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Did you that Best Buy is investing millions into the Chicago area renovating or updating the stores this year? These are highlighted by new Pacific Kitchen and Home departments added. These renovations all wrap up just in time for Holiday and ensure the customer experience for everyone in the Chicago area is even better! I went to Store #308 Orland Park – City of Orland Park.

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Best Buy has made a number of enhancements to its Orland Park store in time for the holiday shopping season. The company spent $20 million dollars over the summer remodeling all 43 Chicagoland stores. Chicago was one of the original markets Best Buy expanded to in the early 90s. Each store has been refreshed with new fixtures and finishes – from new paint and lighting to updated carpeting and bathrooms to make for a better customer shopping experience.

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New store features now provide customers with more choice in appliances, a best-in-class home theater shopping experience and new shopping areas from top brands. The store appliances departments have expanded to include a larger variety of both large and small appliances. The home theater sections have been remodeled to highlight new TV technology like 4K and UHD displays. New Samsung and Sony Experiences in the Orland Park store now showcase this technology. The Orland Park store is also one of two locations in the country to feature Samsung’s Center Stage, a display that showcases Samsung appliances through a unique touch-screen interface.

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Best Buy is strengthening its local community ties as the lead sponsor for the Chicago City of Learning, a partnership between the Chicago Public Schools, DePaul University, the MacArthur Foundation and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office. This initiative helps connect youth with out-of-school time and online learning opportunities to help develop technology skills for the future.  Students earn digital badges when they participate in programs or complete online activities like learning how to code, mix digital music or create short films.

Here’s a few more of the pictures I took while Bill and I checked out the Magnolia Center:

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What is your favorite department at Best Buy?

49 thoughts on “Magnolia Design Center @BestBuy”

  1. I must stay away. If Mike and I go in there, we’ll come out three hours later with a sound system and a second mortgage, because we’d build the uber system. It’s the blessing and the curse of Best Buy being awesome. đŸ˜‰

  2. Sounds like a great store! My favourite department at Best Buy is probably the TV dept. Thankfully I really like my tv right now so I’m not shopping… otherwise it could be dangerous!

  3. The computer geek in me will always love best buy’s computer section. They’ve a killer return policy and a good selection of hardware, which was great back when I used to build computers for people and compulsively upgrade my own.

  4. Robin (Masshole Mommy)

    I love that Best Buy is always coming up with new innovations like this. They really like to stay on top of the latest things and make life easier for their customers.

  5. The Best Buy on the other side of the city has this area ,but I’ve never checked it out.

    I tend to spend time in the computer sections and the boys gravitate towards the video games.

    1. Yup, I was in Best Buy yesterday and only hit the computer section. I was a little disappointed that the focus is more on pre-built systems and less on on DIY and modding, but I guess they have to go where the market takes them.

  6. The TV section is my fave. And the tablet section. The camera section. Oh, and the stereos too, haha. If i needed an appliance that would be my fave. I could just move into Best Buy and be happy, I guess. đŸ™‚

  7. My relatives love Best Buy! They always rave about it and how convenient it is to shop there. The renovation is definitely a good move for business – it’s gonna help draw in more people, for sure.

  8. Wow! It looks like an entirely different store! I’m afraid to take my husband to see one because he’s been talking about a new 80″ TV … I’m afraid we won’t be able to visit a store without bringing home a new TV!

  9. I love Best Buy period. Never any pushy sales people. But I would have to say the TV’s and computers are my favorite place to go hang out and tinker with stuff. It’s where I head to every time!

  10. Interesting facts about Best Buy indeed. We all love Best Buy for all our electronic needs here. I love there setup for sure. Thanks for sharing.

  11. My favorite dept in best buy are the cameras and movies. lol I am looking for a new camera and Best Buy has a great selection. They also have hard to find movies.

  12. My favorite department in Best Buy is the computer section. My husband’s is definitely the Magnolia Center. He loves the whole experience.

  13. I don’t have a specific favorite department at Best Buy. Whenever we’re there, I check every corner and look at every gadget. And before we know it, we’ve been there for a long period of time already which was not the plan at all. đŸ™‚

  14. I’m in love with Best Buy period! If I really had to choose one section in the store, I would have to say I’ve been hanging out around the cameras more since I have my heart set on a new shutterbug investment! đŸ˜‰

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