Best Buy Will Start Selling the Apple Watch on August 7

Best Buy announced it will begin selling the Apple Watch in some of its retail stores and online starting August 7, 2015. Best Buy says it will start with 100 retail stores and expand to over 300 over the next few months and will carry 16 different models of the Apple Watch ranging from the Sport to the stainless steel. The company also said that they will be carrying over 50 accessories including stands and Watch bands.

Starting Aug. 7, Best Buy will be 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 of our stores will have the Apple Watch in time for holiday shopping.

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

The move marks the first expansion of retail availability for the Watch and is likely the just the beginning. As it stands, the Apple Watch is currently available in 19 countries with Apple continuing to increase availability throughout various parts of the world. Countries like New Zealand, Russia, and Turkey will be added this coming Friday.

We’ll keep you updated on further developments.