Best Buy Mobile opens four new locations in BC and Ontario

New stores open in Burnaby, Coquitlam, Vernon and Kingston; donation of $20,000 to the United Way of Canada

BURNABY, BC, May 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Best Buy, Canada's fastest growing retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, computers and entertainment products, celebrates the grand opening of four new stores - three in B.C in Burnaby, Coquitlam, Vernon and one in Kingston Ontario beginning Friday May 4 until May 10. Enter to win a $500 Best Buy gift card at each store!

Grand opening promotions and sales offered at all Best Buy Mobile and Best Buy store locations.

Including these four new stores, there are now 35 Best Buy Mobile mall locations across Canada.

In celebration of the grand openings, Best Buy Mobile will be donating $20,000 to the United Way of Canada. In the spirit of Best Buy Mobile's value of giving back where we live and work, each of the four stores will each donate $5,000 to their local United Way to help those who are most vulnerable in the community.

Grand Opening Savings - One week May 4 - 10

• Phone Offers:
• Free $100 Best Buy Gift Card with a Nokia Lumia 800 with TELUS on a 36-month plan
• Free $50 Best Buy Gift Card with a Samsung Galaxy SII 4G with Bell on a 36-month plan
• Free $100 Best Buy Gift Card with an HTC Wildfire S with Virgin on the Virgin Mobile SuperTab
• Save $75 on a Nokia Lumia 900 with Rogers on a 36-month plan
• Accessories Offers:
• Get two Rocketfish chargers for $39.99
• Save $10 on Plantronics ML10 Bluetooth Headset
• Save $40 on the Sandisk 32 GB microSD Memory Card
• 15 per cent off of all cases

Vernon Store Details:
Village Green Centre
4900 27^th Street in Vernon

Burnaby Store Details:
Lougheed Mall
9855 Austin Avenue in Burnaby

Coquitlam Store Details:
Coquitlam Centre
2929 Barnet Hwy in Coquitlam

Kingston Store Details:
Cataraqui Town Centre
945 Gardiners Road in Kingston

About Best Buy Mobile
Best Buy Mobile is the wireless retail unit of Best Buy Canada Ltd. offering the best selection of phones, carriers, and accessories, and run by impartial mobile specialists who help consumers choose the phone and rate plan that is right for them. In addition, the complimentary Walk-out-Working service ensures each customer leaves the store with their phone fully operational including free email setup on smartphones, free data transfer from your old phone to your new one, and free Bluetooth pairing to your new phone. Best Buy Mobile offers complete, end-to-end mobile solutions to enable users to discover and get the most out of their mobile experiences, regardless of what phone they use or what network it runs on. Look for your mobile phone solution at Best Buy Mobile locations in every Best Buy store across Canada as well as in standalone stores in the GTA. www.bestbuymobile.ca.

About Best Buy Canada
Best Buy stores in Canada are a division of Burnaby, BC-based Best Buy Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY). We are Canada's fastest-growing retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, computers and entertainment products. With over 70 Best Buy stores across Canada, we offer a unique shopping experience with the latest technology and entertainment products, at the right price, with a no-pressure (non-commissioned) sales environment. Every day our employees are committed to helping deliver technology solutions that enable easy access to people, knowledge, ideas and fun. We are keenly aware of our role and impact on the world, and we are committed to developing and implementing business strategies that bring sustainable technology solutions to our consumers and communities. For information about Best Buy Canada, visit www.BestBuy.ca

For more information regarding Best Buy Mobile or the grand opening weekend please contact: 

Danielle Jang
Best Buy Canada
604-562-5631
[email protected]