Computer and electronics retail
FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2019 file photo, the Best Buy logo is shown on a store in Richfield, Minn. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, Best Buy Co. reported fiscal third-quarter results that blew through analysts’ expectations as the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer saw surging demand for items like home theater and appliances that help people learn, cook, work and connect in their homes during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Best Buy reports 3Q results that exceed Wall Street views

By Anne D'innocenzio Nov. 24, 2020 11:41 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo a Microsoft computer is among items displayed at a Microsoft store in suburban Boston. Microsoft said Friday, June 26, it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world. Like other retailers, the software and computing giant had to temporarily close all of its stores in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Microsoft to permanently close all physical stores

Jun. 26, 2020 10:26 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 22, 2013, file photo, Sony's logo is seen outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo. Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. reported Wednesday that its quarterly profit tumbled as the coronavirus pandemic delayed music and movie releases and disrupted product supply chains. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
Sony's profits dive as stores, cinemas close during pandemic

By Yuri Kageyama May. 13, 2020 04:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 14, 2020 file photo, an Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store in New York. Apple’s new iPad brings PC-like trackpad capabilities for the first time, as the company seeks to make its tablet even more like a laptop computer. Apple says the trackpad will offer more precision than fingers in selecting text and switching between apps. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Apple pinched by pandemic; profit, iPhone sales decline

By Michael Liedtke Apr. 30, 2020 06:23 PM EDT