The Lively app by GreatCall gives older adults easy, one-touch access to 5Star Urgent Response service via Bluetooth to their smartphone when used with the Lively Wearable2 – an easy-to-wear, durable ...

GreatCall is recalling more than 44,000 of its Lively Mobile Plus Emergency Alert Devices sold at Best Buy, Walmart and amazon.com because the call button might not work.

SAN DIEGO (WHTM) – More than 44,000 emergency alert devices sold at Walmart, Best Buy and other stores have been recalled because the call button could fail when pushed in an emergency, the C… ...

GreatCall employees said Best Buy feels like a good corporate fit. And, no surprise, they are not complaining about being eligible for the employee discount for Best Buy purchases.

The Jitterbug Smart2 for GreatCall may be an Android smartphone, but the interface has been simplified so your older relatives can handle it. It also gives the elderly access to select healthcare ...

San Diego-based GreatCall, acquired by Best Buy two months ago, said Tuesday that it has inked a five-year agreement with a Massachusetts health insurer to provide in-home health monitoring for ...

Americans are getting older. That’s an opportunity for Best Buy. In August, Best Buy announced it would buy GreatCall for $800 million. GreatCall makes Jitterbug cell phones with big buttons and ...

Private equity firm GTCR originally acquired GreatCall, which provides products like the "Jitterbug" phones for seniors, last year.

SAN DIEGO—Chicago-based PE firm GTCR recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell GreatCall to Best Buy for cash consideration of $800 million.

Best Buy intends to acquire GreatCall for $800 million in cash. GreatCall provides easy-to-use technology and emergency response services to older demographics in the U.S. BBY is diversifying away ...

GreatCall is the company behind the Jitterbug, a line of easy-to-use phones with large buttons aimed at senior citizens. GreatCall also sells a medical alert device that can detect falls and a ...

Best Buy announced a surprising acquisition, which falls outside its core retail expertise, but certainly looks interesting (with an eye to the future).