Best Buy Offers Free Coming Attractions DVD; A Sneak Peak at the Hottest Holiday Entertainment Exclusive Offer Gives Shoppers an Early Start on Holiday Gift Lists

Business Wire, Oct 6, 2003

Entertainment Editors/Business Editors

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2003

If you're a fan of music, movies and video games, the holidays are coming early this year. Throughout the month of October, while supplies last, Best Buy is giving customers a free Coming Attractions DVD with the purchase of any CD, DVD or video game.

Coming Attractions, Volume 1 is an exclusive DVD packed with more than two hours of previews and clips from the latest movies, music and games, as well as coupons good for discounts on entertainment software at Best Buy stores.

"We're extremely excited to be able to offer this DVD as a free gift to our customers," said Gary Arnold, senior vice president of entertainment for Best Buy. "As the entertainment authority, we wanted give our customers a unique way to check out all the great movies, music and games coming out this fall. Watching this DVD is a great way to get a start on your holiday wish list."

The Coming Attractions DVD features previews to the biggest DVD releases of the fall, such as Seabiscuit, the Indiana Jones Trilogy and Finding Nemo. There are also trailers for some of the most anticipated theatrical releases, such as The Alamo, Elf, The Last Samurai and Dr. Suess's Cat in the Hat.

The DVD highlights new music from artists including Blink 182, Nelly Furtado, Sheryl Crow, Sting and Limp Bizkit. Special DVD music releases are previewed on the disc including Paul Westerberg's documentary, What a Day for a Night, and the Rolling Stones' groundbreaking new four-DVD set, Four Flicks, which is available exclusively at Best Buy.

Gamers can get their fix from Coming Attractions by watching previews for more than 20 hot new releases, including NBA Jam, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, True Crime: Streets of L.A., and SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom.

Coming Attractions is the first of many special offers and exclusive products Best Buy will offer to customers throughout October. There will also be a number of entertainment events at Best Buy stores as an ongoing effort to bring customers unique ways to enjoy music movies and games.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. is North America's leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company's subsidiaries operate retail stores and/or Web sites under the names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com), and Magnolia Audio Video (MagnoliaAV.com). The Company's subsidiaries reach consumers through nearly 700 retail stores in the United States and Canada.