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The same-store sales in the United States declined by 0.8% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, compared to a growth of 0.2% in the same period last year, with the market expecting a growth of 0.24%. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $13.81 billions, down 1% year-on-year, while the market expected $13.88 billions. The gross margin for the fourth quarter was 20.9%, unchanged from the same period last year, with the market expecting 20.8%. Best Buy's US stock rose more than 13% in pre-market trading.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 3 that Tatha Ghose from Commerzbank Germany pointed out in a report that the new round of intervention measures taken by Turkish authorities after the lira fell due to the impact of the Middle East conflict appear to be reasonable. The Central Bank of Turkey has suspended weekly repo auctions and introduced new lira-settled forward foreign exchange instruments. Ghose stated: "The current timing presents a rare 'one-off' market environment, which can reasonably be addressed through temporary rather than permanent policies." He believes that these intervention measures may limit the lira's decline in the short term, but in the medium to long term, the lira is likely to resume its fundamental downward trend.

This transaction marks another significant advancement in the group's strategic layout in the Latin American market, further consolidating its leading position in the global packaging industry.