Brisk Feb sales take Best Buy by surprise

The quarter's sales were strongest in February, and the world's largest consumer electronics retailer said same-store sales might have been even better if a plan to scale back inventory hadn't left some stores short of TVs and digital cameras shoppers were seeking.

"We were surprised with demand," chief operating officer Brian Dunn, who is set to become chief executive this summer, said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press. "We know we left some sales on the table in January and February."

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