(EMAILWIRE.COM, August 14, 2002 ) The Musicland Group today announced that Ron Brunette has been appointed to the position of vice president of visual merchandising.

As vice president of visual merchandising, Brunette reports to Kevin Freeland, president of Musicland stores. Brunette is responsible for creating visually exciting and innovative store environments, and visually supporting and managing company-sponsored initiatives to increase profitability.

"With his fine-tuned sense of creativity combined with his strong business and management skills, Ron is a welcome addition to the Musicland Team," said Freeland.

Brunette comes to Musicland from Medallion Associates of New York, where he directed branding, marketing and design projects for such clients as B.Dalton, DKNY and Foot Locker. Prior to that position, he was in leadership positions with such companies as Kids "R" Us, Woolworth Corp., Abraham & Straus and Lord & Taylor.

Based in Minneapolis, Minn., The Musicland Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY). The Musicland Group currently operates more than 1,300 retail stores in 49 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands under the names Sam Goody, Suncoast, Media Play and On Cue. In addition to its four store formats, Musicland also operates three commercial Web sites including: SamGoody.com, Suncoast.com and MediaPlay.com.

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Produced for The Musicland Group

CONTACT:
Dawn Bryant
(952) 931-8367
dawn.bryant@musicland.com

Connie Molby
(952) 931-8194
connie.molby@bestbuy.com

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