Best Buy CEO Links ‘Funflation’ and Taylor Swift Concerts to Sluggish Electronics Sales
October 17, 2023
Best Buy CEO, Corie Barry, suggests that the surge in spending on experiences like Taylor Swift concerts, coined as “funflation,” is impacting the electronics retailer’s sales. Barry noted that consumers are currently prioritizing expensive experiences they missed during the pandemic over big-ticket electronics like TVs and computers. While this shift in consumer behavior is affecting Best Buy’s revenues, it’s contributing to the overall strength of the U.S. economy, with analysts estimating a significant boost from concert tours to the GDP.
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