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2020
Engage People partners with Best Buy on loyalty-point purchases
Engage People announced that it is working with Best Buy to let participating loyalty program members purchase Best Buy products with points through Engage People's Podium platform.
2020
Best Buy and CVS offer free Fitness+ memberships
Best Buy offered eligible Apple Watch buyers six months of Fitness+ at no charge and qualifying existing My Best Buy members two free months. CVS offered eligible members up to one year or two months of free membership, respectively.
2020
Philips Projection and Best Buy partner to offer projectors online
Philips Projection and Best Buy teamed up to offer a portfolio of eight pico and home cinema projectors to the US market on BestBuy.com.
2020
Parity.org launches pledge for people of color representation
Parity.org announced the ParityPledge in Support of People of Color, asking companies to commit to interviewing at least one qualified person of color for every open leadership role. The release said more than 60 companies had signed on as founding partners.
2020
Linksys launches Max-Stream AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 router
Linksys launched the Max-Stream AX1800 (MR7350) Wi-Fi 6 router, which was available to order at Best Buy on the day reported.
2020
Best Buy announces appointment-free shopping at most stores
Best Buy announced that more than 800 U.S. locations would allow appointment-free in-store shopping starting June 15, alongside existing curbside pickup and consultation appointments. The plan includes a self-imposed 25% capacity limit and additional safety measures.
2020
Best Buy offers Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for six months at the price of three
Best Buy offered six months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $44.99, the price of three months, in digital and physical formats for a limited time.
2020
Best Buy reopens 30 Chicago-area stores for appointment shopping
Best Buy reopened 30 Chicago-area stores for customers to shop by appointment, as part of a wider opening of about 200 U.S. locations.
2020
Best Buy offers 50% off a TCL 8-Series Roku TV
Best Buy offered the 65-inch TCL 8-Series Roku TV for $1,000, 50% below its stated normal price of $2,000.
2020
Samsung announces Galaxy Chromebook availability
Samsung announced that its Galaxy Chromebook would be available to purchase starting April 6 at Best Buy or directly from Samsung. The stated configuration has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
2020
Best Buy suspends in-home delivery and installation for large products
Best Buy said it would stop delivering large products into customers' homes beginning March 23, instead offering free doorstep delivery. It also suspended installations of large delivery products.
2020
Best Buy closes retail stores
Best Buy closed its retail stores to customers and switched to curbside pickup, while continuing delivery services for online and app purchases.
2020
Best Buy reduces store hours and limits customer capacity
Best Buy announced reduced store hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting March 18, and said that from March 23 it would admit only 10–15 customers per store at a time for at least two weeks. The article says the changes were intended to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
2020
Best Buy Canada announces reduced store hours and suspended in-home services
Best Buy Canada announced COVID-19 precautionary measures: most Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile stores would operate from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting March 19, and in-home Geek Squad services were suspended.
2020
Nintendo Canada announces Mar10 Day game sale
Nintendo Canada announced a Mar10 Day sale on Mario-related Switch titles through participating Canadian retailers, with offers scheduled across March 5–13, 2020.
2020
Surface Pro X discounts offered
Surface Pro X was available at discounts of up to $200, with a bundle deal reducing the tablet with the Surface Slim Pen and keyboard by $322. The discounts were available at Amazon, the Microsoft Store and Best Buy.
2019
Best Buy raises full-year outlook
Best Buy raised its fiscal 2020 outlook, forecasting enterprise revenue of $43.2 billion to $43.6 billion and earnings of $5.81 to $5.91 a share, above its prior earnings forecast.
2019
Best Buy reports third-quarter results
Best Buy reported third-quarter results that topped Wall Street estimates, with comparable sales up 2 percent from a year earlier.
2019
Best Buy named in wrongful death lawsuit over delivery worker
The estate of Evelyn Smith Udell filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing Best Buy and two companies it retained to carry out a delivery of failing to conduct adequate background checks on delivery workers. The suit concerns the fatal attack on Udell by one of the deliverymen; these are allegations in the lawsuit.
2019
Best Buy responds to background-check concerns after fatal delivery attack
In a statement, Best Buy said background checks have long been required and that it was working with contractors to ensure the checks were up to date and repeated. The company also said it would join the family in calling for legislation requiring mandatory background checks across the retail industry.