Posted on 04/14/2023 6:15:29 PM PDT by dynachrome
Best Buy Co. is cutting store jobs across the country, as the electronics and appliance retailer works to lower costs and shift its business as more sales happen online.
This week, many store workers that specialize in selling more complex products such as computers and smartphones, dubbed "consultants" inside the company, were told their jobs would be eliminated, according to people familiar with the situation.
The decision affects hundreds of jobs across the more than 900 U.S. stores that Best Buy operates, the people said. The tasks performed by consultants will be moved to a smaller number of similar roles and affected employees can reapply for open positions within the company or receive severance, the people said.
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Concur on Fry’s electronics.
They weren’t immune to recession or inflation. And most importantly they weren’t immune to bad business decisions. BB has been taking on water for years, the switch to “kiosk” style where they’re basically a mall renting space to cellphone companies made them short term money, but in the long term it cost them. They had a nice dead cat bounce with the pandemic and suddenly everybody wanted a smart TV so they could stream. But they’ve been slowly unwinding for close to a decade.
Best Buy has never been a best buy...
I recently went to a best buy to look at printers. The place looked like a homeless camp. Boxes just laying around everywhere. There was no one to help find what I was looking for. So I just left. Adios Best Buy. Say hi to Zodies, Federated, Home Base.
So I just left.
That has gotten to be the best option on
places that no longer support the buyers.
M/O, online, etc are now the things that
are being used.
Go to a Walmart or some other large store
and you’ll see the employees pulling big
carts around with different tubs on them
and the employee is getting the things
the customer ordered online. They will
then come by and it will brought to them
at the assigned pickup spot.
Only one semi correction to your excellent summary.
What is happening there re malls is happening all over America.
The company fired er... laid off at least 3,000 people and then hired new people at lower cost.
At least the ceo was the first to go back then.
My niece didn’t get laid off or fired...
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