Amazon Echo coming to 3K+ retail stores in US

Amazon announced that the Echo is coming to third-party physical retail stores for the first time.

The Echo will be available at Staples, The Home Depot, Sears, Fred Meyer and various other big box and electronics stores. It’s coming to more than 3,000 retail locations across the U.S. in time for holiday shopping. It will cost the same $179.99 as it does on Amazon’s site.

In time for the holiday shopping season, customers will be able to find Amazon Echo at their favorite stores, including The Home Depot, Staples, Sears, Brookstone, RadioShack, Fred Meyer, P.C. Richard & Son, and more

Echo is designed around your voice and it’s always ready, connected, and fast—just ask for music, information, news, weather, and more from across the room and get answers instantly

Source Amazon