I used to work at Best Buy. PLain and simple, if there is less than three copies, then BB.com will say unavailable. There were too many problems with people buying the CD for in-store pickup on the website, only for a different customer to buy the same CD off the shelf before the product processing employee can receive the confirmation order in the arehouse, then head out to the floor and hunt for it.
As for the number of copies, Best Buy only does high-volume sales. If they expect it to make the Top 50, they will stock about 5-10. If it is Top 20 material, they will order about 200-300 copies per store initially. IF the album is lucky to even be considered for Top 100, they will order one copy per store for release day, and then they MIGHT order one or two more copies in the future if every copy sells out on the first day only. It also depends on how much of a promotional deal i struck up between a record label and BB.
That's not often the case. BB requires that the new release CDs be stocked and sorted days before a Tuesday. They should have all copies they received on the shelf.
And yes, it actually does depend on location. Best Buy has different store formats, each tailored to a different demographic. Some focus on rich white guys, and sell a lot more super-expensive home theater equipment. Some focus on the soccer mom, and have a larger kid-friendly selection of games. Some focus on the youth market, and they tend to have the Test Drive bays with focused game demos integrated with inexpensive home theater options.
Generally, the youth-oriented stores (code-named Buzz) tend to have a wider variety of music with more copies per title. North Arlington and North Irving are the nearest locations that were categorised as such.
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As for the number of copies, Best Buy only does high-volume sales. If they expect it to make the Top 50, they will stock about 5-10. If it is Top 20 material, they will order about 200-300 copies per store initially. IF the album is lucky to even be considered for Top 100, they will order one copy per store for release day, and then they MIGHT order one or two more copies in the future if every copy sells out on the first day only. It also depends on how much of a promotional deal i struck up between a record label and BB.
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And yes, it actually does depend on location. Best Buy has different store formats, each tailored to a different demographic. Some focus on rich white guys, and sell a lot more super-expensive home theater equipment. Some focus on the soccer mom, and have a larger kid-friendly selection of games. Some focus on the youth market, and they tend to have the Test Drive bays with focused game demos integrated with inexpensive home theater options.
Generally, the youth-oriented stores (code-named Buzz) tend to have a wider variety of music with more copies per title. North Arlington and North Irving are the nearest locations that were categorised as such.
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