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Best Buy Probes Dunn’s Conduct With Female Worker

An unnamed source close to the Richfield-based electronics retailer told the Star Tribune that the company is investigating multiple complaints that Brian Dunn-who abruptly resigned Tuesday-behaved inappropriately with a female subordinate; Best Buy hasn't confirmed the assertion but declined to challenge the newspaper's reporting, and the company has vowed to publicly release the findings of the investigation that's underway.

S&P Considers Cutting Best Buy Credit Rating to “Junk”

S&P said that Best Buy's recently announced cost-cutting measures, which involve closing 50 big-box stores and opening 100 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores, indicate that "its current business model is not working and that the steps taken to date have not been enough to improve performance."

Target Hires New Chief Marketing Officer

Jeffrey Jones II succeeds former CMO Michael Francis, who left in October to become president of J.C. Penney Company; his appointment concludes a "comprehensive search" that included both internal and external candidates.

Biz Group: MN Could Lose $587M Without Vikings

A consortium of local business and community leaders released an estimated breakdown of the millions of dollars that it says could be lost if a Vikings stadium deal is not reached. A bill for the stadium, meanwhile, has cleared its first legislative hurdle, although a provision regarding gambling has already received strong criticism.
Glass Breakers

Glass Breakers

Women make up half the work force but less than one-fifth of its executives. What’s being done to remove the glass ceiling once and for all.
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