Best Buy will be the first U.S. retailer to sell the Apple Watch, starting on August 7

[Technarchy]

Looks like Tim Cook is finally going to rectify the biggest issue with the Apple Watch launch: Not having retail partner support.

About time.

http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/26/a...r-to-sell-the-apple-watch-starting-in-august/

The Apple Watch will be available at Best Buy retail stores from August 7. As the first major retailer in the U.S. to sell Apple’s smartwatch, Best Buy will initially stock more than 100 stores before expanding to more than 300 in time for the holiday shopping season.

Customers will be able to buy the Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch, along with a range of accessories for the wearable device. However, the Apple Watch Edition (the one that costs $10,000 and is gold-encased) won’t be available for purchase.

“The Apple Watch is an important addition to an emerging product category, and we know our customers want it,” said Best Buy’s senior category officer Jason Bonfig.

 

[OllyW]

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