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Best Buy to Sell Apple Watch Starting August 7

The Apple Watch is going mass-market.
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By Julianne Pepitone

The Apple Watch is going mass-market. Certain Best Buy stores will sell the Apple Watch starting August 7, making it the first national retailer outside of Apple Stores to stock the smartwatch.

The Apple Watch will start to hit 100 Best Buy stores' shelves August 7, and the device will also be available on BestBuy.com. An additional 200 physical Best Buy stores will stock the Apple Watch by the holidays, the company said.

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"The Apple Watch is a big addition to our stores and website, and we know our customers want it," Jason Bonfig, senior category officer at Best Buy, said in a press release.

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But that customer demand is difficult to quantify. Last week Apple declined to share Apple Watch sales figures as part of its quarterly financial report, saying the information could be used by competitors.

Julianne Pepitone

Julianne is the senior technology writer for NBC News Digital, covering large consumer tech companies' (Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.) news and trends, as well as cybersecurity. She also writes and appears in original videos for NBCNews.com, and speaks as an expert guest on live shows across the NBC and MSNBC networks. 

She previously worked at CNNMoney.com where she covered large techs from a business angle, as well as the intersection of the tech and media industries. 

In addition to NBC and CNN online properties, Julianne has written for several national magazines and online publications including Esquire, Self, Popular Mechanics and Cosmopolitan.