Best Buy is taking on Amazon’s Prime Day by kicking off its Black Friday savings early this year, on Oct. 13-14 (concurrent with Amazon’s event), with dozens of deals and a "Black Friday Prices Guarentee" for loyalty members.
Though a smart shopping cart, Alexa integration and e-commerce services garnered much of the attention in Amazon Fresh’s debut, good value on stock-up trips for grocery shoppers is central to the format’s strategy.
Walmart has resurrected the Gateway PC brand, which had been largely dormant since it was purchased by computer manufacturer Acer in 2007, with a new assortment of laptops and tablets exclusively available on walmart.com.