According to MobileSyrup, Best Buy will also begin offering Apple Watch in Canada on August 14th.
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Apparently the Taiwanese company doesn’t expect levels to recover above break-even in Q3, either, and would make no commitment in terms of potential volume for the final quarter of the year. This could be especially true when Best Buy has added the smartwatch to the total 300 locations that will be carrying it, as well as on its website. “We came in with a low expectation but below break-even still surprised us”, Li stated in his research note. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on supplier matters.
Over hundreds of physical stores along with their online space will let users pick Apple Watch to their cart from August 7.
The Journal indicated that initially Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster expected the company to sell 3 million Watches in the second quarter but after that he revised his forecast to 2.5 million units mainly due to sluggish demand for the new gadget.
The most frequently asked question about the Apple Watch became: is it going to flop?
“The Apple Watch pretty much is the smartwatch market now, with a reported 75% market share, its only real competition in wearable tech comes from Fitbit and Xiaomi which both sell cheaper fitness bands”.
Prior to Apple’s recent third-quarter earnings report, a poll of 27 analysts put estimated Apple Watch sales for the period at an average of 4.07 million units.
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Canadian prices begin at $449 for the smaller, 38-mm model Apple Watch Sport. For this goal, Apple clubs the smartwatch’s sales along with its Apple TV, iPod etc.in the “Other” category while accounting.
