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Best Buy Launches New $199.99-a-Year Membership Program
Best Buy Beta will offer free installation and deliveries and unlimited tech support, and be available in about 60 stores by the end of the month.
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Best Buy (
BBY) - Get Report unveiled a new membership program that includes such features as free installation, unlimited technical support and members-only prices on select products and services.
The subscription service, called Best Buy Beta, will be available in about 60 stores by the end of the month and cost $199.99 a year, or $179.99 for those who have the company s branded credit card.
Best Buy Beta will also offer free deliveries and a concierge service that’s available to answer questions 24 hours a day.
Best Buy Starts $200-a-Year Membership to Rival Amazon, Walmart
Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg
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SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 27: On Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 in San Diego, CA., customers carrying new flat screen televisions from Best Buy in Mission Valley during Black Friday sales. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)Nelvin C. Cepeda/TNS
(Bloomberg) Best Buy Co. unveiled a new membership program that offers benefits including free installation and unlimited technical support as it looks to expand beyond just selling products and keep pace with Amazon.com Inc.
The electronics retailer said the pilot, dubbed Best Buy Beta and available in about 60 stores by the end of the month, will also include exclusive pricing, up to two years of protection on most purchases, free deliveries and a concierge service that’s available to answer questions 24 hours a day. It will cost $199.99 a year, or $179.99 for those who hold the retailer’s branded credit card.
Best Buy starts paid membership program to rival Amazon, Walmart
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Best Buy Co. unveiled a new membership program that offers benefits including free installation and unlimited technical support as it looks to expand beyond just selling products and keep pace with Amazon.com Inc.
The electronics retailer said the pilot, dubbed Best Buy Beta and available in about 60 stores by the end of the month, will also include exclusive pricing, up to two years of protection on most purchases, free deliveries and a concierge service thatâs available to answer questions 24 hours a day. It will cost US$199.99 a year, or US$179.99 for those who hold the retailerâs branded credit card.
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