Best Buy to Sell iPhone 3G Starting September
BestBuy has officially announced that they will be selling the iPhone 3G starting September. Best Buy becomes first independent iPhone retailer. Although, there are already rumors of Best Buy’s interest in the iPhone which began over a year ago. More recently, there have been reports that both Best Buy and Radio Shack had been working on iPhone distribution, although there has been no further word on any distribution deals with Radio Shack.
The announcement by Best Buy expands the availability of Apple’s vaunted phone to 970 full-size stores and 16 smaller Best Buy Mobile stores. Best Buy also resells Apple’s Mac computers and iPod media players. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said the long-standing relationship between the companies was the reason Best Buy would now be able to sell the iPhone.
“We had a lot of work to do, obviously, to get in a position where Apple and AT&T would feel good about Best Buy Mobile carrying it, and that’s what we’ve done in the last 18 months,” said Shawn Score, president of Best Buy Mobile.
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