Some New York City Best Buy Stores to Reopen Tuesday, By Appointment Only
Best Buy is opening several New York City stores Tuesday under its appointment-only, in-store consultation protocol, said the website's store locator Monday. New York City Best Buy stores in Union Square, Chelsea, Atlantic Center, the Upper East Side, Gateway Brooklyn…
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and Kings Plaza-Brooklyn, closed since last week, were said to be opening at noon Tuesday. Best Buy stores in Midtown and Broadway NoHo -- shown being looted in June 1 YouTube videos on rioting over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis -- don't have an opening date. An outgoing message at stores said Monday: “Due to circumstances out of our control, our store is currently closed.” The message directed customers to the website for online shopping. There, customers who were looking for the weekly Best Buy ad saw: “This is the new place to find the latest offers,” with prices valid through Thursday. The retailer encourages customers to book store appointments “at least 1 to 2 days in advance” so the store can contact customers with a “pre-call” to discuss product needs and safety procedures. No pre-call will be made for same-day appointments, it says. The retailer uses BestBuy.com pricing for in-store consultations and says shoppers should download the app for use in store. The retailer didn't respond to questions.