Best Buy Taps Uber for Same-Day Gadget Runs

Uber has teamed with Best Buy to provide electronics deliveries via the Uber Eats platform.

This partnership, which launched Tuesday (Sept. 2), lets Best Buy customers order electronics, appliances and other products from 800 locations.

“Consumers today expect everything from groceries to gadgets to arrive at their doorsteps quickly and reliably,” Hashim Amin, head of grocery and retail for North America at Uber, said in a news release.

“With this partnership, Uber Eats and Best Buy are making it easier than ever for customers to access the latest technology, whether it’s a necessity or something fun. We’re thrilled to help bring Best Buy’s trusted assortment into the on-demand economy.”

To mark the partnership, Uber Eats is offering $20 discounts on Best Buy orders of $60 or more using the code BESTBUY10. Uber One members continue to get $0 delivery fees on eligible orders and other exclusive savings, the release added.

The collaboration comes on the heels of Uber’s partnership with Dollar Tree, part of the former company’s ongoing retail expansion in the suburban and rural U.S, the companies announced last week.

Also last week, Best Buy reported a slight uptick in sales — 1.6% — its highest growth rate in three years. The retailer said sales were driven by purchases in a range of categories, including computing, mobile phones, wearables, headphones and gaming, due to the roll out of Nintendo’s Switch 2.

Still, management said Best Buy would maintain its outlook for the year ahead due to continuing uncertainty around tariffs.

“Given the uncertainty of potential tariff impacts in the back half, both on consumers overall as well as our business, we feel it is prudent to maintain the annual guidance we provided last quarter,” CEO Corie Barry said during an earnings call.

The company in May had forecast yearly revenue of $41.1 billion to $41.9 billion, under past guidance of $41.4 billion to $42.2 billion, and said last week it would hold to those figures.

PYMNTS also wrote recently about the latest earnings from Uber and its rival Lyft. Both companies showed healthy top-line growth and improving fundamentals, but their underlying narratives — shared on their second quarter earnings calls — showed a wider divergence when it comes to owning the mobility platform layer.

“Uber is tightening the feedback loop between ride‑hailing and on‑demand delivery, while Lyft is buying, partnering and piloting its way into new territories, modes and (eventually) driverless cars,” that report said. “The contrast is setting up a strategic duel that will see whose growth engine will scale faster in a market where customer expectations, regulatory scrutiny and capital intensity are on the rise.”