Amazon has quietly been debuting in-home tech services
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Amazon has quietly been debuting in-home tech services
https://www.recode.net/2017/7/10/15947690/best-buy-stock-drop-amazon-geek-squad-competitor
You might want to take Best Buy in your next death pool thing.
On Monday morning, Recode reported that Amazon was quietly building out its own competitor to Best Buy’s Geek Squad gadget repair and installation service.
Almost immediately, investors reacted by selling out of Best Buy’s stock in a big way — the stock was down more around 7 percent as of 11:30 am ET on Monday. That drop works out to a loss of more than $1 billion in market cap for the brick-and-mortar electronics retailer.
The new Amazon offerings include free 45-minute in-home consultations focusing on how best to use the Amazon Alexa voice assistant. Amazon is also offering paid installations of “smart home” gadgets like Ecobee thermostats that respond to Alexa voice commands.
Best Buy already offers similar services through Geek Squad, the tech assistance service it acquired 15 years ago. But any time Amazon enters a new market, the stock price of competitors usually suffers — and since Geek Squad has played a critical role in Best Buy’s turnaround story, today’s stock moves are no surprise.
You might want to take Best Buy in your next death pool thing.
Turtleneck- Geronte
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Geek Squad is the worst. Glad to see that part hurting BB.
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Best buy still exists?
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aualum06 wrote:Best buy still exists?
Their Gamers Club discounts and the Rewards are good, and they'll price match with Amazon or any legitimate online retailer, which is nice.
Geek Squad can die a horrible death, though.
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