Tt post jul 10, 2017

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Amazon.com news from today.

• Jul 10, 2017 - CNBC - Best Buy shares dive on news of Amazon Geek Squad competitor

Best Buy reported unexpected first-quarter growth in May, when shares hit an all-time intraday high.

Still, Wall Street seems to worry whenever Amazon steps on another company's turf.

Recode.net story

... over the last few months, Amazon has quietly been hiring an army of in-house gadget experts to offer free Alexa consultations as well as product installations for a fee inside customer homes.

The new offering, which has already rolled out in seven markets without much fanfare, is aimed at helping customers set up a “smart home”.

Smart-home gadgets make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the consumer electronics industry, but they can be difficult to set up and integrate with each other.

https://www.amazon.com/smart