Best Buy is just the latest company to adopt the marketplace-as-a-service strategy. Amazon has a third-party marketplace, as does Walmart, Lowe’s, Nordstrom, Kohl’s, Macy’s, and Target. (Just to name a few.)

Lowe's Cos said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy interior building products distributor Foundation Building Materials for nearly $8.8 billion, stepping up its expansion into the professional builder market.