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Future Shop

Future Shop
Company nameFuture Shop
Company typeDivision of Best Buy
IndustryRetail
Founded1982
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Key peopleMichael Pratt - President (Best Buy Canada), Charles Tobin - Senior Vice President (Future Shop)
ProductsElectronics
Revenue$5.0 billion CAD (2008)
Employees14000
ParentBest Buy
SubsidiaryNone

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Future Shop is Canada's largest consumer electronics retailer. Future Shop currently operates a total of 139 stores across all of Canada's provinces as of December 2008.

Future Shop was purchased for C$480 million by Best Buy on November 4, 2001. The company was renamed Best Buy Canada Ltd.—a wholly owned subsidiary of its American parent. They have continued to operate Future Shop as a separate division, with most locations under their original name. Future Shop continues to grow and open new stores across Canada. In December 2008, Future Shop opened its new flagship store in Edmonton at South Edmonton Common, which is currently the largest in Canada.

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A stop-motion animation of a cart trying to find the right cell phone. The adventure is set to 8-bit video game music and leads to objects that animate cell phone options with a Super Mario-like activation jump at the end. Find the right phone and plan for you at Cellshop, exclusively from Future Shop: bit.ly
1.30 min. | 4.11 user rating
Subtitles now available! Turn on CC option. Future Shop store #670 Galeries de la Capitale in Quebec City pays tribute to Michael Jackson in their annual Christmas video. Credits has been cut to fit the 10 minutes limitation. Here's the cast and technical team for this video. Vidéo de...
10.00 min. | 4.81 user rating
chicagonow.com A new coffee shop opens in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Called "The Wormhole," it dubs itself a "time traveler's coffee shop" with a heavy influence from "Back to the Future." The shop features a real DeLorean equipped with BTTF time circuits. Read my full story about The Wormhole here: bit.ly And visit them here... The Wormhole 1462 N. Milwaukee Chicago IL thewormholecoffee.com
3.22 min. | 4.96 user rating
Latest ad from Future Shop.
0.52 min. | 4.60 user rating
Top 10 Best Dubstep Songs ever!!!! Enjoy :) 1. Trolley Snatcha - The Future 2. Doctor P - Sweet Shop 3. Cragga - Mr. Postman (Dubstep Remix) 4. Chrispy - Bass Invaders & Red Alert 5. Mt. Eden - Sierra Leone 6. DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Flux Pavilion Remix) 7. NiT GriT - 12 Gauge 8. Nero - This Way 9. Bar9 - Shaolin (Elite Force Re-Edit) 10. Skream - Make Me DISCLAIMER: I do not own rights to the music or pictures depicted in this video!! I made it just for fun and the enjoyment of dubstep. All credit for these amazing songs (imo) goes to the skilled artists listed above and their record labels. If any artist/label does not approve of this video, please feel free to message me and I will immediately remove the video.
15.00 min. | 4.85 user rating
Web: UnboxTherapy.com - Hi- Res images of the unboxing here! Twitter twitter.com This is the long awaited Nintendo 3DS unboxing. I attended the midnight launch at Future Shop in Toronto, as a courtesy they included a free aluminum case to everyone who attended (good job future shop!). Subscribe to the channel for the Nintendo 3DS review. Here are some details on the 3DS - The Nintendo 3DS system opens up a whole new world of eye-popping gameplay possibilities. The stereoscopic 3D display of the upper screen gives objects within the game world a feeling of space and depth that extends far into the back of the screen. It becomes easier to see the position of characters and obstacles in the world, making many game experiences even more intuitive for all types of players.
5.67 min. | 4.84 user rating
I got a new electric piano. It's the casio ctk-810 that i buy from future shop for 150$. For the price, its a good piano
6.02 min. | 3.2 user rating
Sony is taking 3D home entertainment to the next level by adding new 3D movie and gaming to the mix. On June 9th, Sony Canada officially launched full-suite of 3D products at Future Shop, Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics.
9.33 min. | 4.52 user rating
Future Shop's Director of Home Theatre discusses what's exciting in 3D TVs with Elliott Chun. The cutting-edge televisions are slated to hit Future Shop stores very soon.
3.63 min. | 4.4 user rating
Expert advice to help you connect your technology yourself. ConnectPro is always available to help, but we also know that sometimes you want to do the job yourself. Some smaller tasks require a quick tutorial to get you headed in the right direction. If you dont find what youre looking for in the videos, check out the ConnectPro board in the Future Shop Community Forum to ask our community of enthusiasts questions. futureshop.ca Visit futureshop.ca/connectpro or contact any Future Shop location for details.
2.73 min. | 3.66 user rating

