Best Buy Expands Same-Day Delivery in Bid to Ward Off Amazon
- Retailer cutting delivery cost by more than half to $5.99
- Beginning Sept. 6, the service will be available in 27 cities
Shopping carts sit lined up at the entrance of a Best Buy Co. store in Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Best Buy Co. is scheduled to release earning figures on May 25.
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Best Buy Co. is bringing its same-day delivery service to more than a dozen new cities as the biggest U.S. consumer-electronics retailer tries to keep pace with Amazon.com Inc.
Starting Sept. 6, the service will expand from 13 to 27 cities, including San Diego, Charlotte, Denver and Best Buy’s hometown region of Minneapolis/St. Paul, according to a company blog post. Best Buy will also cut the fee by more than half to $5.99 from $14.99, with deliveries handled by third-party providers.