Best Buy Says Holiday Shoppers May Buy at Last Minute

By Alex Dobuzinskis HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. Reuters - Consumers might delay this year's holiday shopping until the last minute because of the sluggish economy, the head of consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc <BBY.N> said. Brian Dunn, the chief executive officer of Best Buy, also said he expects strong sales for e-readers, smartphones, tablet computers such as the Apple Inc <AAPL.O> iPad, and gaming products like Microsoft Corp's <MSFT.O> Kinect and Sony Corp's <6758.T> Playstation Move. "I think it's (holiday spending) going to be exciting, but I think it will be late this year," Dunn told Reuters on the sidelines of an Intel Corp <INTC.O> investor event. He said the slow economy was still affecting consumers. "I think people will sort of take a just-in-time approach to it," he said on Tuesday. Best Buy will offer free shipping this holiday season, he said, following the lead of Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>. "I think they got the jump on us by a little bit, but you know..