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Future Shop to offer $5 coupons for your scratched-up DVDs - The Next Web Tweet this news
The Next Web---Future Shop-, Canada's largest electronics retailer is launching a promotion tomorrow that will enable customers to trade in their DVDs for Blu-ray movie coupons. The new Trade & Save program, will allow customers to bring in t - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:22:07 GMT+00:00
Many Canada and UK stores run out of iPad 2 - High Tech Lounge Tweet this news
High Tech Lounge--Several Canadian Apple stores said they had run out of devices in a short time, while almost all third-party retailers, such as -Future Shop- and Best Buy also run out of supply. It has been difficult to quantify international sales, but - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:23:57 GMT+00:00
Looks like an April release for the TELUS Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G - MobileSyrup.com Tweet this news
MobileSyrup.com--According to the latest -Future Shop- Cell Shop flyer (expires on April 30th) it shows the Fascinate 4G as “coming soon”. Unfortunately no price is listed for this Android 2.2 device (will eventually be upgraded to OS 2.3 Gingerbread) - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:38:35 GMT+00:00
Best Buy Begins Accepting Orders For BlackBerry PlayBook Today - TTKN News Tweet this news
TTKN News--It is scheduled to be available from all Best Buy stores and Best Buy Mobile stores in the US, as well as Best Buy and -Future Shop-* stores in Canada, on April 19. Customers in the US and Canada can place their orders beginning today by visiti - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:23:37 GMT+00:00
Futureshop opens pre-orders for the Blackberry Playbook - Good E-Reader (blog) Tweet this news
Good E-Reader (blog)--By Michael Canadian electronic retailer -Future Shop- has just opened up pre-orders for Research in Motion's latest offering: the Blackberry Playbook. -Futureshop- has 3 different versions available for pre-order; 16 GB WIFI for - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:05:44 GMT+00:00
Motorola Atrix on sale at Futureshop for $69.99 on 3 yr Contract - Tek Tok Canada Tweet this news
Tek Tok Canada--Even better news, for the next week, you can pick up the Atrix for $69.99 at -Futureshop- on the same 3 year contract. Yes, you heard me correct! This phone packs a full GB of RAM, dual core processor, and all for $69.99. If you really wan - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:01:41 GMT+00:00
Motorola Xoom now available for pre-order at Futureshop - Tek Tok Canada Tweet this news
Tek Tok Canada---Futureshop- has revealed a Motorola Xoom WiFi model pre-order page and has the dual core tablet coming April 8 at a price of $599.99. The much anticipated tablet boasts a dual core processor and a whopping 1GB of RAM. The Motorola Xoom al - Date : Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:36:49 GMT+00:00
Future Shop Planning 3DS Midnight Launch Events - GameFocus Tweet this news
GameFocus--If you happen to live in Vancouver or Toronto, are planning on buying the Nintendo 3DS on launch and don't mind spending your Saturday night waiting in line, then Nintendo and -Future Shop- have somewhere for you to go. We got word that bo - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:29:02 GMT+00:00
Future Shop confirms pricing of the Bell Motorola ATRIX accessories - MobileSyrup.com Tweet this news
MobileSyrup.com--Looks like our friends over at -Future Shop- have confirmed the prices of all of these and listed them online, just for $0.04 more though. We're still waiting on Bell to come through with a bundle option off the ATRIX and all these a - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:22:19 GMT+00:00
PlayBook Promotion Pictures From Best Buy and Future Shop - BerryReview Tweet this news
BerryReview--While I was checking out pre-order details on BestBuy.ca and -FutureShop-.ca I browsed through the PlayBook galleries and was pleased and surprised. For the most part, the pictures look great. But there are some pictures ... - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:03:15 GMT+00:00



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