an inappropriate relationship with a young, female employee…scolding and then losing founder and chairman Richard “Dick” Schulze who knew about the relationship and didn’t tell anyone…and then enduring a reasonably PR-savvy public campaign as Schulze announced intentions to buy the company and take it private. Finally – as if to emphasize how bad things had become – this past Monday the company announced their fiscal Q2 results with a shocking 91% drop in profits. But wait! There’s more…

How bad is it at Best Buy? They had to pay someone $32 MILLION to come run it!… [Read more…] about Is Best Buy Now Worst Buy?

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Best Buy, board of directors, Brian Dunn, CNBC, Dick Schulze

Best Buy Founder Schulze Rounds Up the Old Gang for One Last Try

August 7, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Graphic of Best Buy CowboysBloomberg News reported on Monday that the Best Buy Co. board of directors has received a letter with an offer from company founder and former chairman Richard Schulze to acquire all outstanding shares of the company stock and take it private. Schulze is said to have the support of at least two private equity companies and an investment bank that is confident it can arrange adequate financing. Schulze also says several former Best Buy executives are interested in joining him in the process of reinvigorating the company.

Analysts are skeptical… [Read more…] about Best Buy Founder Schulze Rounds Up the Old Gang for One Last Try

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Best Buy, Bloomberg News, Brian Dunn, CNBC, Fitch, junk bond, Minnesota, Richard Schulze

Best Buy’s Founder is Forced Out as Ex-CEO Receives $6.6 million Severance

May 16, 2012 by Ted 2 Comments

<May 16, 2012> The news out of Best Buy Stores, Inc. continues to be ugly. Earlier this week, we learned Best Buy Logothat the board investigation into the unseemly Brian Dunn affair has taken an unexpected turn, resulting in Best Buy founder and board chairman Richard Schulze being forced out of his own company. And yet, some market analysts are celebrating. Why? [Read more…] about Best Buy’s Founder is Forced Out as Ex-CEO Receives $6.6 million Severance

Filed Under: News, Retailers Tagged With: Best Buy, Brian Dunn, Richard Schulze, scandal

Best Buy’s Dunn is Done, But an Investigation into His Personal Misconduct Continues

April 12, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Best Buy Store Entrance<April 11, 2012> Best Buy Company’s abrupt announcement on Tuesday morning that CEO Brian Dunn, a 28-year veteran of the nation’s top electronics retailer, was leaving the company effective immediately, caught industry and financial analysts by surprise. No one saw it coming although in view of Best Buy’s dismal financial performance, the company’s explanation that it needed new leadership to forge a new strategic direction for the company seemed to ring true. [Read more…] about Best Buy’s Dunn is Done, But an Investigation into His Personal Misconduct Continues

Filed Under: Management, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: Best Buy, board of directors, Brian Dunn, CEO, Mike Mikan, misconduct

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