fiscal 2006 annual report wired best buy as a retailer the secret today isn t how you invest capital it s in your employees so that they can deliver superior service to customers bradbury h anderson vice chairman and ceo 1 dear shareholders our primary goal for was accelerate transformation customer centricity this letter i d like give an update on work which contributed 22 percent increase earnings from continuing operations we garnered since past is often prologue future describe influencing not only goals 2007 but also long term plans at means treating each unique individual meeting their needs with end solutions engaging energizing serve them strategy providing differentiated experience mass merchants direct sellers other specialty retailers online are increasingly interested product categories because of rising demand if understand better