Best Buy to close Fenway store

Consumer electronics chain Best Buy will shutter its 12-year-old Boston store at the Landmark Center in the Fenway neighborhood after the end of business Nov. 1.

The Minnesota-based company is taking advantage of an opportunity from landlord Samuels and Associates to terminate its lease early without penalty, according to Best Buy spokesman Jeff Shelman.

“It's been a challenging location for us,” Shelman said. “There's some logistical challenges with the store, the biggest of which is the loading dock is about a quarter of a mile from the actual store.”

Samuels did not give a reason for allowing Best Buy to vacate early, according to Shelman, but the Boston real estate development company is slated to start construction on the $650 million redevelopment of Landmark Center next summer. A Samuels spokeswoman declined comment on plans for Best Buy's approximately 30,000 square feet of space.