Articles about Best Buy

Best Buy launches new fund to help Seattle teens get tech and career training

Best Buy has been in Seattle since 2015, and the retailer made a big commitment to the area today, announcing… Read More

Primed for competition: Amazon’s manufactured shopping holiday is boosting its retail rivals

Amazon Prime Day has surpassed Black Friday as the tech giant’s biggest shopping event of the year, but by creating… Read More

How Amazon’s expanding U.S. brick-and-mortar footprint stacks up against other big retailers

Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already… Read More

Best Buy unveils new Amazon Fire-powered smart TV as part of partnership between oft-rival retailers

Best Buy showed off the first byproduct of its unusual partnership with Amazon, a new Toshiba 4K TV coming next… Read More

Best Buy Chief Digital Officer joins AT&T, leaving digital transformation legacy at big box retailer

Best Buy’s chief digital officer, Bala Subramanian, has left the company to serve as the chief digital officer of wireless… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon cozies up with Best Buy, and trouble for Donkey Kong champion

Amazon made a surprise move this week: A new partnership with longtime retail rival, Best Buy. The companies are partnering… Read More

TLDR: Amazon and Best Buy are BFFs, T-Mobile’s military hiring push, ‘Walk it out’ with Rover

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Amazon and Best Buy, better together? Smart TV deal is online giant’s latest move into physical retail

Best Buy will sell new TVs running Amazon’s Fire TV Edition in an unusual partnership that will make the electronics… Read More

Amazon poised to spend a record $7B on shipping this holiday quarter

To fully appreciate the way online shopping is transforming the economy, look at how much Amazon spends to put packages on… Read More

Amazon rivals Walmart, Best Buy and Target boost spending on e-commerce and shipping to challenge Seattle tech giant

As Amazon continues to loom over the retail industry, some of the biggest stores in the world are pouring money… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa now lets users shop through Best Buy as frequent electronics competitors make nice

Amazon and Best Buy are often thought of as competitors, but the two companies seem to have found some benefits… Read More

Best Buy’s digital resurgence continues with record online revenue, fueled by Seattle office

Best Buy just hit a revenue record, as the once-struggling electronics retailer continues to flourish thanks to a push to… Read More

Amazon hires gadget experts for door-to-door smart home installs, taking on Best Buy’s Geek Squad

Having problems with your smart thermostat, Wi-fi setup or home entertainment system? No worries. Amazon is here to help. As… Read More

Amazon Alexa and Google Home at Best Buy

Best Buy introducing Amazon Alexa and Google Home experiences to 700 U.S. stores

There’s going to be a lot of chatter about and with voice-activated assistants in Best Buy stores thanks to new Amazon… Read More

Podcast

Interview: How Best Buy is turning the tide against Amazon from the e-commerce giant’s backyard

E-commerce is killing traditional retail, right? Well, not quite — the reality is much more complex than that. It’s true… Read More

The best Black Friday deals: Gear, gadgets, games and much more

Shoppers still stuffed with turkey and all the trimmings can start stuffing stockings with electronics ranging from laptops to televisions… Read More

GeekWire Awards, Newcomer of the Year: Vote for your favorite company, group … or truck

We’ve seen a huge influx of new engineering outposts in the Seattle region in recent years, as companies from Silicon… Read More

Inside Best Buy’s new Seattle technology development center

It’s only been a few months since Best Buy opened a technology development center in Seattle, but the company is already seeing… Read More

Windows 10 Launch in retail stores: Some pre-loaded laptops, many free upgrade signs

With today’s launch of Windows 10, GeekWire decided to check out the local Best Buy in Seattle to see what… Read More

Apple Watch coming to third-party retailers, starting with Best Buy next month

The introduction of the Apple Watch has been the definition of the slow rollout. It was only available online for… Read More

Best Buy to open new tech development center in Seattle with room for more than 100 staffers

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is opening a new technology development center in Seattle, joining a legion of technology companies… Read More

No ‘Lego’ DVD for Amazon customers: Warner Home Video pre-orders nixed in latest negotiating standoff

Amazon’s contract battle with Hachette has been getting lots of attention, with the Seattle company delaying book shipments and declining to take… Read More

Cheaper than the PlayStation 4: Retailers drop Xbox One Titanfall bundle to $450

If you’ve been waiting for the price of the Xbox One to drop before purchasing Microsoft’s newest console, well, today… Read More

Xbox One back in stock on Amazon, GameStop

The Xbox One has been sold out at most online retailers for a while now — maybe President Obama is… Read More

Have an old smartphone kicking around? Best Buy wants it–and will give you a free iPhone 5

That old T-Mobile G1 you have sitting in the top drawer of your dresser may be your key to a… Read More

Target wants to eliminate showrooming by matching Amazon prices

Target Corp. introduced an online price-matching program just for the holiday season, but now it looks like it’s permanent. The… Read More

Best Buy’s top geek Stephen Gillett resigns after 9 months

It was a big deal earlier this year when Best Buy lured Stephen Gillett away from Starbucks to lead digital… Read More

Best Buy looks to retain customers, plans to match Amazon on price

Wal-Mart earlier this week threw down the gauntlet on Amazon.com, announcing that it plans to offer same-day delivery in some… Read More

Open secret: Rhapsody tops $35 million in quarterly revenue, gets closer to profit

Rhapsody, the subscription music service based in downtown Seattle, has been a private company since spinning off from RealNetworks as… Read More