One month after the merger announcement, Robison, Executive Vice President Clarke and a few other execs entered a "clean room, " where 10, 000 decisions about the new company, from what product lines to keep to which pension plan to use, would be made ahead of the merger's approval.

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The plan is to allow product lines like HD camcorders and displays cross-pollinate with the cameras, eventually producing more models like the NV24HD pocket cam and HMX20 camcorder -- and hopefully for cheaper prices, since Sammy will be able to better manage suppliers and the retail channel.

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Best Buy continues to innovate today by rolling out concept stores with an open floor plan where tech-savvy employees have been trained to service customers across all product lines.

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