{"id":2436122,"date":"2026-05-28T22:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2436122"},"modified":"2026-05-28T22:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T22:32:51","slug":"best-buy-ups-quarterly-entertainment-sales-38-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-buy-ups-quarterly-entertainment-sales-38-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Buy Ups Quarterly Entertainment Sales 38.1%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-345963\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/author\/egruenwedel\/\" title=\"Posts by Erik Gruenwedel\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Erik Gruenwedel<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-date\">May 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Best Buy May 28 reported a 38.1% surge in first-quarter (ended May 2) same-store entertainment sales, compared with a 15.2% decline in the previous-year period.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165144\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-165144\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mediaplaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Corie-Barry-BBY2-e1779996322285-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corie Barry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The entertainment segment, which includes video game hardware and software, books, music CDs and computer software, saw revenue of $577.4 million, or 7% of Best Buy\u2019s domestic revenue of $8.2 billion. That compares with entertainment revenue of $406.3 million on total revenue of $8.1 billion in the previous-year period.<\/p>\n<p>International entertainment same-store sales rose 19.2%, compared with a 17.9% decline in the prior-year period. Revenue climbed 25% to $48 million, from $38.4 million a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delivering on our strategy to strengthen our position in retail as a leading omni-channel destination for technology, while at the same time scaling new profit streams like Best Buy Ads and Marketplace that we expect to provide considerable benefit over time,\u201d CEO Corie Barry said on the company\u2019s earnings call, her last.<\/p>\n<p>Barry in April announced she is stepping down in October as CEO and as a member of the board. Her successor is Jason Bonfig, a veteran Best Buy executive who currently serves as the company\u2019s chief customer, product and fulfillment officer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345973\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-345973\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mediaplaynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/JasonBonfig-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Bonfig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith this momentum, I believe it is the right time to transition the leadership of Best Buy, and step down as CEO [on Oct. 31],\u201d Barry said on the earnings call. \u201cWith his unmatched experience and focus on the customer, I know Jason Bonfig is the right person to take Best Buy into its next phase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Bonfig has spent his entire professional career at Best Buy, starting in 1999 as an inventory analyst. H<\/span><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\">e has served as the company\u2019s senior EVP and chief customer, product\u00a0 and fulfillment officer. In this role, he oversaw merchandising, e-commerce, marketing, the supply chain, Best Buy Canada and Best Buy Ads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dgLnU5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe HERE to the FREE\u00a0<em>Media Play News<\/em>\u00a0Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-posts\">\n<h3>Related Posts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/best-buy-ups-q4-entertainment-revenue-17\/\">Best Buy Ups Q4 Entertainment Revenue 17%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not all gloom and doom at Best Buy. The nation\u2019s largest consumer electronics retailer March 1 reported a 16.8% increase in fourth-quarter (ended Feb. 3) same-store entertainment revenue, compared to a 18.6% decline in the previous-year period. The entertainment\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/best-buy-ups-quarterly-entertainment-revenue\/\">Best Buy Ups Quarterly Entertainment Revenue 37.5%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best Buy Aug. 28 reported a 37.5% increase in second-quarter (ended Aug. 3) same-store entertainment sales, compared with a 7.4% decline in the previous-year period. The entertainment segment, which includes video game hardware and software, books, music CDs, and computer\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/sony-ups-q3-home-entertainment-sales\/\">Sony Ups Q3 Home Entertainment Sales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Feb. 2 reported third-quarter (ended Dec. 31, 2017) revenue of $331 million, which was up $3 million from revenue of $328 million during the previous-year period. Through nine months of the fiscal year, revenue topped $692\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"rp4wp-related-post-content\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaplaynews.com\/best-buy-ups-q3-same-store-entertainment-sales\/\">Best Buy Ups Q3 Same-Store Entertainment Sales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best Buy is looking good heading into Black Friday (Nov. 22). The CE retailer Nov. 20 reported 12.4% increase in third-quarter (ended Nov. 3) same-store entertainment sales, compared to 4.1% increase in the previous-year period. The entertainment segment, which includes\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mediaplaynews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erik Gruenwedel May 28, 2026 Best Buy May 28 reported a 38.1% surge in first-quarter (ended May 2) same-store entertainment sales, compared with a 15.2% decline in the previous-year period. Corie Barry The entertainment segment, which includes video game hardware and software, books, music CDs and computer software, saw revenue of $577.4 million, or 7% [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2177452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[419230,478037],"class_list":["post-2436122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-best-buy","tag-q1-financials"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Best-Buy-Ups-Quarterly-Entertainment-Revenue-225-Driven-by-Video.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436123,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436122\/revisions\/2436123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2177452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}