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A sign for a Best Buy store is displayed Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Salem, N.H. Best Buy Co. is raising a key sales annual forecast after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain posted better-than expected first-quarter results boosted by stimulus payments and continued nesting at the home. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Best Buy raises 2021 comparable store sales expectations

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 27, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

Shoppers are reflected in a retail store's windows, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Chicago's famed Loop. With vaccinations rolling out and shoppers freer to go out maskless, retailers are seeing an eager return to their stores after months of watching their customers focus on online buying during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)
Shoppers go back to stores, but retailers face challenges

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 27, 2021 07:23 AM EDT

In this Aug. 27, 2019 photo, the Best Buy logo is shown on a store in Richfield, Minn. Best Buy Co. reported that online sales more than tripled in the fiscal second quarter, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, as shoppers bought computers, tablets and large appliances to help them cook, work and learn from home during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Best Buy's 2Q online sales surge but challenges remain

By Anne D'innocenzio Aug. 25, 2020 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 30, 2020 file photo, bicyclists pass in front of a closed Macy's department store in Santa Ana, Calif. Macy’s warned Thursday, May 21 that it could lose more than a $1 billion during its first quarter after the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed retail operations worldwide. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Macy's hefty loss reveals challenges among mall stores

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 21, 2020 08:04 AM EDT