Best Buy has closed 18 stores, but physical locations still key to strategy

From a two-level store along Chicago's "Magnificent Mile" to a more isolated store in Hutchinson, Minn., Best Buy has closed 18 stores in recent weeks, many of which had their last days over the weekend.

The moves are part of the Richfield-based electronic chain's annual churn as it re-evaluates its store portfolio as leases come up for renewal and more of its business shifts to online.

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