Others jumped to the conclusion that it was waiting for other large, out of town retailers to go bankrupt, so that it could pick up some tasty deals on retail property.
However the retailer makes the pertinent point that Best Buy Europe is already here. The subsidiary was formed through the union between the parent US retailer and UK based The Carphone Warehouse. The big box, out of town mega-stores may be arriving a little late, but new IT-focused Wireless World stores (still operating under the Carphone Warehouse brand) represent the firm's presence here.
The arrival of the 30,000 square foot mega-stores will of course be a symbolic moment, but for those who were under any illusions, for all intents and purposes the retailer is already in the UK.
Give yourselves a pat yourselves on the back
If you took every piece of opinion and analysis looking at the economic downturn to heart, you'd go mad with worry.
A 24-hour news culture means constant updates are pumped into our homes and on to our computer screens, and for a mainstream media that has a predisposition towards the doom and gloom, this usually means differing forms of warning and pessimism.
2009 is going to be more difficult than the last couple of years, but the truth of the matter is that plenty of companies – especially in the tech sector – are performing well. And it was our pleasure to recognise those achievements at the PC Retail Awards 2009.
In a time when there is widespread worry over the future, it's even more important to keep our heads and remember that the PC market is still a growth sector, and there are plenty of opportunities for those that take them. Hats off to all the winner, the full list of which can be found here.
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