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takyon writes:

Electronics retailer Best Buy, considered an Amazon competitor, will sell a limited selection of products through Amazon's Alexa:

In an odd turn for retail cooperation, Best Buy is now available on Alexa, Amazon's voice-powered digital assistant. Starting today, you can learn about and order Best Buy's Deal of the Day sales just by saying, "Alexa, talk to Best Buy." Sure, it seems odd to have a competing service on Amazon's own devices, but as the blog post from Best Buy points out, the big box store has been selling Amazon Alexa devices in a special section in about 700 of its stores earlier this year.

Best Buy is only the latest retailer to jump on the voice-shopping trend, too. Walmart and Target both offer home shopping via Google Assistant.

Also at CNET and eSellerCafe.

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "considered" - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/business/best-buy-amazon.html
3. "Amazon" - https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/23/best-buys-surge-in-online-sales-shows-it-wont-be-toppled-by-amazon.html
4. "competitor" - http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/23/investing/best-buy-stock-retail-amazon/index.html
5. "sell a limited selection of products through Amazon's Alexa" - https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/03/amazon-alexa-order-gadgets-gear-best-buy/
6. "Best Buy" - https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/31/best-buy-stops-selling-full-price-iphone-x/
7. "now available" - https://corporate.bestbuy.com/new-voice-shopping-features-available-best-buy/
8. "Alexa" - https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/02/oprah-alexa-s-first-celebrity-voiced-shopping-assistant/
9. "blog post" - https://corporate.bestbuy.com/new-voice-shopping-features-available-best-buy/
10. "Walmart" - https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/25/google-home-walmart-shopping/
11. "Target" - https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/12/target-google-assistant-same-day-delivery/
12. "CNET" - https://www.cnet.com/news/best-buy-opens-store-amazon-alexa-echo-voice-shopping/
13. "eSellerCafe" - https://esellercafe.com/amazons-jeff-bezos-congratulates-best-buy-alexa-skill-integration/
14. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=23168

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