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Best Buy is extending its gadget recycling program to include a new mail-in option. The retailer will now sell you a box for your used electronics that you can ship back for recycling, saving a trip to the store. Best Buy says itโs recycled 2.7 billion pounds of electronics and appliances through its existing programs,โฆ
Best Buy announced Tuesday it has struck a three-year deal with Atrium Health, an integrated, nonprofit health system part of Advocate Health, to help enable a hospital-at-home program, reports CNBC. Atrium Health is part of Advocate Health, one of the countryโs largest healthcare nonprofits. The consumer electronics retailer will sell devices and its Geek Squad will handleโฆ
Over the next year, Best Buy will double the number of outlet stores it has to 32 โ starting with new outlets in Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, and Manassas, Virginia โ and add an outlet deals section to its website for the first time, the company announced earlier this week. Best Buy has operated outlet stores sinceโฆ
In a conversation with National Retail Federation (NRF) President and CEO Matthew Shay at the trade association's Big Show in New York City yesterday, Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy, detailed five areas the consumer electronics retailer is investing time and resources to help it take friction out of the customer experience. Safety matters, andโฆ
Best Buy announced earlier this week that it agreed to acquire Current Health, a U.K. tech company that helps with remote patient monitoring and telehealth. The consumer electronics retailer expects the deal to close by the end of the fiscal year, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. With the move, Best Buyโฆ
Best Buy said Tuesday that itโs expanding its new annual membership program, Totaltech, nationwide, reports CNBC. The retailer is including a perk that may nudge people to sign up: access to hard-to-find items during the holiday season, although Best Buy didn't specify what those items will be. Totaltech costs customers $199.99 per year and members getโฆ
Best Buy is testing a new annual membership program that comes with perks like tech support, free shipping, and extended warrantees on smartphones or other purchases. The consumer electronics retailer said in a corporate blog post Wednesday that the program is available at some stores in Iowa, Oklahoma and eastern Pennsylvania. Later this month, it will expandโฆ
Best Buy is bolstering its delivery options with just a few weeks left in the holiday shopping season. The Richfield, Minnesota-based retailer has for years used its stores as de facto warehouses for its e-commerce business; it's one of the ways Best Buy has held its ground against rivals like Amazon.com. Now it's taking theโฆ
The dramatic shift toward e-commerce has sparked experimentation at Best Buy stores and inspired a new strategy that will turn some of them into hubs for online fulfillment, CNBC reported. Corie Barry, Best Buy CEO, said the retailer will start testing a ship-from-store pilot program. Although all Best Buy stores ship online orders, this programโฆ
Starting in May, Best Buy plans to gradually reopen its stores to customers with appointments, CNBC reported. Shoppers will be able to schedule a time to meet with a sales associate to discuss a potential purchase of an appliance, talk through technology needs, and more. Best Buy, which has 1,000 U.S. stores, will begin by offering thisโฆ