DJI ‘remains committed to the US market’ as shelves go bare of drones

Does your local store’s DJI section exist anymore?

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Is DJI exiting the US drone market? The company says no — but it would not explain to The Verge what has changed such that it can’t even keep a single drone on shelves.

When I walked into my local Best Buy store today, June 24th, there were zero DJI drones available to purchase. There wasn’t even an empty spot for each drone to go. The entire DJI aisle had been swept clean of price tags, lockers, and products — save a handful of motorized gimbals, action cameras, a single lone RC controller, and an almost empty premium endcap spot where a flagship drone would normally go.

“We’re not really carrying DJI drones anymore because of the US-China thing,” a store employee told me.

DJI ‘remains committed to the US market’ as shelves go bare of drones

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