Guess what’s coming to Best Buy

Minneapolis – Consumers who want to purchase an Apple Watch will have a new option as of Friday, Aug. 7.



On that date, Best Buy will become the first national retailer, other than Apple Stores, where customers can buy the Apple Watch.



It will begin to arrive in more than 100 Best Buy stores and will also be available on BestBuy.com. Another 200 Best Buy stores will have the Apple Watch in time for holiday shopping.



Best Buy will offer 16 Apple Watch models, including Sport and Watch models in both 38mm and 42mm sizes, and nearly 50 accessories, including watch bands, screen shields, stands, and chargers.



“The Apple Watch is a big addition to our stores and website, and we know our customers want it,” said Jason Bonfig, senior category officer at Best Buy. “We are excited to bring the Apple Watch to more consumers, especially with the holidays coming up.”



Apple has not released specific Apple Watch sales figures, but said sales for the product in the first nine weeks since its April 2015 release were ahead of those for the iPhone and iPad in the same initial launch period.